4 It will be a holy area of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to serve the Lord.(A) It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary. 5 There will be another area 8⅓ miles(a) long and 3⅓ miles(b) wide for the Levites who minister in the temple;(B) it will be their possession for towns to live in.(c)

Footnotes:

a. Ezekiel 45:5: Lit 25,000 [cubits]
b. Ezekiel 45:5: Lit 10,000 [cubits]
c. Ezekiel 45:5: LXX; MT, Syr, Tg, Vg read possession—20 chambers

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