Ezekiel 45:5

Ezekiel 45:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.
• New International Version (NIV)An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the temple; they shall have twenty chambers as a possession.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8-1/3 miles long and 3-1/3 miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns.

Context of Ezekiel 45:5

3And from this measured district you shall measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 broad, in which shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. 4It shall be the holy portion of the land. It shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the Lord to minister to him, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in. 6"Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district you shall assign for the property of the city an area 5,000 cubits broad and 25,000 cubits long. It shall belong to the whole house of Israel. 7"And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary

Ezekiel 45:5 word by word

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים רֹ֑חַב וְֽהָיָ֡ה לַלְוִיִּם֩ מְשָׁרְתֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת לָהֶ֛ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים לְשָׁכֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• of lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• and the tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• of breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• shall also the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• the ministersשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• have for themselves, for a possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957

Cross-references for Ezekiel 45:5

• Ezekiel 48:10These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it.
• 1 Corinthians 9:13Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings?
• Ezekiel 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
• 1 Chronicles 9:26for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God.
• Nehemiah 10:38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 45:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And the five and twenty thousand - See the plan, B.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For a possession for twenty chambers - literally, “For a possession twenty chambers,” possibly twenty out of the thirty chambers in the outer court Ezekiel 40:17, and assigned for their use during residence in the sanctuary. The Septuagint reads “for cities to dwell in” (compare Numbers 35:2) which some adopt here.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6To the north of this priestly strip was an area reserved for the Levites; to the south (48:15). Together, these areas formed a square. Each side was about 13.4 kilometers long (8.3 miles).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. offer an oblation--from a Hebrew root to "heave" or "raise"; when anything was offered to God, the offerer raised the hand. The special territorial division for the tribes is given in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters. Only Jehovah's portion is here subdivided into its three parts: (1) that for the sanctuary (Eze 45:2, 3); (2) that for the priests (Eze 45:4); (3) that for the Levites (Eze 45:5). Compare Eze 48:8-13. five and twenty thousand…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 45:5

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• Desire of All Nations
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 45

• 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