The city workers will till this land. The workers will be from all the family groups of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:20 - Easy To Read Version “This special area of land will be square. It will be 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [480]} long by 25,000 cubits wide. You must set apart this area for its special purposes. One part is for the priests. One part is for the Levites. And one part is for the city. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The whole portion that you shall set apart as an offering to God shall be 25,000 [measures] by 25,000; you shall set apart the holy portion foursquare, together with the property of the city. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The entire portion that you will set aside is 7.1 miles by 7.1 miles, a square; it includes the holy portion in addition to the city property. Catholic Public Domain Version All the first-fruits, of the twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square, shall be separated as the first-fruits of the sanctuary and as the possession of the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the firstfruits, of five and twenty thousand, by five and twenty thousand foursquare, shall be set apart for the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and for the possession of the city. |
The city workers will till this land. The workers will be from all the family groups of Israel.
You remember that after Esau did this, he wanted to get his father’s blessing. Esau wanted that blessing so much that he cried. But his father refused to give him the blessing, because Esau could find no way to change the thing he had done.
The city was built in a square. Its length was equal to its width. The angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 12,000 stadia {\cf2\super [164]} long, 12,000 stadia wide, and 12,000 stadia high.