Ezekiel 48:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם לְעֻמַּת֙ גְּב֣וּל הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֑ים כָּל־אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-the-ləwiyyîm alongside gəḇûl the-kōhănîm ḥămiššāh and-ʿeśrîm ʾelep̄ ʾōreḵ and-rōḥaḇ ʿăśereṯ ʾălāp̄îm all-ʾōreḵ ḥămiššāh and-ʿeśrîm ʾelep̄ and-rōḥaḇ ʿăśereṯ ʾălāp̄îm.

Grammar Details

• *wə-haləwiyyîm*: conjunction + definite article + proper noun, plural - and the Levites
• *ləʿummaṯ*: preposition - alongside/corresponding to
• *gəḇûl*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - border of
• *hakkōhănîm*: definite article + noun, masculine, plural - the priests
• *ḥămiššāh wə-ʿeśrîm ʾelep̄*: numeral construct chain - twenty-five thousand
• *ʾōreḵ*: noun, masculine, singular - length
• *wə-rōḥaḇ*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and width
• *ʿăśereṯ ʾălāp̄îm*: numeral construct chain - ten thousand
• *kol-ʾōreḵ*: noun, masculine, singular construct + noun - total length

Word Meanings

• *ləʿummaṯ*: alongside/parallel to/corresponding to
• *gəḇûl*: border/territory/boundary
• *ʾōreḵ*: length
• *rōḥaḇ*: width/breadth

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And answerable{H5980} unto the border{H1366} of the priests,{H3548} the Levites{H3881} shall have five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand{H505} in length,{H753} and ten{H6235} thousand{H505} in breadth:{H7341} all the length{H753} shall be five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand,{H505} and the breadth{H7341} ten{H6235} thousand.{H505}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And over against{H5980} the border{H1366} of the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881} shall have five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand{H505} in length{H753}, and ten{H6235} thousand{H505} in breadth{H7341}: all the length{H753} shall be five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} thousand{H505}, and the breadth{H7341} ten{H6235} thousand{H505}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And nexte vnto the prestes, shal the Leuites haue xxv.M. loge and x.M. brode. This shalbe on euery syde xxv. M. longe, and x. M. brode.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ouer against the border of the Priests the Leuites shall haue fiue and twentie thousande long, and ten thousande broade: all the length shalbe fiue and twentie thousand, and the breadth ten thousande.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ouer against the border of the priestes, shall the Leuites haue fiue and twentie thousand long, & ten thousand brode: all the length shalbe fiue & twentie thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And over against the border of the priests the Levites [shall have] five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length [shall be] five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Answerable 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And `to' the Levites over-against the border of the priests `are' five and twenty thousand `in' length, and `in' breadth ten thousand, all the length `is' five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Levites are to have a part of the land equal to the limit of the priests', twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand wide, all of it together to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty thousand wide.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Answerable 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 12:19 : 19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on the earth.
• Ezek 45:3 : 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.
• Ezek 45:5 : 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.
• Luke 10:7 : 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.