Ezekiel 48:13

Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.

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Study note

Setting — Ezekiel delivers a prophetic vision to the exiled Israelites detailing the future geographic division of the promised land. The words — הַלְוִיִּם (ha-levi'im) translates literally as "the Levites," while גְּבוּל (ge-vul) means "border" or "territory." The thread — Ezek 45:3 and 45:5 first establish these exact measurements for the holy portion and adjacent Levite allotment, echoing Deut 12:19's command to sustain the Levites. Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge a fixed, non-negotiable land allocation for the Levites adjacent to the priests' territory, establishing their permanent sustenance and the inseparability of sacred land from the LORD.

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The Hebrew words

וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve./ha/l.vi.Yimand/ the/ Levites לְעֻמַּת֙le./'u.Mat<to>/ close to גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border of הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha./ko.ha.Nimthe/ priests חֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.Shah[will be] five וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousand [cubits]אֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length וְרֹ֖חַבve./Ro.chavand/ [the] breadth עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.ret[will be] ten אֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]כָּל־kol-all אֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length חֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.Shah[will be] five וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousand [cubits]וְרֹ֖חַבve./Ro.chavand/ [the] breadth עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.ret[will be] ten אֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:19 and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
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.
Ezekiel 45:5 An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.
Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.