Ezekiel 48:16
New International Version
and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

New Living Translation
The city will measure 1 1 / 2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west.

English Standard Version
and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.

Berean Standard Bible
and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.

King James Bible
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

New King James Version
These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.

New American Standard Bible
And these shall be its measurements: the north side, 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side, 4,500 cubits.

NASB 1995
“These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

NASB 1977
“And these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

Legacy Standard Bible
And these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

Amplified Bible
These shall be the measurements of it: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.

Christian Standard Bible
These are the city’s measurements: 1 1 /2 miles on the north side; 1 1 /2 miles on the south side; 1 1 /2 miles on the east side; and 1 1 /2 miles on the west side.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the city’s measurements: 1 1/2 miles on the north side; 1 1/2 miles on the south side; 1 1/2 miles on the east side; and 1 1/2 miles on the west side.

American Standard Version
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Contemporary English Version
The city will be a square: Each side will be two kilometers long,

English Revised Version
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred; and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These will be the measurements for the city: On the north side it will be 7,875 feet long. On the south side it will be 7,875 feet long. On the east side it will be 7,875 feet wide. And on the west side it will be 7,875 feet wide.

Good News Translation
and it will be a square, 2,520 yards on each side.

International Standard Version
These are to be its dimensions: the north side, 4,500 units; the south side, 4,500 units; the east side, 4,500 units; and the west side 4,500 units.

Majority Standard Bible
and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.

NET Bible
these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles.

New Heart English Bible
These shall be its measures: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Webster's Bible Translation
And these shall be the measures of it; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

World English Bible
These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And these [are] its measurements: the north side—four thousand and five hundred, and the south side—four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side—four thousand and five hundred, and the west side—four thousand and five hundred.

Young's Literal Translation
And these are its measures: the north side five hundred, and four thousand, and the south side five hundred, and four thousand, and on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and the west side five hundred, and four thousand.

Smith's Literal Translation
And these its measures: the side north, five hundred and four thousand, and the south side five hundred and four thousand, and from the side east five hundred and four thousand, and the side of the sea, five hundred and four thousand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the measures thereof: on the north side four thousand and five hundred: and on the south side four thousand and five hundred: and on the east side four thousand and five hundred: and on the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And these shall be its measurements: on the northern side, four thousand and five hundred; and on the southern side, four thousand and five hundred; and on the eastern side, four thousand and five hundred; and on the western side, four thousand and five hundred.

New American Bible
These are the dimensions of the city: the north side, forty-five hundred cubits; the south side, forty-five hundred cubits; the east side, forty-five hundred cubits; and the west side, forty-five hundred cubits.

New Revised Standard Version
and these shall be its dimensions: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And these shall be its dimensions: the north side four thousand and five hundred cubits, the east side four thousand and five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand and five hundred cubits, and the west side four thousand and five hundred cubits.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And these are the measurements toward the north wind: four thousand and five hundred; and to the east, four thousand and five hundred, and to the south, four thousand and five hundred, and to the west, four thousand and five hundred
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And these shall be its dimensions; from the northern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the southern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the eastern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the western side they shall measure four thousand five hundred.

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Context
The Portion for the Priests
15The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it 16and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side. 17The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.…

Cross References
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.

Numbers 34:13
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.

Joshua 13:7
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Revelation 21:12-13
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Numbers 34:2-12
“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, ...

Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Joshua 19:49-51
When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, / as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it. / These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

Revelation 21:15
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

Numbers 26:52-56
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ...

Joshua 15:1-12
Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: / Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, / proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka. ...

Revelation 21:17
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Joshua 19:1-9
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah / and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, / Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, ...

Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Numbers 34:17-29
“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. / Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. / These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah; ...


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And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

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Ezekiel 48
1. The portions of the twelve tribes;
8. of the sanctuary;
15. of the city and suburbs;
21. and of the prince.
23. The portions of the twelve tribes.
30. The dimensions and gates of the city.














and these shall be its measurements
This phrase introduces the precise dimensions of the city, emphasizing the importance of order and structure in God's design. The Hebrew word for "measurements" is "middah," which signifies a standard or rule. In a spiritual sense, this reflects God's unchanging standards and the divine order He establishes for His people. It reminds us that God is a God of precision and purpose, and His plans are meticulously crafted.

the north side will be four thousand five hundred cubits
The north side's measurement is significant in its uniformity with the other sides, symbolizing equality and balance. The "cubit" is an ancient unit of length, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters, derived from the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. This measurement underscores the vastness and grandeur of the city, reflecting God's abundant provision and the expansive nature of His kingdom. The north, often associated with God's judgment and power in biblical literature, here signifies protection and strength.

the south side four thousand five hundred cubits
The south side mirrors the north in its dimensions, reinforcing the theme of symmetry and harmony. In biblical symbolism, the south often represents warmth, growth, and blessing, as it is associated with the direction of the sun's path. This measurement can be seen as a metaphor for the nurturing and life-giving aspects of God's presence within the city, ensuring that His people are sustained and blessed.

the east side four thousand five hundred cubits
The east side's measurement is consistent with the other sides, highlighting the city's perfect square shape. The east holds significant biblical symbolism, often representing new beginnings, resurrection, and the coming of the Messiah, as the sun rises in the east. This direction is also associated with the Garden of Eden and the entrance to the Tabernacle, symbolizing access to God's presence and the hope of restoration and renewal.

and the west side four thousand five hundred cubits
The west side completes the city's symmetrical design, emphasizing completeness and wholeness. In biblical terms, the west is often seen as the direction of the sea and the setting sun, symbolizing the end of a journey or the conclusion of a day. This measurement can be interpreted as a reminder of God's eternal nature and the promise of rest and peace for His people at the end of their earthly journey.

(16) The measures.--The city itself is to be an exact square of 4,500 reeds, and according to Ezekiel 48:17, was to have "suburbs," or rather an open space on all sides of 250 reeds. The whole was, therefore, 5,000 reeds--a little less than ten miles--square, the exact width of the space that was left of the oblation, and leaving 10,000 reeds on each side of it.

Verse 16. - The dimensions of the city should be four thousand five hundred reeds on the four sides; in other words, it should form a square (comp. Leviticus 21:16). The חמשׁ, left unpunctuated by the Massorites, and marked as "written but not to be read," should be omitted as an error.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and will have these
וְאֵלֶּה֮ (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

measurements:
מִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒ (mid·dō·w·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

4,500 [cubits]
חֲמֵ֤שׁ (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

on the north
צָפ֗וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

side,
פְּאַ֣ת (pə·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

4,500 [cubits]
חֲמֵ֥שׁ (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

on the south
נֶ֕גֶב (ne·ḡeḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south

side,
וּפְאַת־ (ū·p̄ə·’aṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

4,500 [cubits]
חמש (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

on the east
קָדִ֗ים (qā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6921: The fore, front part, the East

side,
וּמִפְּאַ֣ת (ū·mip·pə·’aṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

and 4,500 [cubits]
חֲמֵ֤שׁ (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

on the west
יָ֕מָּה (yām·māh)
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

side.
וּפְאַת־ (ū·p̄ə·’aṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity


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