Ezekiel 48:12

Ezekiel 48:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
• New International Version (NIV)It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

Context of Ezekiel 48:12

10The priests will have a part of this holy land. Their part will measure 12½ kilometres from east to west. It will measure 5 kilometres from north to south. The Lord's temple will be in the middle of this part. 11This holy part of the land will belong to the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are the priests who served me faithfully. They did not turn away from me as the other Levites did when Israel's people did not obey me. So the priests will have that special part of the land, next to the part for the Levites. The priests' part will be the most holy part of the land. 13The Levites will also have a special part, south of the part for the priests. It will be the same size. It will measure 12½ kilometres from east to west, and 5 kilometres from north to south. So the land for the priests and for the Levites will be 12½ kilometres from east to west and 10 kilometres from north to south. 14The special part of the land that belongs to the Lord is the best of the whole land. You must not give his land to anyone else or sell it to anyone else. It is holy and it belongs to the Lord.

Ezekiel 48:12 word by word

וְהָיְתָ֨ה לָהֶ֧ם תְּרוּמִיָּ֛ה מִתְּרוּמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ קֹ֣דֶשׁ קָדָשִׁ֑ים אֶל־גְּב֖וּל הַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• oblationתְּרוּמִיָּהterûmîyâh · contributionH8642
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that is offeredתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• shall be unto them a thing mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• by the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:12

• Ezekiel 45:4The priests will have this holy part of the land. They are the men who work in the temple and come near to the Lord to serve him. The priests' houses will be there, as well as the temple.
• Leviticus 27:21In the Jubilee year the land will become holy. Then it will belong to the priests.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14The holy portion was not exactly in the center of the land. There were seven tribal strips to the north and five to the south. Although not centrally located, the spiritual center had moved significantly north from Jerusalem. The importance of the holy portion for the Lord's temple is emphasized by its detailed dimensions and composition, unlike the brief descriptions of the tribal areas. This special portion was dedicated to God and could never be sold…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. Dan--The lands are divided into portions of ideal exactness, running alongside of each other, the whole breadth from west to east, standing in a common relation to the temple in the center: seven tribes' portions on the north, five in the smaller division in the south. The portions of the city, the temple, the prince, and the priesthood, are in the middle, not within the boundaries of any tribe, all alike having a common interest in them. Judah has the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:12

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In the dictionaries

• Alienate
• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Shaalbim

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings