(A)Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for (B)an open space around it. And (C)from this measured district you shall measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 broad, (D)in which shall be the sanctuary, (E)the Most Holy Place. (F)It 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.

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Of this, a section 500 cubits[a] square(A) is to be for the sanctuary, with 50 cubits[b] around it for open land. In the sacred district, measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[c] wide. In it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests,(B) who minister in the sanctuary and who draw near to minister before the Lord. It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy place for the sanctuary.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:2 That is, about 875 feet or about 265 meters
  2. Ezekiel 45:2 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters
  3. Ezekiel 45:3 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verse 5