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19 And the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall cultivate it. 20 All of the contribution, twenty-five thousand by twenty five thousand cubits[a] square, you shall set apart as the holy district[b] along with the property of the city. 21 And the rest shall be to[c] the prince, on both sides[d] of the holy district[e] and of the property of the city extending from[f] twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extending[g] twenty-five thousand cubits[h] to the boundary of the sea alongside[i] the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district,[j] and the sanctuary of the temple[k] will be in its middle.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:20 That is, 8.33 square miles
  2. Ezekiel 48:20 Literally “the contribution of the holiness”
  3. Ezekiel 48:21 Or “for”
  4. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “from this and from this”
  5. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “of the contribution of the holiness”
  6. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “to in front of”
  7. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “to in front of”
  8. Ezekiel 48:21 That is, 8.33 miles
  9. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “to corresponding”
  10. Ezekiel 48:21 Literally “the contribution of the holiness”
  11. Ezekiel 48:21 Or “house”