Ezekiel 48:8-10
International Standard Version
Israel’s National Temple Allotment
8 “Running along the border of the tribe of Judah from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter you are to set apart the Terumah,[a] 25,000 units[b] wide, with its east-west length equal to one of the other apportionments, from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, with the Temple in the middle of it. 9 The Terumah that you are to give to the Lord is to be 25,000 units wide.”[c]
Allotments for the Priests
10 “The holy Terumah is to be reserved for these, the priests: Toward the north, 25,000 units in length;[d] toward the west, 10,000 units in width; toward the east, 10,000 units in width; and toward the south, 25,000 units in length. The Lord’s sanctuary is to be in its midst.
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- Ezekiel 48:8 Lit. Gift; i.e. a special section of Israel’s land to be dedicated to the Lord as a national temple park, and so throughout the chapter; cf. Eze 45:1-7
- Ezekiel 48:8 The Heb. lacks units; i.e. the measuring unit is unspecified throughout the chapter
- Ezekiel 48:9 The Heb. lacks wide
- Ezekiel 48:10 The Heb. lacks in length
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