"And over against the border of the priests the Levites {shall have} five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand…" — Ezekiel 48:13

Ezekiel 48:13 · KJV

“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.”

— Ezekiel 48:13

Verse 12

And {this} oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

Verse 14

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for {it is} holy unto the LORD.

Ezekiel 48 — Context

{It shall be} for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. {It...: or, The sanctified portion shall be for the priests} {charge: or, ward, or, ordinance}

And {this} oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

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.

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for {it is} holy unto the LORD.

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.

Cross References

Ezekiel 45:5

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.

Ezekiel 45:3

And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary {and} the most holy {place}.

Deuteronomy 12:19

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. {as long...: Heb. all thy days}

Luke 10:7

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.