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

In the sacred district, measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[a] wide. In it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests,(A) who minister in the sanctuary and who draw near to minister before the Lord. It will be a place for their houses as well as a holy place for the sanctuary.(B) An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.[b](C)

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  1. Ezekiel 45:3 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verse 5
  2. Ezekiel 45:5 Septuagint; Hebrew temple; they will have as their possession 20 rooms