From this holy portion,[a] you will measure off an area 8⅓ miles[b] long and 3⅓ miles[c] wide, in which the sanctuary, the most holy place,(A) will stand.[d] 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.(B) It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary. There will be another area 8⅓ miles[e] long and 3⅓ miles[f] wide for the Levites who minister in the temple;(C) it will be their possession for towns to live in.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit this measured [portion]
  2. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
  3. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
  4. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit be
  5. Ezekiel 45:5 Lit 25,000 [cubits]
  6. Ezekiel 45:5 Lit 10,000 [cubits]
  7. Ezekiel 45:5 LXX; MT, Syr, Tg, Vg read possession—20 chambers

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