Ezekiel 45:1

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD.
  • Zech 14:20-21 : 20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, 'HOLINESS TO THE LORD'; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
  • Num 34:13 : 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'
  • Josh 13:6 : 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
  • Josh 14:2 : 2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
  • Ps 16:5-6 : 5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: You maintain my lot. 6 The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good heritage.
  • Prov 3:9 : 9 Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase:
  • Ezek 45:2-7 : 2 Of this, there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square all around; and fifty cubits all around for its suburbs. 3 And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. 4 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. 5 And an area of twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. 6 And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand in breadth, and twenty-five thousand in length, beside the offering of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 7 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the offering of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, in front of the offering of the holy portion, and in front of the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be beside one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.
  • Ezek 47:21-22 : 21 So shall you divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among you, and to the strangers who live among you, who shall bear children among you: and they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
  • Ezek 48:8-9 : 8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer of twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth. 10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy offering; toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst of it. 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; who have kept my charge, and did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12 And this offering of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 13 And next to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 And they shall not sell it, nor exchange it, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD. 15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth opposite the twenty-five thousand shall be a common place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it. 16 And these shall be the measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. 18 And the remainder in length opposite the offering of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be opposite the offering of the holy portion; and its increase shall be for food for those who serve the city. 19 And they that serve the city shall serve it from all the tribes of Israel. 20 All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city. 21 And the remainder shall be for the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, opposite the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward opposite the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, opposite the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy offering; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it. 22 Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
  • Lev 25:23 : 23 The land shall not be sold forever: for the land is mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 48:7-18
    12 verses
    87%

    7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah.

    8And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer of twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

    9The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

    10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy offering; toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst of it.

    11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; who have kept my charge, and did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

    12And this offering of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

    13And next to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

    14And they shall not sell it, nor exchange it, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.

    15And the five thousand that are left in the breadth opposite the twenty-five thousand shall be a common place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it.

    16And these shall be the measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    17And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

    18And the remainder in length opposite the offering of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be opposite the offering of the holy portion; and its increase shall be for food for those who serve the city.

  • Ezek 45:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2Of this, there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square all around; and fifty cubits all around for its suburbs.

    3And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

    4The 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.

    5And an area of twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

    6And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand in breadth, and twenty-five thousand in length, beside the offering of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

    7And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the offering of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, in front of the offering of the holy portion, and in front of the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be beside one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.

  • 80%

    20All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.

    21And the remainder shall be for the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, opposite the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward opposite the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, opposite the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy offering; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.

  • 75%

    29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD.

    30And these are the exits of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

  • 74%

    16He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    17He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    18He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

    19He turned to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

    20He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.

  • Num 35:4-5
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    73%

    4And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

    5And measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

  • 73%

    21So shall you divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

    22And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among you, and to the strangers who live among you, who shall bear children among you: and they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

  • 54You shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give the smaller inheritance: everyone's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falls; according to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

  • Josh 18:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5They shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north.

    6You shall therefore describe the land into seven parts and bring the description here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • 2Command the children of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders:)

  • 55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

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    13This is the offering that you shall offer; a sixth part of an ephah from a homer of wheat, and you shall give a sixth part of an ephah from a homer of barley:

    14Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, you shall offer a tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is a homer of ten baths; for ten baths are a homer:

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    13Thus says the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which you shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

    14And you shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for an inheritance.

  • 30And from the children of Israel's half, you shall take one out of every fifty, of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the flocks, of all kinds of animals, and give them to the Levites who keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.

  • Num 35:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, saying,

    2Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well.

  • 53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

  • 16It shall be square and doubled; a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width.

  • 13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, 'This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe:'

  • 51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they completed the division of the country.

  • 17And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • 8And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many you shall give many; but from them that have few you shall give few: everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits.

  • 24And in all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land.