Ezekiel 45:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים רֹ֑חַב וְֽהָיָ֡ה לַלְוִיִּם֩ מְשָׁרְתֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת לָהֶ֛ם לַאֲחֻזָּ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים לְשָׁכֹֽת׃

Transliteration

And five and twenty thousand orek (length) and ten thousand rochav (width), vehayah (and shall be) for the Leviyim (Levites) meshartei (ministers of) the bayit (house), for them for achuzah (possession) twenty leshakot (chambers).

Grammar Details

• *orek*: masculine singular noun in construct state - 'length'
• *rochav*: masculine singular noun - 'width'
• *vehayah*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with conjunctive vav - 'and it shall be'
• *Leviyim*: proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - 'the Levites'
• *meshartei*: Piel participle masculine plural construct - 'ministers of/servants of'
• *bayit*: masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the house'
• *achuzah*: feminine singular noun - 'possession/property'
• *leshakot*: feminine plural noun - 'chambers/rooms'

Word Meanings

• *Leviyim*: Levites/members of tribe of Levi
• *meshartei*: ministers of/servants of/attendants of
• *bayit*: house/temple/dwelling
• *achuzah*: possession/property/holding
• *leshakot*: chambers/rooms/cells

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand{H505} in length,{H753} and ten{H6235} thousand{H505} in breadth,{H7341} shall be unto the Levites,{H3881} the ministers{H8334} of the house,{H1004} for a possession{H272} unto themselves, [for] twenty{H6242} chambers.{H3957}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand{H505} of length{H753}, and the ten{H6235} thousand{H505} of breadth{H7341}, shall also the Levites{H3881}, the ministers{H8334}{(H8764)} of the house{H1004}, have for themselves, for a possession{H272} for twenty{H6242} chambers{H3957}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the Sanctuary, it shal stonde for it self: and to the Leuites the serue in that house, there shalbe geuen xx habitacions, of the xxv M legth & x M bredth:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in the fiue and twentie thousande of length, and the ten thousand of breadth shall the Leuites that minister in the house, haue their possession for twentie chambers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in the twentie and fiue thousand length, and ten thousand breadth, shall the Leuites that minister in the house haue their possession for twentie chambers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be to the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession to themselves, [for] twenty chambers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And of the five and twenty thousand of length, and of the ten thousand of breadth, there is to the Levites, ministrants of the house, for them -- for a possession -- twenty chambers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession unto themselves, `for' twenty chambers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession unto themselves, [for] twenty chambers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A space of land twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand wide is to be for the Levites, the servants of the house, a property for themselves, for towns for their living-places.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be to the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession to themselves, [for] twenty rooms.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  An area eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities in which they will live.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 48:13 : 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.
• Ezek 48:20 : 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.
• 1 Cor 9:13-14 : 13 Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? 14 Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
• 1 Chr 9:26-33 : 26 For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 27 They stayed around the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and they had the duty of opening it every morning. 28 Some of them were in charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by count. 29 Others were appointed to oversee the vessels, all the instruments of the sanctuary, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices. 30 Some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the items in the pans. 32 Their brethren from the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread every Sabbath. 33 These are the singers, ancestors of the Levites, who stayed in the chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were employed in that work day and night.
• Neh 10:38-39 : 38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house. 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
• Ezek 40:17 : 17 Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
• Ezek 48:10 : 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.