“About the land that will belong to the Levites: I am their property. You won’t give the Levites any property (land) in Israel. I am their share in Israel.
Ezekiel 48:9 - Easy To Read Version You will dedicate this land to the Lord. It will be 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits {\cf2\super [468]} wide. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The portion of land that you shall set apart and offer to the Lord shall be 25,000 [measures] in length and 10,000 in breadth [for each of the two districts]. American Standard Version (1901) The oblation that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. Common English Bible The portion that you will set aside for the LORD will be 7.1 miles long and 5.68 miles wide. Catholic Public Domain Version The first-fruits, which you shall separate to the Lord, shall be, in length, twenty-five thousand, and in width, ten thousand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The firstfruits which you shall set apart for the Lord: shall be the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand. |
“About the land that will belong to the Levites: I am their property. You won’t give the Levites any property (land) in Israel. I am their share in Israel.
“You will divide the land for the Israelite family groups by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [423]} At that time, you will separate a part of the land. It will be a holy part for the Lord. The land will be 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [424]} long and 20,000 cubits {\cf2\super [425]} wide. All of this land will be holy.
This special area of land will be divided among the priest and Levites.
“The next area of land will be for a special use. This land is south of Judah’s land. This area is 25,000 cubits {\cf2\super [467]} long from north to south. And from east to west, it will be as wide as the land that belongs to the other family groups. The temple will be in the middle of this section of land.
This happened at the town of Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The Levite rulers said to them, “The Lord gave Moses a command. He commanded that you give us towns to live in. And he commanded that you give us fields where our animals can eat.”