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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel receives a vision of the future restored land of Israel, detailing the tribal allotments and sacred divisions. God instructs him to record the precise measurements and boundaries for the holy portion designated for the priests.

The words — תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ (terumat haqodesh) translates literally as "the contribution of holiness" or "holy portion." This phrase identifies the land set apart specifically for priestly use rather than general tribal inheritance.

The thread — The designation of a measured, consecrated territory for priestly service recurs in Ezekiel 44:28 and Ezekiel 45:4. The concept of land allocated for sacred ministry also echoes the Levitical cities outlined in Numbers 35:1.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a strictly bounded space reserved for priestly ministry and the divine sanctuary. It requires the reader to acknowledge that sacred service operates within defined, divinely ordained limits rather than arbitrary boundaries.

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The Hebrew words

וּ֠לְאֵ֜לֶּהu./le./'E.lehand/ to/ these תִּהְיֶ֣הtih.Yehit will belong תְרֽוּמַת־te.ru.mat-[the] contribution of הַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha./ko.Desh<the>/ holiness לַכֹּֽהֲנִים֒la./ko.ha.Nimto the/ priests צָפ֜וֹנָהtza.Fo.na/hnorth/ -ward חֲמִשָּׁ֧הcha.mi.Shahfive וְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אֶ֗לֶף'E.lefthousand [cubits]וְיָ֙מָּה֙ve./Ya.ma/hand/ west/ -ward רֹ֚חַבRo.chav[the] breadth עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.ret[will be] ten אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וְקָדִ֗ימָהve./ka.Di.ma/hand/ east/ -ward רֹ֚חַבRo.chav[the] breadth עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.ret[will be] ten אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וְנֶ֕גְבָּהve./Neg.ba/hand/ south/ -ward אֹ֕רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length חֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.Shah[will be] five וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אָ֑לֶף'A.lefthousand [cubits]וְהָיָ֥הve./ha.Yahand/ it will be מִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-[the] sanctuary of יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be./to.Kh/oin/ [the] middle of/ it

King James Version

And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 45:4 It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 44:28 In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
Numbers 35:1 Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
Joshua 21:1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
Matthew 10:10 Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
1 Corinthians 9:13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?