Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 45:1-4

1“When you divide the landH776 by lotH5307 as an inheritanceH5159, you are to set asideH7311 a portionH8641 for the LORDH3068, a holyH6944 portion ofH4480 the landH776 25,000H2568 H6242 H505 H753 cubits longH753 and 20,000H6235 H505 cubits wideH7341.1 ThisH1931 entireH3605 tract of landH1366 H5439 will be holyH6944.

2Within this areaH2088 there is to beH1961 a section forH413 the sanctuaryH6944 500H2568 H3967 cubits squareH7251,2 with 50H2572 cubitsH520 3 around itH5439 for open landH4054 .

3FromH4480 thisH2063 holy portionH4060, you are to measure offH4058 a lengthH753 of 25,000H2568 H6242 H505 cubits and a widthH7341 of 10,000H6235 H505 cubits,4 and in it will beH1961 the sanctuaryH4720, the MostH6944 HolyH6944 Place.5 4It will beH1961 a holy portionH6944 ofH4480 the landH776 H1931 to be used by the priestsH3548 who ministerH8334 in the sanctuaryH4720, who draw nearH7131 to minister beforeH8334 the LORDH3068. It will beH1961 a placeH4725 for their housesH1004, as well as a holy areaH4720 for the sanctuaryH4720.

Notes

1. Ezekiel 45:1 LXX; the holy portion was to be approximately 8.3 miles long and 6.6 miles wide (13.3 kilometers long and 10.7 kilometers wide). Hebrew 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 wide. See also verses 3 and 5 and Ezekiel 48:9. ↩
2. Ezekiel 45:2 500 (long) cubits is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters. ↩
3. Ezekiel 45:2 50 (long) cubits is approximately 87.5 feet or 26.7 meters. ↩
4. Ezekiel 45:3 The portion was to be approximately 8.3 miles long and 3.3 miles wide (13.3 kilometers long and 5.3 kilometers wide); similarly in verse 5. ↩
5. Ezekiel 45:3 Or the Holy of Holies ↩