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Ezekiel 45:5-7
New English Translation
Ezekiel 45:5-7
New English Translation
5 An area 8¼ miles[a] in length and 3⅓ miles[b] in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities[c] in which they will live.
6 “‘Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area 1⅔ miles[d] wide and 8¼ miles[e] long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.
7 “‘For the prince there will be land on both sides of the holy allotment and the allotted city, on the west side and on the east side; it will be comparable in length to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border
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- Ezekiel 45:5 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:5 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:5 tc The translation follows the LXX here. The MT reads “twenty.” See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:246.
- Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
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