Ezekiel 48:18

The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel delivers a vision of the final tribal allotments to the exiled Israelites. The text specifies the exact measurements and boundaries of the territory adjacent to the sacred precincts.

The words — תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ (te.ru.Mat ha.Ko.desh) translates literally as the contribution of the holiness. עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים ('a.Se.ret 'a.la.Fim) means ten thousand, defining the cubit dimensions for the eastern and western borders.

The thread — This provision for city laborers aligns with the designated service roles recorded in Joshua 9:27, Ezra 2:43, and Nehemiah 7:46.

Why it lands — The passage requires readers to observe how sacred space depends on measured land and sustained labor. It demands practical attention to how resources are allocated to support those who maintain the city and its holy functions.

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The Hebrew words

וְהַנּוֹתָ֨רve./ha./no.Tarand/ <the>/ [what] remains בָּאֹ֜רֶךְba./'O.rekhin the/ length לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀le./'u.Mat<to>/ close to תְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.Mat[the] contribution of הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha./Ko.desh<the>/ holiness עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת'a.Se.ret[will be] ten אֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]קָדִ֙ימָה֙ka.Di.ma/heast/ -ward וַעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתva./'a.Se.retand/ ten אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]יָ֔מָּהYa.ma/hwest/ -ward וְהָיָ֕הve./ha.Yahand/ it will be לְעֻמַּ֖תle./'u.Mat<to>/ close to תְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.Mat[the] contribution of הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha./Ko.desh<the>/ holiness וְהָיְתָ֤הve./ha.ye.Tahand/ it will become תְבֽוּאָתוֹ֙te.vu.'a.t/oproduce/ its לְלֶ֔חֶםle./Le.chem<into>/ food לְעֹבְדֵ֖יle./'oe.Deifor/ [the] workers of הָעִֽיר׃ha./'Irthe/ city

King James Version

And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

Cross-references

Joshua 9:27 On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
Ezra 2:43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Nehemiah 7:46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Ezekiel 45:6 As the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.