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Ezekiel 48:21

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

20 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.

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.

23 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.

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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 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.
KJV
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
WEB
“The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.
ASV
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
DARBY
And the rest shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy heave-offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the five and twenty thousand of the heave-offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answering to the [other] portions: it shall be for the prince; and the holy heave-offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.
BLB
And the remainder [is] unto the prince, on this side and on this side of the holy portion and the property of the city; toward the faces of the five and twenty thousand portion alongside the border of the east, and westward alongside the faces of the five and twenty thousand along the border of the west, adjacent to the allotments, [is] unto the prince. The holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the midst of it.
ÅB
Og fyrsten skal ha det som er tilovers på begge sider av den hellige gave og av stadens eiendom, langsmed den fem og tyve tusen stenger brede lodd til den østre grense og mot vest langsmed de fem og tyve tusen stenger til den vestre grense, ved siden av stammeloddene[^3]; det skal tilhøre fyrsten, og den hellige gave og husets helligdom skal være midt imellom.
OTB
"Resten skal tilhøre fyrsten, på hver side av det hellige området og byens eiendom; strekker seg østover fra de tjuefem tusen alen av det hellige området til den østlige grensen, og vestover fra de tjuefem tusen alen til den vestlige grensen, ved siden av stammedelene. Det hellige området med helligdommen i huset skal være i midten av det.
B1930
Og fyrsten skal ha det som er tilovers på begge sider av den hellige gave og av stadens eiendom, langsmed den fem og tyve tusen stenger brede lodd til den østre grense og mot vest langsmed de fem og tyve tusen stenger til den vestre grense, ved siden av stammeloddene; det skal tilhøre fyrsten, og den hellige gave og husets helligdom skal være midt imellem. / < d.e. Judas og Benjamins.>

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  • Ezekiel 48:22

    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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  • Ezekiel 37:24

    My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.

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  • Hosea 1:11

    Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.

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  • Ezekiel 48:8

    Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.

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  • Ezekiel 34:23–24

    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

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  • Ezekiel 48:10

    This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 45:7–8

    Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions.

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