Ezekiel 48:8-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 “Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8⅓ miles[a] wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west.(A) The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9 “The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8⅓ miles[b] long and 3⅓ miles[c] wide. 10 This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8⅓ miles[d] long on the northern side, 3⅓ miles[e] wide on the western side, 3⅓ miles[f] wide on the eastern side, and 8⅓ miles[g] long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 11 It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge(B) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. 12 It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13 “Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8⅓ miles[h] long and 3⅓ miles[i] wide. The total length will be 8⅓ miles[j] and the width 3⅓ miles.[k](C) 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.(D)
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- Ezekiel 48:8 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:9 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:9 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:10 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:10 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:10 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:10 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:13 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:13 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:13 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
- Ezekiel 48:13 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
Ezekiel 48:8-14
Common English Bible
8 Along the boundary of Judah from the eastern border to the western border will be the portion that you will set aside, 7.1 miles wide and the length of a tribal portion from the eastern border to the western border. The sanctuary is in its center. 9 The portion that you will set aside for the Lord will be 7.1 miles long and 5.68 miles[a] wide. 10 These measurements define the holy portion for the priests: along the north, a length of 7.1 miles; along the west, a width of 2.84 miles; along the east, a width of 2.84 miles; and along the south, a length of 7.1 miles. The Lord’s sanctuary is in its center. 11 This holy area is for the Zadokite priests who kept my charge and didn’t stray as the Levites did when the house of Israel strayed away from me. 12 It belongs to them as a most special portion of the land, a most holy place, up to the border of the Levites. 13 The Levites’ allotment is next to the boundary of the priests, a length of 7.1 miles and a width of 2.84 miles. The entire length is 7.1 miles and the width 2.84 miles. 14 None of it will be sold, exchanged, or transferred. It is the choicest land, because it is holy to the Lord.
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- Ezekiel 48:9 Cf LXX and Ezek 45:1; MT ten thousand ammah equals 2.84 miles.
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