Eze 48:8-19 | ESV | STEP | Adjoining the territory of Judah , from the east side to the west , shall be the portion which you shall set apart , 25,000 cubits in breadth , and in length equal to one of the tribal portions , from the east side to the west , with the sanctuary in the midst of it.

Ezekiel 48:8-19

8 “Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be ^athe portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with ^cthe sanctuary in the midst of it. 9 The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 ^{▼▼Compare 45:1; Hebrew ten} in breadth. 10 ^eThese shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it. 11 This shall be for ^fthe consecrated priests, ^gthe sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, ^has the Levites did. 12 And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. 13 ⁱAnd alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew 10,000} 14 They ^kshall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate ^lthis choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

15 ^m“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be ⁿfor common use for the city, for dwellings and for ^oopen country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16 and these shall be its measurements: ^pthe north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. 17 And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. ^qIts produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.