It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests, 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. An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.[a]

‘“You are to give the city as its property an area 5,000 cubits[b] wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjoining the sacred portion; it will belong to all Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:5 Septuagint; Hebrew temple; they will have as their possession 20 rooms
  2. Ezekiel 45:6 That is, about 2.7 kilometres