And [whatsoever is] for the prince [shall be] on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy oblation and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable unto one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
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On either side of the 25,000 reeds, a strip of land running westward to the sea and eastward to the Jordan formed the possession of the prince (see…

For the prince. The portion here assigned to the prince included all the land between the northern and southern bounding lines of …

And a portion shall be for the prince
Meaning not the civil magistrate; though he ought to be supported in his digni…

In the period here foretold, the worship and the ministers of God will be provided for; the princes will rule with justice, as holding their power …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes