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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the house of Israel.
five thousand cubits ... twenty-five thousand
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 40:5. AT: "5,000 cubits ... 25,000 cubits" or "about 2.7 kilometers ... about 13.5 kilometers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance)
reserved for the holy place
This can be translated in active form. AT: "that you gave for the holy place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
The length will correspond to the length of one of those portions
It is implied that Ezekiel is comparing the prince's land with the size of the land given to each of the tribes. AT: "The length will be the same as the length of one of the portions given to the tribes" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
from the west to the east
It is implied that these are the western and eastern borders of the land of Israel. "from the western border of Israel at the sea to the eastern border at the Jordan River"