Ezekiel 45
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Ezekiel 45:1-7

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 25,000H2568H6242H505H753 cubits longH753 and 20,000H6235H505 cubits wideH7341.1 ThisH1931 entireH3605 tract of landH1366H5439 will be holyH6944.

2Within this areaH2088 there is to beH1961 a section forH413 the sanctuaryH6944 500H2568H3967 cubits squareH7251,2 with 50H2572 cubitsH5203 around itH5439 for open landH4054.

3FromH4480 thisH2063 holy portionH4060, you are to measure offH4058 a lengthH753 of 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits and a widthH7341 of 10,000H6235H505 cubits,4 and in it will beH1961 the sanctuaryH4720, the MostH6944 HolyH6944 Place.5 4It will beH1961 a holy portionH6944 ofH4480 the landH776H1931 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.

5An adjacent area 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits longH753 and 10,000H6235H505 cubits wideH7341 shall belongH1961 to the LevitesH3881 who ministerH8334 in the templeH1004; it will be their possessionH272 for towns in which to liveH6242H3957.6

6As the propertyH272 of the cityH5892, you are to set asideH5414 an area 5,000H2568H505 cubits wideH7341 and 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits longH753,7 adjacent toH5980 the holyH6944 districtH8641. It will belong toH1961 the wholeH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

7Now the princeH5387 will have the areaH2088 borderingH6440 each side of the area formed byH2088 the holyH6944 districtH8641 and the propertyH272 of the cityH5892, extending westwardH3220 from the westernH3220 sideH6285 and eastwardH6921 from the easternH6924 sideH6285, running lengthwiseH753 from the westernH3220H413 boundaryH1366 to the easternH6921 boundaryH1366 and parallel toH5980 oneH259 of the tribal portionsH2506.

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Notes

  1. 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. 2. Ezekiel 45:2 500 (long) cubits is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters. ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 45:2 50 (long) cubits is approximately 87.5 feet or 26.7 meters. ↩
  4. 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. 5. Ezekiel 45:3 Or the Holy of Holies ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 45:5 LXX; Hebrew their possession, twenty chambers ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 45:6 The property of the city was to be approximately 1.7 miles wide and 8.3 miles long (2.7 kilometers wide and 13.3 kilometers long). ↩

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