Ezekiel 45:1-2

New Living Translation

Division of the Land

45 “When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the Lord as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide.^[a] The entire area will be holy. ²A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet,^[b] will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87 1⁄2 feet^[c] wide is to be left empty all around it.

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Footnotes

45:1 As in Greek version, which reads 25,000 [cubits] [13.3 kilometers] long and 20,000 [cubits] [10.6 kilometers] wide; Hebrew reads 25,000 [cubits] long and 10,000 [cubits] [3 1⁄3 miles or 5.3 kilometers] wide. Compare 45:3, 5; 48:9.
45:2a Hebrew 500 [cubits] [265 meters] by 500 [cubits], a square.
45:2b Hebrew 50 cubits [26.5 meters].