And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

The five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling ... for suburbs ... the north side four thousand and five hundred ... And the suburbs ... shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty ... The 5,000 rods apportioned to the city out of the 25,000 square, are to be laid off in a square of 4,500, with the 250 all round for suburbs.

Profane - i:e., not strictly sacred, as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.

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