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It is to be a holy portion of the land, set aside[a] for the priests who serve the sanctuary, who approach the Lord to serve him. It is to be a place for their houses, as well as the Holy Place of the sanctuary. An area 25,000 cubits[b] long by 10,000 cubits wide is to be set aside[c] for use by the Levite[d] servants of the Temple, 20 parcels[e] for their residential properties. The land allocation for the city is to be set at 5,000 cubits[f] wide and 25,000 cubits[g] long, adjacent to the sanctuary district, reserved for the entire house of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:4 The Heb. lacks set aside
  2. Ezekiel 45:5 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.
  3. Ezekiel 45:5 The Heb. lacks to be set aside
  4. Ezekiel 45:5 I.e. the ministry formerly held by the descendants of Levi
  5. Ezekiel 45:5 Or chambers; so with MT; LXX reads temple, cities
  6. Ezekiel 45:6 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 1.66 miles.
  7. Ezekiel 45:6 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.