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“‘“What is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy allotment and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy allotment and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward, and in length corresponding to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.
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Verse 7. Border. Two equal lots, one on the east and the other on the west, were assigned the prince, each 20,000 cubits broad, and 12,500 long. Calmet. 48:21. Calmet.—He dwelt near the priests, for their protection; as the people were on both sides of him, that he might sustain no injury. Worthington.
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