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Ezekiel 48:20

18 The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.

19 The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.

The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.

21 The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.

22 So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.
KJV
All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
WEB
All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city.
ASV
All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.
DARBY
The whole heave-offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall offer the holy heave-offering foursquare with the possession of the city.
BLB
All the portion [shall be] five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand, foursquare; you⁺ shall lift up the holy portion along with the property of the city.
ÅB
Hele gaven skal være fem og tyve tusen stenger i lengde og fem og tyve tusen i bredde; en fjerdedel i forhold til den hellige gave[^2] skal dere avgi til stadens eiendom.
OTB
"Hele delen skal være en kvadrat, tjuefem tusen alen ganger tjuefem tusen alen; dere skal sette av det hellige området, sammen med byens eiendom.
B1930
Hele gaven skal være fem og tyve tusen stenger i lengde og fem og tyve tusen i bredde; en fjerdedel i forhold til den hellige gave skal I avgi til stadens eiendom. / < ESK 48, 9-14.>

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  • Revelation 21:16

    The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

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  • Hebrews 12:17

    For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

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