Ezekiel 45:1-9
Lexham English Bible
Instructions about Divisions of the Renewed Land
45 And when you allocate the land as an inheritance, you shall provide a contribution for Yahweh as a holy portion from the land, its length being twenty-five thousand cubits[a] and its width ten thousand cubits;[b] it is holy in all its territory, all around. 2 And there shall be from this area five hundred cubits[c] by five hundred cubits, squared all around, for the sanctuary; and fifty cubits[d][e] of open space shall be for it all around it. 3 And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-five[f] thousand cubits[g] and a width of ten thousand cubits,[h] and in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.[i] 4 It[j] is a holy portion from the land; it will be for the priests, the servants of the sanctuary who approach[k] to serve Yahweh, and it will be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, the servants of the temple. It will serve as property for them as cities to dwell in.[l] 6 And as property of the city, you must set apart alongside the contribution of the sanctuary a portion five thousand cubits[m] in width and twenty-five thousand cubits[n] in length, and it shall be for the entire house of Israel.
7 And a portion will be for[o] the prince on both sides[p] of the holy district,[q] and both sides of the property of the city, and alongside[r] the property of the city on the west,[s] and alongside the property on the east.[t] And also its length[u] corresponds to one of the tribal portions to the west[v] running to the eastern border.[w] 8 This shall be to him with respect to the land[x] as property in Israel; and so my princes shall not again oppress my people, but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”
9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Enough of this for you, the princes of Israel; put away violence and destruction and do justice and righteousness; revoke your acts of dispossession from upon[y] my people!” declares[z] the Lord Yahweh.
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- Ezekiel 45:1 Or 8.33 miles
- Ezekiel 45:1 Hebrew 3.5 miles; LXX reads 6.67 miles in width, or 20,000 cubits (cf. 45:3, 5; 48:9)
- Ezekiel 45:2 That is, “875 feet by 875 feet”
- Ezekiel 45:2 Hebrew “cubit”
- Ezekiel 45:2 That is, “87.5 feet”
- Ezekiel 45:3 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
- Ezekiel 45:3 That is, 8.33 miles; cf. 45:5
- Ezekiel 45:3 That is, 3.5 miles; cf. 45:5
- Ezekiel 45:3 Literally “the holiness of holinesses”
- Ezekiel 45:4 Or “this area”
- Ezekiel 45:4 Literally “the ones who approach”
- Ezekiel 45:5 Literally “twenty chambers”
- Ezekiel 45:6 That is, 1.67 miles
- Ezekiel 45:6 That is, 8.33 miles
- Ezekiel 45:7 Hebrew “to”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “from this and from this”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “the contribution of the holiness”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “to the front of”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “from/on the side of the sea”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “from/on the side of east”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Or “portion”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “corresponding to one of the portions from the boundary of the sea”
- Ezekiel 45:7 Literally “to the boundary of the east”
- Ezekiel 45:8 Literally “to the land”
- Ezekiel 45:9 Or “against”
- Ezekiel 45:9 Literally “declaration of”
Ezekiel 45:1-9
New King James Version
The Holy District
45 “Moreover, when you (A)divide the land by lot into inheritance, you shall (B)set apart a district for the Lord, a holy section of the land; its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. It shall be holy throughout its territory all around. 2 Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary, (C)five hundred by five hundred rods, with fifty cubits around it for an open space. 3 So this is the district you shall measure: twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide; (D)in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. 4 It shall be (E)a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the Lord; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 (F)An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the [a]temple; they shall have (G)twenty[b] chambers as a possession.
Properties of the City and the Prince
6 (H)“You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.
7 (I)“The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. 8 The land shall be his possession in Israel; and (J)My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.”
Laws Governing the Prince
9 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (K)“Enough, O princes of Israel! (L)Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 45:5 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 45:5 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX a possession, cities of dwelling
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