Ezekiel 45:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When you divide the land as an inheritance, you are to set apart a portion of the land as a holy offering to the Lord. The length is to be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand cubits. It will be a holy area throughout its entire boundary.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. This shall be holy within all its borders all around.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    When ye deuyde the lode by the lott, ye shal put asyde one parte for the LORDE, to be holy from other londes: namely, xxv M meteroddes longe, and x M brode. This shalbe holy, as wyde as it is rounde aboute.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Moreouer when yee shall deuide the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation vnto the Lorde an holy portion of the land, fiue and twentie thousand reedes long, and ten thousand broad: this shalbe holy in all the borders thereof round about.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When ye deuide the land by the lot for inheritaunce, ye shall offer an oblation to the Lorde, a holy portion of the lande, twentie and fiue thousand canes long, and ten thousand broade: this shalbe holy in all the borders thereof rounde about.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length [shall be] the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round about.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border of it round about.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And in your causing the land to fall in inheritance, ye lift up a heave-offering to Jehovah, a holy `portion' of the land: the length -- five and twenty thousand `is' the length, and the breadth ten thousand; it `is' holy in all its border round about.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand `reeds', and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when you are making a distribution of the land, by the decision of the Lord, for your heritage, you are to make an offering to the Lord of a part of the land as holy: it is to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty thousand wide: all the land inside these limits is to be holy.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of twenty-five thousand [reeds], and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all its border all around.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Lord’s Portion of the Land“‘When you allot the land as an inheritance, you will offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion from the land; the length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. This entire area will be holy.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 48:29 : 29 This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Zech 14:20-21 : 20 On that day, the bells of the horses will be inscribed with 'Holy to the Lord,' and the pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar. 21 On that day, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord of Hosts. All who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And there will no longer be any Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts on that day.
  • Num 34:13 : 13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
  • Josh 13:6 : 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate the land to Israel for an inheritance as I have commanded you.
  • Josh 14:2 : 2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.
  • Ps 16:5-6 : 5 The LORD is my portion and my cup; You hold my lot secure. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
  • Prov 3:9 : 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your produce.
  • Ezek 45:2-7 : 2 Out of this, a square plot of five hundred by five hundred cubits will be for the sanctuary, with a fifty-cubit-wide open space surrounding it. 3 From this measured area, you are to measure twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width. Within it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. 4 This holy portion of the land will be set aside for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who draw near to serve the Lord. It will provide them with a place for their houses and a sanctuary for the sanctuary. 5 An area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, who serve in the temple. It will be their possession, including twenty chambers. 6 You are to allot a portion for the city, five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand cubits in length, alongside the portion set apart for the holy offering. This will belong to the entire house of Israel. 7 The prince will have land on both sides of the holy offering and the property of the city, alongside the areas of the holy offering and the city’s property, stretching westward to the western boundary and eastward to the eastern boundary. It will correspond in length to one of the tribal portions, reaching from the western border to the eastern border.
  • Ezek 47:21-22 : 21 You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel. 22 You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you and have children. They are to be considered native-born Israelites and are to share the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
  • Ezek 48:8-9 : 8 Next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border to the western border, shall be the portion you set apart as a special contribution, 25,000 cubits wide and as long as the portions from east to west; the sanctuary will be in the center of it. 9 The special contribution that you shall set apart for the Lord shall measure 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 cubits in width. 10 This holy contribution shall be for the priests: 25,000 cubits on the north side, 10,000 cubits in width on the west side, 10,000 cubits in width on the east side, and 25,000 cubits in length on the south side. In its center shall be the sanctuary of the Lord. 11 It shall be for the consecrated priests of the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary and did not go astray when the Israelites and the Levites did. 12 Their portion shall be the special offering given from the land, a most holy portion, next to the territory of the Levites. 13 The Levites shall have a portion parallel to the territory of the priests, measuring 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length shall be 25,000 cubits, and its width shall be 10,000 cubits. 14 This land must not be sold, exchanged, or transferred, for it is holy to the Lord; it is set apart as the firstfruits of the land. 15 The remaining area, which is 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 cubits long, shall be considered common land for the city, for dwelling places, and for open spaces. The city itself shall be in the midst of it. 16 These are its measurements: the northern side shall be 4,500 cubits wide, the southern side 4,500 cubits, the eastern side 4,500 cubits, and the western side 4,500 cubits. 17 The city's open land shall measure 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west. 18 The remaining area, running along the length of the holy contribution, is 10,000 cubits to the east and 10,000 cubits to the west. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city, recruited from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20 The entire contribution shall measure 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits, forming a square, and this will include the holy portion and the city’s property. 21 The remaining land on both sides of the holy contribution and the city property will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward to the border and westward to the border, equal to the portions of the tribes. The holy contribution and the sanctuary of the temple will be in its midst. 22 The property of the Levites and the city’s property, located in the midst of the prince’s land, shall be between the boundary of Judah and the boundary of Benjamin. This area shall belong to the prince. 23 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin shall have one portion, extending from the eastern boundary to the western boundary.
  • Lev 25:23 : 23 The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 48:7-18
    12 verses
    87%

    7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion.

    8Next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border to the western border, shall be the portion you set apart as a special contribution, 25,000 cubits wide and as long as the portions from east to west; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.

    9The special contribution that you shall set apart for the Lord shall measure 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 cubits in width.

    10This holy contribution shall be for the priests: 25,000 cubits on the north side, 10,000 cubits in width on the west side, 10,000 cubits in width on the east side, and 25,000 cubits in length on the south side. In its center shall be the sanctuary of the Lord.

    11It shall be for the consecrated priests of the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary and did not go astray when the Israelites and the Levites did.

    12Their portion shall be the special offering given from the land, a most holy portion, next to the territory of the Levites.

    13The Levites shall have a portion parallel to the territory of the priests, measuring 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length shall be 25,000 cubits, and its width shall be 10,000 cubits.

    14This land must not be sold, exchanged, or transferred, for it is holy to the Lord; it is set apart as the firstfruits of the land.

    15The remaining area, which is 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 cubits long, shall be considered common land for the city, for dwelling places, and for open spaces. The city itself shall be in the midst of it.

    16These are its measurements: the northern side shall be 4,500 cubits wide, the southern side 4,500 cubits, the eastern side 4,500 cubits, and the western side 4,500 cubits.

    17The city's open land shall measure 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.

    18The remaining area, running along the length of the holy contribution, is 10,000 cubits to the east and 10,000 cubits to the west. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.

  • Ezek 45:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2Out of this, a square plot of five hundred by five hundred cubits will be for the sanctuary, with a fifty-cubit-wide open space surrounding it.

    3From this measured area, you are to measure twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width. Within it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

    4This holy portion of the land will be set aside for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who draw near to serve the Lord. It will provide them with a place for their houses and a sanctuary for the sanctuary.

    5An area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, who serve in the temple. It will be their possession, including twenty chambers.

    6You are to allot a portion for the city, five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand cubits in length, alongside the portion set apart for the holy offering. This will belong to the entire house of Israel.

    7The prince will have land on both sides of the holy offering and the property of the city, alongside the areas of the holy offering and the city’s property, stretching westward to the western boundary and eastward to the eastern boundary. It will correspond in length to one of the tribal portions, reaching from the western border to the eastern border.

  • 80%

    20The entire contribution shall measure 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits, forming a square, and this will include the holy portion and the city’s property.

    21The remaining land on both sides of the holy contribution and the city property will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward to the border and westward to the border, equal to the portions of the tribes. The holy contribution and the sanctuary of the temple will be in its midst.

  • 75%

    29This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.

    30These are the exits of the city: on the north side, which measures 4,500 cubits,

  • 74%

    16He measured the eastern side with the measuring reed; it was five hundred rods with the measuring reed all around.

    17He measured the northern side; it was five hundred rods with the measuring reed all around.

    18He measured the southern side; it was five hundred rods with the measuring reed.

    19Finally, he turned to the western side and measured five hundred rods with the measuring reed.

    20He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred rods long and five hundred rods wide, to separate the holy from the common.

  • Num 35:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4The pasture lands of the cities that you give the Levites shall extend from the city wall outward a distance of a thousand cubits all around.

    5You shall measure from outside the city: two thousand cubits on the east side, two thousand on the south side, two thousand on the west side, and two thousand on the north side, with the city in the middle. This shall be their pasture lands for the cities.

  • 73%

    21You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

    22You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you and have children. They are to be considered native-born Israelites and are to share the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

  • 54You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.

  • Josh 18:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.

    6Write a description of the land in seven divisions and bring it to me here. I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • 2Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • 55But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.

  • 70%

    13This is the offering you are to present: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.

    14The required portion of oil is one-tenth of a bath from each kor. Since ten baths make up a homer, one-tenth of a bath is the standard portion from a homer of oil.

  • 70%

    13This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This will be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph receiving two portions.'

    14You are to divide it equally among yourselves. I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

  • 30From the Israelites' half, take one out of every fifty people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.

  • Num 35:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

    2Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.

  • 53“Divide the land as an inheritance among these people, based on the number of names in each group.

  • 16It shall be square when folded, a span in length and a span in width.

  • 13Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • 51These were the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

  • 17He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.

  • 8The cities you give from the inheritance of the Israelites shall be proportionate: from larger tribes give more, and from smaller tribes give less. Each tribe shall give cities to the Levites in accordance with the inheritance it receives.

  • 24In every part of the land that you own, you must provide for the redemption of the land.