Ezekiel 45:1
in Ezekiel 45“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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 45
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
By lot - Not by casting lots, but by “allotment,” the several portions being assigned by rule Jos 13:6. Oblation - The oblation (properly “heaveoffering”) was regarded as the Lord’s portion Lev 27:30. This “oblation” is given here as part of the provision made for the priests, and was probably in lieu of tithes Lev 27:30; Num 18:21, just as the prince had his definite portion of land instead of being supported by the contributions of the people. The priests and Levites had, in addition, the sacrifices (Eze 44:28, note).
This site's exposition
divide by lot the land for inheritance
on Ezekiel 45:1-3
The prophet turns from the temple's own architecture to the ground around it: a holy oblation is set apart when the tribes divide the land, twenty five thousand reeds by ten thousand, holy in all its borders. The sanctuary and the most holy place stand inside this reserved strip, land measured off before the tribal portions are measured, a share given to the Lord ahead of any share given to a tribe. The readings on the measurements' scale are named with holders, a literal future precinct so the dispensational line the site's own tradition holds, and ideal proportions so much of the older bench, and the exposition carries the numbers as the text gives them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Here is the portion of land assigned to the sanctuary, in the midst of which the temple was to be built, with all its courts and purlieus; the rest round about it was for the priests.
No; it is but an oblation; we only offer it to him; the benefit of it returns back to ourselves, to his poor, who, as our neighbours, are ourselves, or to his ministers who serve continually for our good. The proportion of this oblation is here determined, which was not done by the law of Moses.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם | uvhapilekhem | and when make fall you | H5307 → | 435 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֜רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה | benachalah | <in> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| תָּרִימוּ֩ | tarimu | you will offer up | H7311 → | 190 times |
| תְרוּמָ֨ה | terumah | a contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| לַיהוָ֥ה׀ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| קֹדֶשׁ֮ | kodesh | a holy portion | H6944 → | 469 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָרֶץ֒ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֹ֗רֶךְ | ʾorekh | [the] length | H753 → | 95 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה | chamishah | [will be] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אֶ֙לֶף֙ | ʾelef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| אֹ֔רֶךְ | ʾorekh | [the] length | H753 → | 95 times |
| וְרֹ֖חַב | verochav | and [the] breadth | H7341 → | 101 times |
| עֲשָׂ֣רָה | ʾasarah | [will be] ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| אָ֑לֶף | ʾalef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| קֹדֶשׁ־ | kodesh- | [will be] a holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| בְכָל־ | vekhol- | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גְּבוּלָ֖הּ | gevulah | territory its | H1366 → | 240 times |
| סָבִֽיב׃ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨םand when make fall you
uvhapilekhemH5307 →435 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֜רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה<in> an inheritance
benachalahH5159 →222 times
תָּרִימוּ֩you will offer up
tarimuH7311 →190 times
תְרוּמָ֨הa contribution
terumahH8641 →76 times
לַיהוָ֥ה׀to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
קֹדֶשׁ֮a holy portion
kodeshH6944 →469 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָרֶץ֒the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֹ֗רֶךְ[the] length
ʾorekhH753 →95 times
חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה[will be] five
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אֶ֙לֶף֙thousand [cubits]
ʾelefH505 →505 times
אֹ֔רֶךְ[the] length
ʾorekhH753 →95 times
וְרֹ֖חַבand [the] breadth
verochavH7341 →101 times
עֲשָׂ֣רָה[will be] ten
ʾasarahH6235 →176 times
אָ֑לֶףthousand [cubits]
ʾalefH505 →505 times
קֹדֶשׁ־[will be] a holy place
kodesh-H6944 →469 times
ה֥וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
בְכָל־in all
vekhol-H3605 →5413 times
גְּבוּלָ֖הּterritory its
gevulahH1366 →240 times
סָבִֽיב׃all around
savivH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 48:29This 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 47:13–22
This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
- 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.
- Joshua 13:1–21
Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Numbers 34:2
“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
- Ezekiel 47:13–22
Through
Numbers 34:13So 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.
it leads to
- Numbers 34:1
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Joshua 14:1–5
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of…
- Numbers 34:1
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.