* thousand cubits.
   The Septuagint reads [dischilious pecheis] "two thousand
   cubits," as in the following verse; but this reading is not
   acknowledged by any other ancient version, except the Coptic,
   nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi.
   Various modes have been proposed for reconciling the accounts
   in these two verses, which appear in general to require full
   as much explanation as the text itself.  The explanation of
   Maimonides is the only one that is intelligible, and appears
   perfectly satisfactory.  "The suburbs," says he, "of the
   cities are expressed in the law to be 3,000; cubits on every
   side, from the wall of the city and outwards.  The first 1,000
   cubits are the suburbs; and the 2,000, which they measured
   without the suburbs, were for fields and vineyards."  The
   whole therefore, of the city, suburbs, fields, and vineyards,
   may be represented by the following diagram:--

                 矬阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐导                 习     Fields and vineyards.    粒                 习                              粒                 习    矬阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐醴    粒                 习    习                   习   粒                 习    习     Suburbs.      习   粒                 习    习                   习   粒                 习    习   矬阐阐阐阐捡    习   粒                 习    习   习 City.  习    习   粒                 习    习   敛阐阐阐阐崵    习   粒                 习    习                   习   粒                 习    习   1,000; Cubits    习   粒                 习    习                   习   粒                 习    敛阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐嗫    粒                 习                              粒                 习         2,000; Cubits         粒                 敛阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐阐婻
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