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Ezekiel 45:1-8

1“Now when you 1divideH5307 the landH776 byH5307 lotH5307 for inheritanceH5159, you shall offerH7311 2an 3allotmentH8641 to the LordH3068, a 4holyH6944 portionH6944 of the landH776; the lengthH753 shall be a lengthH753 of twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 56cubits, and the widthH7341 shall be 7twentyH6235 thousandH505. It shall be holyH6944 within its entireH3605 surroundingH5439 boundaryH1366. 2Out of thisH2088 there shall be for the sanctuaryH6944 a squareH7251 encompassingH5439 8fiveH2568 hundredH3967 by fiveH2568 hundredH3967 cubits, and fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 for its 910openH4054 spaceH4054 roundH5439 aboutH5439. 3From thisH2088 11areaH4060 you shall measureH4058 a lengthH753 of twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits and a widthH7341 of tenH6235 thousandH505 cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuaryH4720, the MostH6944 HolyH6944 PlaceH6944. 4It shall be the holyH6944 portionH6944 of the landH776; it shall be for the 12priestsH3548, the ministersH8334 of the sanctuaryH4720, who 13comeH7131 nearH7131 to serveH8334 the LordH3068, and it shall be a placeH4725 for their housesH1004 and a holyH4720 placeH4720 for the sanctuaryH4720. 5An area 14twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits in lengthH753 and tenH6235 thousandH505 in widthH7341 shall be for the LevitesH3881, the ministersH8334 of the houseH1004, and for their possessionH272 15cities in which to live.

6“And you shall giveH5414 the 16cityH5892 possessionH272 of an area fiveH2568 thousandH505 cubits wideH7341 and twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits longH753, alongsideH5980 the 17allotmentH8641 of the holyH6944 portionH6944; it shall be for the entireH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

7“And the 18princeH5387 shall have land on eitherH2088 sideH2088 of the holyH6944 19allotmentH8641 and the 20propertyH272 of the cityH5892, adjacentH413H6440 to the holyH6944 21allotmentH8641 and the 22propertyH272 of the cityH5892, on the westH3220 sideH6285 toward the westH3220 and on the eastH6924 sideH6285 toward the eastH6921, and in lengthH753 comparableH5980 to oneH259 of the portionsH2506, from the westH3220 borderH1366 to the eastH6921 borderH1366. 8This shall be his landH776 as a possessionH272 in IsraelH3478; so My princesH5387 shall noH3808 longerH5750 23oppressH3238 My peopleH5971, but they shall giveH5414 the rest of the landH776 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 24according to their tribesH7626.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 45:1 Num 34:13; Josh 13:7; 14:3; Ezek 47:21; 48:29 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 45:1 Or a contribution ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 45:1 Ezek 48:8, 9 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 45:1 Zech 14:20, 21 ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 45:1 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 45:1 Ezek 42:16; 45:2 ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 45:1 As in LXX; MT 10,000 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 45:2 Ezek 42:20 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 45:2 Or pasture land ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 45:2 Ezek 27:28 ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit measure ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 45:4 Ezek 48:10, 11 ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 45:4 Num 16:5; Ezek 40:45; 43:19 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 45:5 Ezek 48:13 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 45:5 As in LXX; MT twenty chambers ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 45:6 Ezek 48:15-18, 30-35 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 45:6 Or contribution ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 45:7 Ezek 34:24; 37:24; 46:16-18; 48:21 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 45:8 Is 11:3-5; Jer 23:5; Ezek 19:7; 22:27; 46:18 ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 45:8 Josh 11:23 ↩

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