Ezekiel 45:1-3

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The Sacred Portion of the Land

45 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance,^(A) set aside a donation to the Lord, a holy portion of the land,^(B) 8⅓ miles^[a] long and 6⅔ miles^[b] wide. This entire region will be holy. ²In this area there will be a square section^[c] for the sanctuary, 875 by 875 feet,^[d]^(C) with 87½ feet^[e] of open space all around it. ³From this holy portion,^[f] you will measure off an area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles^[g] wide, in which the sanctuary, the most holy place,^(D) will stand.^[h]

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Footnotes

45:1 Lit 25,000 cubits, also in vv. 3,5,6
45:1 LXX reads 20,000 cubits; MT reads 10,000 cubits
45:2 Lit square all around
45:2 Lit 500 by 500 cubits
45:2 Lit 50 cubits
45:3 Lit this measured portion
45:3 Lit 10,000 cubits, also in v. 5
45:3 Lit be

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