Ezekiel 45:1-5
The Sacred Portion of the Land
1 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance,(A) you must set aside a donation to the Lord, a holy portion of the land,(B) 8⅓ miles(a) long and 6⅔ miles(b) wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
2 In this area there will be a square section(c) for the sanctuary, 875 by 875 feet,(d)(C) with 87½ feet(e) of open space all around it.
3 From this holy portion,(f) you will measure off an area 8⅓ miles(g) long and 3⅓ miles(h) wide, in which the sanctuary, the most holy place,(D) will stand.(i)
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.(E) 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(j) long and 3⅓ miles(k) wide for the Levites who minister in the temple;(F) it will be their possession for towns to live in.(l)
Footnotes:
a.
Ezekiel 45:1: Lit 25,000 [cubits]
b.
Ezekiel 45:1: LXX reads 20,000 [cubits]; MT reads 10,000 [cubits]
c.
Ezekiel 45:2: Lit square all around
d.
Ezekiel 45:2: Lit 500 by 500 [cubits]
e.
Ezekiel 45:2: Lit 50 cubits
f.
Ezekiel 45:3: Lit this measured [portion]
g.
Ezekiel 45:3: Lit 25,000 [cubits]
h.
Ezekiel 45:3: Lit 10,000 [cubits]
i.
Ezekiel 45:3: Lit be
j.
Ezekiel 45:5: Lit 25,000 [cubits]
k.
Ezekiel 45:5: Lit 10,000 [cubits]
l.
Ezekiel 45:5: LXX; MT, Syr, Tg, Vg read possession—20 chambers