Ezekiel 45:3

From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled community, detailing the precise division of the restored land.

The words — The Hebrew תָּמוֹד (taMod) means "you will measure," functioning as a direct command. אֹרֶךְ (orekh) and אֶלֶף ('elef) literally denote "length" and "thousand," specifying the fifty thousand cubit dimension.

The thread — This exact measurement reappears in Ezekiel 48:10 as the designated holy portion for the priests.

Why it lands — The text commands exact spatial boundaries for the sanctuary, establishing where the Most Holy Place will physically stand.

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The Hebrew words

וּמִן־u./min-and/ from הַמִּדָּ֤הha./mi.Dahthe/ measured area הַזֹּאת֙ha./zoT<the>/ this תָּמ֔וֹדta.Modyou will measure אֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekha length חֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.meshfive וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousand [cubits]וְרֹ֖חַבve./Ro.chavand/ a breadth עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retten אֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וּבֽוֹ־u./vo/v-and/ in/ itיִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will be הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha./mik.Dashthe/ sanctuary קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.desha holy place of קָדָשִֽׁים׃ka.da.Shimholy places

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 48:10 This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.