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Ezekiel 45
Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh’s Portion of the Land

45 “And when you (A)divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer a (B)contribution to Yahweh, a (C)holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of [a]25,000 (D)cubits, and the width shall be [b]20,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about. 2 Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about [c](E)five hundred by five hundred cubits, and [d]fifty cubits for its [e](F)open space round about. 3 And from this [f]area you shall measure a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of [g]10,000 cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the Holy of Holies. 4 It shall be the holy portion of the land; it shall be for the (G)priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who (H)come near to minister to Yahweh, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And an area (I)25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession as [h]cities to dwell in.

6 “And you shall give the (J)city possession of an area [i]5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, alongside the contribution of the holy portion; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

The Prince’s Portion of the Land

7 “Now the (K)prince shall have land on either side of the holy contribution and the city’s possession of land, adjacent to the holy contribution and the city’s possession of land, on the west side toward the west and on the east side toward the east, and in length comparable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border. 8 This shall be his land for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer (L)mistreat My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel (M)according to their tribes.”

9 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “(N)Enough, you princes of Israel; put away (O)violence and devastation, and (P)do justice and righteousness. Stop your (Q)eviction of My people,” declares Lord Yahweh.

10 “You shall have (R)just balances, a just [j](S)ephah, and a just [k](T)bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be [l]the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a [m](U)homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; [n]their standard shall be according to the homer. 12 And the [o](V)shekel shall be twenty [p](W)gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your [q]maneh.

13 “This is the contribution that you shall offer: a sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, a sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley, 14 and the statute for the oil (namely, the [r]bath of oil), a tenth of a bath from each [s]kor (which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths are a homer), 15 and one sheep from each flock of two hundred from the watering places of Israel—for a (X)grain offering, for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to (Y)make atonement for them,” declares Lord Yahweh. 16 “(Z)All the people of the land shall [t]give to this contribution for the (AA)prince in Israel. 17 And it shall be the (AB)prince’s part to provide the (AC)burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings, at the (AD)feasts, on the (AE)new moons, and on the sabbaths, at all the appointed times of the house of Israel; he shall [u]provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the (AF)peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.”

18 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “In the (AG)first month, on the first of the month, you shall take a bull from the herd (AH)without blemish and (AI)purify the sanctuary. 19 The priest shall take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the door posts of the house, on the (AJ)four corners of the (AK)ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court. 20 And thus you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who (AL)errs or is simpleminded; so you shall make (AM)atonement for the house.

21 “In the (AN)first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the (AO)Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. 22 And on that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a (AP)bull for a sin offering. 23 And during the (AQ)seven days of the feast he shall provide as a (AR)burnt offering to Yahweh (AS)seven bulls and seven rams without blemish on every day of the seven days, and a male goat daily for a sin offering. 24 And he shall provide as a (AT)grain offering an ephah [v]with a bull, an ephah [w]with a ram, and a [x]hin of oil [y]with an ephah. 25 In the (AU)seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, he shall provide like this, seven days [z]for the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the oil.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:1 Approx. 7.1 mi. long and 5.6 mi. wide or 11.25 km and 9 km
  2. Ezekiel 45:1 Or with Gr 10,000
  3. Ezekiel 45:2 Approx. 250 yd. or 225 m
  4. Ezekiel 45:2 Approx. 75 ft. or 22.5 m
  5. Ezekiel 45:2 Or pasture land
  6. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit measure
  7. Ezekiel 45:3 Approx. 2.8 mi. or 4.5 km
  8. Ezekiel 45:5 As in Gr; M.T. twenty chambers
  9. Ezekiel 45:6 Approx. 1.4 mi. or 2.25 km
  10. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l
  11. Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
  12. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit one
  13. Ezekiel 45:11 A homer was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
  14. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit its measure
  15. Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  16. Ezekiel 45:12 A gerah was approx. 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
  17. Ezekiel 45:12 Or mina
  18. Ezekiel 45:14 A bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
  19. Ezekiel 45:14 A kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
  20. Ezekiel 45:16 Lit be
  21. Ezekiel 45:17 Or offer, so in ch
  22. Ezekiel 45:24 Lit for
  23. Ezekiel 45:24 Lit for
  24. Ezekiel 45:24 A hin was approx. 1 gal. or 3.8 l
  25. Ezekiel 45:24 Lit for
  26. Ezekiel 45:25 Lit according to
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Ezekiel 45
Revised Standard Version

The Holy District

45 “When you allot the land as a possession, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, twenty-five thousand cubits long and twenty[a] thousand cubits broad; it shall be holy throughout its whole extent. 2 Of this a square plot of five hundred by five hundred cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it. 3 And in the holy district you shall measure off a section twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand broad, in which shall be the sanctuary, the most holy place. 4 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. 5 Another section, twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.[b]

6 “Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district you shall assign for the possession of the city an area five thousand cubits broad, and twenty-five thousand cubits long; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.

7 “And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary of the land. 8 It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.

9 “Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness; cease your evictions of my people, says the Lord God.

Weights and Measures

10 “You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure. 12 The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; five shekels shall be five shekels, and ten shekels shall be ten shekels, and your mina shall be fifty shekels.[c]

Offerings

13 “This is the offering which you shall make: one sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and one sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley, 14 and as the fixed portion of oil,[d] one tenth of a bath from each cor (the cor,[e] like the homer, contains ten baths); 15 and one sheep from every flock of two hundred, from the families[f] of Israel. This is the offering for cereal offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them, says the Lord God. 16 All the people of the land shall give[g] this offering to the prince in Israel. 17 It shall be the prince’s duty to furnish the burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the new moons, and the sabbaths, all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel: he shall provide the sin offerings, cereal offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.

Festivals

18 “Thus says the Lord God: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary. 19 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and the posts of the gate of the inner court. 20 You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month for any one who has sinned through error or ignorance; so you shall make atonement for the temple.

21 “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall celebrate the feast of the passover, and for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. 22 On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering. 23 And on the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the Lord seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and a he-goat daily for a sin offering. 24 And he shall provide as a cereal offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah. 25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and cereal offerings, and for the oil.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:1 Gk: Heb ten
  2. Ezekiel 45:5 Gk: Heb twenty chambers
  3. Ezekiel 45:12 Gk: Heb twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, fifteen shekels shall be your mina
  4. Ezekiel 45:14 Cn: Heb oil, the bath the oil
  5. Ezekiel 45:14 Vg: Heb homer
  6. Ezekiel 45:15 Gk: Heb watering places
  7. Ezekiel 45:16 Gk Compare Syr: Heb shall be to
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