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16 It is to be arranged as a square, measuring 1½ miles on each side: north, south, east, and west. 17 Around the perimeter of the city will be an open area extending 150 yards to the north, south, east, and west. 18 The rest of the land running south of the priests’ allotment will be used to grow food for those who work in the city. It will stretch 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west of the city.

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16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[a] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.(A) 17 The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits[b] on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. 18 What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34
  2. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters