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by the border of Judah from the east side to the west side shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits[a] in width and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side. And the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

The allotment that you shall set apart to the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and ten thousand[b] in width. 10 For them, even for the priests, shall be this holy allotment, toward the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length and toward the west ten thousand in width and toward the east ten thousand in width and toward the south twenty-five thousand cubits in length. And the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in its midst. 11 It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. 12 It shall be an allotment to them, a thing most holy, the allotment of the land by the border of the Levites.

13 Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. 14 They shall not sell of it or exchange or alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

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  1. Ezekiel 48:8 About 8 miles, or 13 kilometers; and in vv. 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, and 21.
  2. Ezekiel 48:9 About 3⅓ miles, or 5.3 kilometers; and in vv. 10, 13, and 18.

“Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits[a] wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.(A)

“The special portion you are to offer to the Lord will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[b] wide.(B) 10 This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord.(C) 11 This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites,(D) who were faithful in serving me(E) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.(F) 12 It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

13 “Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.(G) 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:8 That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometers; also in verses 9, 10, 13, 15, 20 and 21
  2. Ezekiel 48:9 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verses 10, 13 and 18