Ezekiel 45:1

“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh instructs the one dividing the land by lot to reserve a specific tract before distributing inheritance to the tribes.

The words — תְרוּמָה (te.ru.Mah) means a designated contribution or offering, and קֹדֶשׁ (ko.Desh) identifies that same tract as set apart and holy.

The thread — This command aligns with the lot-based inheritance in Numbers 34:13, the final boundary allotment in Ezekiel 48:29, and the universal holiness declaration in Zechariah 14:20.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that territorial distribution must begin with a reserved portion for Yahweh, treating the measured space as fundamentally separate from common occupation.

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The Hebrew words

וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨םu/v./ha.pi.le./Khemand/ when/ make fall/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָאָ֜רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land בְּנַחֲלָ֗הbe./na.cha.Lah<in>/ an inheritance תָּרִימוּ֩ta.ri.Muyou will offer up תְרוּמָ֨הte.ru.Maha contribution לַיהוָ֥ה׀la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh קֹדֶשׁ֮ko.Desha holy portion מִן־min-from הָאָרֶץ֒ha./'a.Retzthe/ land אֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length חֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.Shah[will be] five וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousand [cubits]אֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length וְרֹ֖חַבve./Ro.chavand/ [the] breadth עֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rah[will be] ten אָ֑לֶף'A.lefthousand [cubits]קֹדֶשׁ־ko.desh-[will be] a holy place ה֥וּאhu'it בְכָל־ve./khol-in/ all גְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.La/hterritory/ its סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall around

King James Version

Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 48:29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
Numbers 34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
Zechariah 14:20 On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.
Leviticus 25:23 The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
Joshua 13:6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
Joshua 14:2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Psalms 16:5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Ezekiel 45:2 Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
Ezekiel 47:21 You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.