From this [a]area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand cubits and a width of ten thousand cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. It shall be the holy portion of the land; it shall be for the (A)priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who (B)come near to serve the Lord, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. An area (C)twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession [b]cities in which to live.

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  1. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit measure
  2. Ezekiel 45:5 As in LXX; MT twenty 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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Footnotes

  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