Ezekiel 48
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Ezekiel 48:8-22

8“And besideH5921 the borderH1366 of JudahH3063, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, shall be the 1allotmentH8641 whichH834 you shall 2setH7311 apartH7311, 25,000H6242H2568H505 3cubits in widthH7341, and in lengthH753 like oneH259 of the portionsH2506, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285; and the 4sanctuaryH4720 shall be in the middleH8432 of it. 9The allotmentH8641 that you shall setH7311 apartH7311 to the LordH3068 shall be 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits in lengthH753 and 10,000H6235H505 in widthH7341. 10The holyH6944 allotmentH8641 shall be for theseH428, namely for the 5priestsH3548, toward the northH6828 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits in length, toward the westH3220 10,000H6235H505 in widthH7341, toward the eastH6921 10,000H6235H505 in widthH7341, and toward the southH5045 25,000H2568H6242H505 in lengthH753; and the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH3068 shall be in its midstH8432. 11It shall be for the priestsH3548 who are sanctifiedH6942 of the 6sonsH1121 of ZadokH6659, whoH834 have keptH8104 My chargeH4931, whoH834 did not goH8582 astrayH8582 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 wentH8582 astrayH8582 as the 7LevitesH3881 wentH8582 astrayH8582. 12It shall be an allotmentH8642 to them from the allotmentH8641 of the landH776, a mostH6944 holyH6944 placeH6944, by the borderH1366 of the LevitesH3881. 13AlongsideH5980 the borderH1366 of the priestsH3548 the LevitesH3881 shall have 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits in lengthH753 and 10,000H6235H505 in widthH7341. The wholeH3605 lengthH753 shall be 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits and the widthH7341 10,000H6235H505. 14Moreover, they 8shall not sellH4376 or exchangeH4171 anyH4480 of it, or alienateH5674 this 9choiceH7225 portion of landH776; for it is holyH6944 to the LordH3068.

15“The remainderH3498, 5,000H2568H505 cubits in widthH7341 and 25,000H2568H6242H505 10in lengthH5921H6440, shall be for 11commonH2455 useH2455 for the cityH5892, for dwellingsH4186 and for 12openH4054 spacesH4054; and the cityH5892 shall be in its midstH8432. 16TheseH428 shall be its measurementsH4060: the northH6828 sideH6285 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, the southH5045 sideH6285 134,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, the eastH6921 sideH6285 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, and the westH3220 sideH6285 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits. 17The cityH5892 shall haveH1961 14openH4054 spacesH4054: on the northH6828 250H2572H3967 cubits, on the southH5045 250H2572H3967 cubits, on the eastH6921 250H2572H3967 cubits, and on the westH3220 250H2572H3967 cubits. 18The remainderH3498 of the lengthH753 alongsideH5980 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 shall be 10,000H6235H505 cubits toward the eastH6921 and 10,000H6235H505 toward the westH3220; and it shall be 15alongsideH5980 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641. And its produceH8393 shall be foodH3899 for the workersH5647 of the cityH5892. 19The workersH5647 of the cityH5892, out of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, shall cultivateH5647 it. 20The wholeH3605 allotmentH8641 shall be 25,000H2568H6242H505 by 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits; you shall 16setH7311 apartH7311 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641, a 17squareH7243, with the 18propertyH272 of the cityH5892.

21“The 19remainderH3498 shall be for the princeH5387, on the oneH2088 sideH2088 and on the otherH2088 of the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 and of the 20propertyH272 of the cityH5892; in frontH6440 of the 25,000H2568H6242H505 cubits of the allotmentH8641 towardH5704 the eastH6921 borderH1366 and westwardH3220 in frontH6440 of the 25,000H2568H6242H505 towardH5921 the westH3220 borderH1366, alongsideH5980 the portionsH2506, it shall be for the princeH5387. And the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 and the sanctuaryH4720 of the houseH1004 shall be in the middleH8432 of it. 22ExclusiveH4480 of the 21propertyH272 of the LevitesH3881 and the 22propertyH272 of the cityH5892, which are in the middleH8432 of that whichH834 belongsH1961 to the princeH5387, everything betweenH996 the borderH1366 of JudahH3063 and the borderH1366 of BenjaminH1144 shall be for the princeH5387.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 48:8 Or contribution, and so throughout the ch ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 48:8 Lit offer ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 48:8 Or possibly reeds, and so throughout the ch ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 48:8 Is 12:6; 33:20-22; Ezek 45:3, 4 ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 48:10 Ezek 44:28; 45:4 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 48:11 Ezek 40:46; 44:15 ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 48:11 Ezek 44:10, 12 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 48:14 Lev 25:32-34; 27:10, 28, 33 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 48:14 Lit first or first fruits ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 48:15 Lit in front ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 48:15 Ezek 42:20; 45:6 ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 48:15 Or pasture land ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 48:16 Rev 21:16 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 48:17 Or pasture land ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 48:18 Or exactly as ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 48:20 Lit offer ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 48:20 Lit fourth ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 48:20 Or possession ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 48:21 Ezek 34:24; 45:7; 48:22 ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 48:21 Or possession ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 48:22 Or possession ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 48:22 Or possession ↩

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

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