Verse 17
Ezekiel 48:17
New Living Translation
17
Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֣ה מִגְרָשׁ֮ לָ/עִיר֒ צָפ֨וֹנָ/ה֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּ/מָאתַ֔יִם וְ/נֶ֖גְבָּ/ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּ/מָאתָ֑יִם וְ/קָדִ֨ימָ/ה֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּ/מָאתַ֔יִם וְ/יָ֖מָּ/ה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּ/מָאתָֽיִם
English Translation
And the area for the city to the north shall be five hundred and to the south five hundred, and to the east five hundred and to the west five hundred.
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Chapter 48 Context
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“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan...
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“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west.
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Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west.
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Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.
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South of Manasseh is Ephraim,
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and then Reuben,
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and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.
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“South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1⁄3 miles wide and will ex...
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9
“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide.
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For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1⁄3 miles long by 3 1⁄3 miles wide, with t...
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This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully a...
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It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to...
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13
“The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests —...
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None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD;...
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“An additional strip of land 8 1⁄3 miles long by 1 2⁄3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area,...
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The city will measure 1 1⁄2 miles on each side — north, south, east, and west.
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Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.
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Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1⁄3 miles to the east and 3 1⁄3 miles...
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Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.
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This entire area — including the sacred lands and the city — is a square that measures 8 1⁄3 miles o...
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“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to...
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So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin,...
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“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south...
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South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.
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Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.
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“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.
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The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.
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The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the B...
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“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sover...
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“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1⁄2 miles long,
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there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reube...
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On the east wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
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The south wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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And on the west wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
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“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be...
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