New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 45

The Lord’s Portion of the Land

1“Now when youdivideH5307the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776byH5307lotH5307for inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֗הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,you shall offerתָּרִימוּ֩ta.ri.MuH7311anallotmentתְרוּמָ֨הte.ru.MahH8641to the Lordלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068, aholyH6944portionH6944of the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776;the lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753shall be a lengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568 H6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubits,and the widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341shall betwentyעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505.It shall be holyH6944within its entireבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439boundaryגְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.LahH1366.

2Out of thisמִזֶּה֙mi.ZehH2088there shall be for the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944a squareמְרֻבָּ֣עme.ru.Ba'H7251encompassingH5439fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967by fiveבַּחֲמֵ֥שׁba.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubits,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520for itsopenמִגְרָ֥שׁmig.RashH4054spaceH4054roundH5439aboutH5439.

3From thisH2088areaהַמִּדָּ֤הha.mi.DahH4060you shall measureתָּמ֔וֹדta.ModH4058a lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mesh ve.'es.RimH2568 H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsand a widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505cubits;and in it shall be the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720,the MostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944.

4It shall be the holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944portionH6944of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776; it shall be for thepriestsלַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֤יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720, whocomeH7131nearH7131to serveלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and it shall be a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for their housesלְבָ֣תִּ֔יםle.Va.TimH1004and a holyוּמִקְדָּ֖שׁu.mik.DashH4720placeH4720for the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃la.mik.DashH4720.

5An areatwenty-fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568 H6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsin lengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505in widthרֹ֑חַבRo.chavH7341shall be for the Levitesלַלְוִיִּם֩lal.vi.YimH3881,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֨יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andfor their possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272cities in which to live.

6“And you shall giveתִּתְּנ֗וּti.te.NuH5414thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892possessionוַאֲחֻזַּ֨תva.'a.chu.ZatH272of an areafiveחֲמֵ֤שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505cubitswideרֹ֔חַבRo.chavH7341and twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568 H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitslongוְאֹ֗רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753,alongsideלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980theallotmentתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of the holyH6944portionH6944;it shall be for the entireלְכָל־le.kholH3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Portion for the Prince

7“And theprinceוְלַנָּשִׂ֡יאve.la.na.Si'H5387shall have landon eitherמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088sideוּמִזֶּה֩u.mi.ZehH2088of the holyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentלִתְרוּמַ֨תlit.ru.MatH8641and thepropertyוְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣תve.la.'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,adjacentH413 H6440to the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentתְרֽוּמַת־te.ru.mat-H8641and thepropertyאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,on the westיָ֣םyamH3220sideמִפְּאַת־mi.pe.'at-H6285toward the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220and on the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideוּמִפְּאַת־u.mi.pe.'at-H6285toward the eastקָדִ֑ימָהka.Di.mahH6921,and in lengthוְאֹ֗רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753comparableלְעֻמּוֹת֙le.'u.mOtH5980to oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the portionsהַחֲלָקִ֔יםha.cha.la.KimH2506,from the westיָ֖םyamH3220borderמִגְּב֥וּלmi.ge.VulH1366to the eastקָדִֽימָה׃ka.Di.mahH6921borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

8Thisshall be his landלָאָ֛רֶץla.'A.retzH776as a possessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;so My princesנְשִׂיאַי֙ne.si.'AiH5387shall noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750oppressיוֹנ֨וּyo.NuH3238My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,but they shall giveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414the rest ofthe landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776to the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to their tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.shiv.tei.HemH7626.”

9‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Enoughרַב־rav-H7227,you princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;getH5493ridH5493ofviolenceחָמָ֤סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָשֹׁד֙va.ShodH7701, andpracticeעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666.Revokeהָרִ֤ימוּha.Ri.muH7311yourevictionsגְרֻשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ge.ru.sho.tei.KhemH1646of My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

10“You shall haveיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961accurateצֶ֧דֶקTze.dekH6664balancesמֹֽאזְנֵי־mo.ze.nei-H3976,an accurateצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahוְאֵֽיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374,and an accurateצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664bathוּבַת־u.vat-H1324.

11The ephahהָאֵיפָ֣הha.'ei.FahH374and the bathוְהַבַּ֗תve.ha.BatH1324shall bethe sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259quantityתֹּ֤כֶןTo.khenH8506,so that the bathהַבָּ֑תha.BatH1324will containלָשֵׂ֕אתla.SetH5375a tenthמַעְשַׂ֥רma'.SarH4643of ahomerהַחֹ֖מֶרha.Cho.merH2563,and the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374a tenthוַעֲשִׂירִ֤תva.'a.si.RitH6224of ahomerהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563;their standardמַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃mat.kun.ToH4971shall be accordingH413toH413the homerהַחֹ֖מֶרha.Cho.merH2563.

12And theshekelוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלve.ha.She.kelH8255shall be twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֑הge.RahH1626;twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֜יםshe.ka.LimH8255,twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242 H2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255, andfifteenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙'a.sa.Rah va.cha.mi.ShahH2568 H6235shekelsשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255shall be your minaהַמָּנֶ֖הha.ma.NehH4488.

13“ThisH2088is the offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֖הha.te.ru.MahH8641that you shall offerתָּרִ֑ימוּta.Ri.muH7311:a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֤יתshi.ShitH8345of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374from eachhomerמֵחֹ֣מֶרme.Cho.merH2563of wheatהַֽחִטִּ֔יםha.chi.TimH2406;a sixthוְשִׁשִּׁיתֶם֙ve.shi.shi.TemH8341of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374from eachhomerמֵחֹ֖מֶרme.Cho.merH2563of barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִֽים׃ha.se.'o.RimH8184;

14and the prescribedוְחֹ֨קve.ChokH2706portionH2706of oilהַשֶּׁ֜מֶןha.She.menH8081(namely,the bathהַבַּ֣תha.BatH1324of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081),a tenthמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of a bathהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1324from eachkorהַכֹּ֔רha.KorH3734(which istenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235bathsהַבַּתִּ֖יםha.ba.TimH1324ora homerחֹ֑מֶרCho.merH2563,for tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235bathsהַבַּתִּ֖יםha.ba.TimH1324are a homerחֹֽמֶר׃Cho.merH2563);

15and oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259sheepוְשֶׂה־ve.seh-H7716from eachflockהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629of two hundredהַמָּאתַ֙יִם֙ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967from the wateringH4945placesH4945of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478--for agrain offeringלְמִנְחָ֖הle.min.ChahH4503,for a burntוּלְעוֹלָ֣הu.le.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,and for peaceוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, tomakeלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for them,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

16“Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallgiveיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961to thisH2088offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֣הha.te.ru.MahH8641for theprinceלַנָּשִׂ֖יאla.na.Si'H5387in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17And it shall be theprince’sהַנָּשִׂ֣יאha.na.Si'H5387partוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921to provide theburntהָעוֹל֣וֹתha.'o.LotH5930offeringsהָֽעוֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930,the grain offeringsוְהַמִּנְחָה֮ve.ha.min.ChahH4503,and the drinkוְהַנֵּסֶךְ֒ve.ha.ne.seKhH5262offeringsH5262, at thefeastsבַּחַגִּ֤יםba.cha.GimH2282, on thenewוּבֶחֳדָשִׁים֙u.ve.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,and on the Sabbathsוּבַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתu.va.sha.ba.TotH7676,at allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605the appointedמוֹעֲדֵ֖יmo.'a.DeiH4150feastsH4150of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;he shall provideיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213the sinהַחַטָּ֣אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403,the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,the burntH5930offeringH5930, and thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֔יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,to makeלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722for the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

18‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “In thefirstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223month,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,you shall takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947abullפַּר־ בֶּן־ בָּקָ֖רpar- ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241withoutH8549blemishH8549andcleanseוְחִטֵּאתָ֖ve.chi.te.TaH2398the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720fromH2398sinH2398.

19And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947someH4480of the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818from the sinהַחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and putוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414iton the doorH4201postsH4201of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, on thefourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֥וֹתpi.NotH6438of theledgeהָעֲזָרָ֖הha.'a.za.RahH5835of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,and on the postsH4201of the gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtyardהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

20And you shall doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213thisוְכֵ֤ןve.KhenH3651on the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayof the monthבַחֹ֔דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320for everyoneמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376who doesH7686wrongH7686inadvertentlyH7686or is naiveוּמִפֶּ֑תִיu.mi.Pe.tiH6612;so you shall makeוְכִפַּרְתֶּ֖םve.khi.par.TemH3722atonementH3722for the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

21“In thefirstבָּ֠רִאשׁוֹןBa.ri.shonH7223month,on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,you shall haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961thePassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,a feastחָ֕גchagH2282of sevenשְׁבֻע֣וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682shall be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

22On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the princeהַנָּשִׂיא֙ha.na.Si'H5387shall provideוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213for himself and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776abullפַּ֖רparH6499as a sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

23And during thesevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysH3117of the feastהֶחָ֜גhe.ChagH2282he shall provideיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213as aburntעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651bullsפָּ֠רִיםPa.rimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651ramsאֵילִ֤ים'ei.LimH352withoutH8549blemishH8549on everyH3117dayH3117of the sevenשִׁבְעַ֖תshiv.'AtH7651daysH3117,and a maleשְׂעִ֥ירse.'IrH8163goatעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795dailyH3117as a sinוְחַטָּ֕אתve.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.

24And he shall provideיַֽעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213as agrain offeringוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503anephahאֵיפָ֥ה'ei.FahH374with a bullלַפָּ֛רla.ParH6499, anephahוְאֵיפָ֥הve.'ei.FahH374with a ramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352, and ahinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081with an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

25In theseventhבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֡יba.she.vi.'IH7637month,on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320,at the feastבֶּחָ֔גbe.ChagH2282,he shall provideיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213like theseכָאֵ֖לֶּהkha.'E.lehH428,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117for the sinכַּֽחַטָּאת֙ka.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403,the burntכָּעֹלָ֔הka.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,the grain offeringוְכַמִּנְחָ֖הve.kha.min.ChahH4503,and the oilוְכַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ סve.kha.Sha.menH8081.”

The Lord’s Portion of the Land

Portion for the Prince

Commentaries on Ezekiel 45