Ezekiel 45:6 · KJV
“And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy {portion}: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.”
— Ezekiel 45:6
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.
And a {portion shall be} for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy {portion}, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy {portion}, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length {shall be} over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Ezekiel 45 — Context
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.
5And 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.
6And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation 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 oblation of the holy {portion}, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy {portion}, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length {shall be} over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
8In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and {the rest of} the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
Cross References
Ezekiel 48:15-18
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane {place} for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:30-35
And these {are} the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
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