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“‘Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area 1⅔ miles[a] wide and 8¼ miles[b] long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.

“‘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 of the land. This will be his property in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people, but the land will be allotted to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
  2. Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).