on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun;
Parallel translations
- WEB At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
- KJV And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
- BSB On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
- NASB On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and the gate of Zebulun, one.
- NLT The south wall, also 1-1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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The south side measures 4,500 reeds with gates for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. The city's symmetry continues on its southern wall.
Overview
Three more tribal gates open on the south, maintaining the perfect fourfold pattern. The repeated measurement reinforces the city's harmony and the equal standing of every tribe before God. Such ordered fullness anticipates the complete, gathered people of God in the city he prepares.
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