Ezekiel 45:4
in Ezekiel 45It 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto Jehovah; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.
KJV
The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.
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This verse in Ezekiel 45
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the priests who minister in the sanctuary
on Ezekiel 45:4-5
Two strips are marked off, one for the priests “who draw near to minister before the LORD,” and one beside it for the Levites. Gill reads the order as the vision's rank, priest before Levite. The grant follows the temple's concentric holiness, nearer the center for the higher office.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 45, vers. 1 and following) When you begin to divide the land as an inheritance, set apart for the Lord a portion of the land, twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width, which shall be consecrated in all its boundaries. This portion shall be holy and shall be laid out in a square, five hundred by five hundred cubits in size, with fifty cubits of additional land as its outskirts.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary,....
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קֹ֣דֶשׁ | kodesh | [will be] a holy portion | H6944 → | 469 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָ֜רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| ה֗וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜ים | lakohanim | to the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מְשָׁרְתֵ֤י | mesharetei | [who] serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ | hamikdash | <of> the sanctuary | H4720 → | 75 times |
| יִֽהְיֶ֔ה | yihyeh | it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים | hakerevim | <the> approaching | H7131 → | |
| לְשָׁרֵ֣ת | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהָיָ֨ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶ֤ם | lahem | for them | ||
| מָקוֹם֙ | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| לְבָ֣תִּ֔ים | levatim | for houses | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וּמִקְדָּ֖שׁ | umikdash | and a holy place | H4720 → | 75 times |
| לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ | lamikdash | for the sanctuary | H4720 → | 75 times |
קֹ֣דֶשׁ[will be] a holy portion
kodeshH6944 →469 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָ֜רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
ה֗וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
לַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜יםto the priests
lakohanimH3548 →750 times
מְשָׁרְתֵ֤י[who] serve
meshareteiH8334 →97 times
הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙<of> the sanctuary
hamikdashH4720 →75 times
יִֽהְיֶ֔הit will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים<the> approaching
hakerevimH7131 →
לְשָׁרֵ֣תto serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהָיָ֨הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶ֤םfor them
lahem
מָקוֹם֙a place
makomH4725 →401 times
לְבָ֣תִּ֔יםfor houses
levatimH1004 →2046 times
וּמִקְדָּ֖שׁand a holy place
umikdashH4720 →75 times
לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃for the sanctuary
lamikdashH4720 →75 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
it leads to
- Psalms 65:4
Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- Numbers 17:5
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
- Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I…
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Psalms 65:4
Through
Ezekiel 43:19You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:15
But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand…
- Ezekiel 40:46
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
- Ezekiel 45:18–19
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the first day of the first month you are to take a young bull without blemish and purify the sanctuary.
- Ezekiel 44:15
Through
Ezekiel 40:45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:23
So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
- 1 Chronicles 9:23
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About Ezekiel

This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
