‘“You are to give the city as its property an area 5,000 cubits[a] wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjoining the sacred portion; it will belong to all Israel.

‘“The prince will have the land bordering each side of the area formed by the sacred district and the property of the city. It will extend westward from the west side and eastward from the east side, running lengthwise from the western to the eastern border parallel to one of the tribal portions. This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:6 That is, about 2.7 kilometres