Ezekiel 48:10

8 Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.

9 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.

11 It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

12 It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
KJV
And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
WEB
For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the middle of it.
ASV
And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation: toward the north five and twenty thousand [in length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst thereof.
DARBY
And for them, for the priests, shall be the holy heave-offering, toward the north five and twenty thousand, and toward the west the breadth ten thousand, and toward the east the breadth ten thousand, and toward the south the length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst of it.
BLB
And to these will be the holy portion for the priests: To the north five and twenty thousand, and to the west ten thousand in width, and to the east ten thousand in width, and to the south five and twenty thousand in length; and the sanctuary of YHWH will be in the middle of it
ÅB
Og av denne hellige gave skal et stykke tilhøre prestene, i nord fem og tyve tusen stenger, i vest ti tusen i bredde, i øst ti tusen i bredde, og i syd fem og tyve tusen i lengde, og midt i der skal Herrens helligdom være.
OTB
"Dette hellige området skal være for prestene, tjuefem tusen alen langt på nordsiden, ti tusen alen bredt på vestsiden, ti tusen alen bredt på østsiden, og tjuefem tusen alen langt på sørsiden; Herrens helligdom skal være i midten av det.
B1930
Og av denne hellige gave skal et stykke tilhøre prestene, i nord fem og tyve tusen stenger, i vest ti tusen i bredde, i øst ti tusen i bredde, og i syd fem og tyve tusen i lengde, og midt i der skal Herrens helligdom være.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 45:4

    It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.

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  • Ezekiel 44:28

    In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.

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  • Numbers 35:1–9

    Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:13–14

    Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?

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  • Matthew 10:10

    Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

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  • Joshua 21:1–45

    Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

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