Ezekiel 45:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto Jehovah; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The resydue of that holy grounde shall be the prestes, which do seruyce in the Sanctuary of the LORDE, and go in before the LORDE to serue him, that they maye haue rowme to dwell in.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The holy portion of the lande shalbe the Priests, which minister in the Sanctuarie, which came neere to serue the Lorde: and it shalbe a place for their houses, and an holy place for the Sanctuarie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    That holy portion of the lande shall parteyne vnto the priestes which do seruice in the sanctuarie, which come neare to serue the Lorde: and it shalbe vnto them a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuarie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The holy [portion] of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to Yahweh; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    The holy `portion' of the land it `is'; for priests, ministrants of the sanctuary, it is, who are drawing near to serve Jehovah; and it hath been to them a place for houses, and a holy place for a sanctuary.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto Jehovah; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto Jehovah; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This holy part of the land is to be for the priests, the servants of the holy place, who come near to the Lord to do his work; it is to be a place for their houses and for grass-land and for cattle.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to Yahweh; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It will be a holy portion of the land; it will be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who approach the LORD to minister to him. It will be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 16:5 : 5 Then he spoke to Korah and all his followers, saying, "In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to Him, who is holy, and whom He permits to approach Him. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
  • Ezek 40:45 : 45 Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'
  • Ezek 43:19 : 19 You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are descendants of Zadok and who come near to minister before me, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 44:13-14 : 13 They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed. 14 I will appoint them as caretakers of the temple to perform all its duties and all that needs to be done within it.
  • Ezek 44:28 : 28 They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
  • Ezek 45:1 : 1 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.
  • Ezek 48:10-11 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 45:5-7
    3 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Ezek 45:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1When 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.

    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.

  • Ezek 48:10-15
    6 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Lev 27:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy to the LORD, like a field devoted to Him. It will belong to the priest as their possession.

    22If someone dedicates a field they purchased, one that is not part of their ancestral inheritance, to the LORD,

  • Ezek 44:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed.

    14I will appoint them as caretakers of the temple to perform all its duties and all that needs to be done within it.

    15But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who faithfully preserved the charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, shall come near Me to serve Me. They shall stand in My presence to offer fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.

    16They alone shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall approach My table to serve Me. They will keep My charge.

  • Ezek 40:45-46
    2 verses
    76%

    45Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'

    46And the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are from the descendants of Levi and are allowed to come near to the LORD to minister to Him.

  • Ezek 42:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Then he said to me, "The chambers on the north and the chambers on the south, which face the separated area, are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. They will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—there, for the place is holy.

    14When the priests enter, they must not go out from the holy place to the outer court, but they must leave their garments in which they minister there, for they are holy. They shall wear other garments before they come near to the area accessible to the people.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    73%

    6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

  • Num 5:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Any contribution from the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to the priest will belong to him.

    10Each man’s holy gifts belong to him, but whatever someone gives to the priest will belong to the priest.

  • Ezek 44:11
    72%

    11They shall serve as ministers in My sanctuary, responsible for the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they shall stand before them to serve them.

  • Ezek 48:21
    72%

    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.

  • Ezek 48:8
    72%

    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.

  • Ezek 46:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers facing north, which were for the priests. And there, I saw a place at the far west end.

    20He said to me, 'This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard and thus consecrate the people.'

  • Lev 27:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14If someone consecrates their house as holy to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; whatever value the priest assigns, so it shall remain.

    15If the one who consecrated it wishes to redeem their house, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall become theirs.

  • Lev 7:6
    72%

    6Every male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    71%

    4He also commanded the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.

  • Exod 29:44
    71%

    44I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

  • Gen 47:22
    71%

    22Only the land of the priests he did not buy, because they received a fixed provision from Pharaoh and lived on that provision which Pharaoh gave them; therefore, they did not sell their land.

  • 2 Chr 35:5
    71%

    5Stand in the holy place by the divisions of your ancestral houses for your kinsmen, the people, and by the divisions of the Levites according to their families.

  • Num 35:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

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

    3The cities will be places for them to live, and the pasture lands will be for their livestock, their property, and all their animals.

  • Lev 21:8
    71%

    8You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.

  • Ezek 42:20
    70%

    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.

  • Ezek 43:12
    70%

    12This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

  • Lev 22:15
    70%

    15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

  • Num 4:4
    70%

    4This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things.

  • Ezek 41:4
    70%

    4He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."

  • Lev 21:22
    70%

    22He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,

  • Lev 25:34
    70%

    34But the fields of the pastureland belonging to their cities must not be sold, for they are their permanent possession.

  • Ezek 48:18
    70%

    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.

  • Num 18:6
    70%

    6I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 30:29
    70%

    29You shall consecrate them so they may be most holy; whatever touches them will be holy.