Ezekiel 48:13
in Ezekiel 48Bordering 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And answerable unto 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 48
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Bordering the territory of the priests
on Ezekiel 48:13-14
The Levites receive a strip beside the priests. “They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land”. Ordinary inheritance in Israel could return to its owner at the jubilee, while this ground stays fixed to its holy use.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 13) But the Levites shall have a portion like the priests, consisting of twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width; the whole length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the width ten thousand cubits.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And over against the border of the priests,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And the Levites: opposite the border of the priests Alongside the strips of the priests, like the measurement of the priests, parallel to its entire length.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
or exchange And he shall not exchange it for any other land.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְעֻמַּת֙ | leumat | <to> close to | H5980 → | 32 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 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 |
| עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת | ʾaseret | [will be] ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| אֲלָפִ֑ים | ʾalafim | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֹ֗רֶךְ | ʾorekh | [the] length | H753 → | 95 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה | chamishah | [will be] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אֶ֔לֶף | ʾelef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְרֹ֖חַב | verochav | and [the] breadth | H7341 → | 101 times |
| עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | ʾaseret | [will be] ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| אֲלָפִֽים׃ | ʾalafim | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
וְהַלְוִיִּ֗םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
לְעֻמַּת֙<to> close to
leumatH5980 →32 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 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
עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת[will be] ten
ʾaseretH6235 →176 times
אֲלָפִ֑יםthousand [cubits]
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֹ֗רֶךְ[the] length
ʾorekhH753 →95 times
חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה[will be] five
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִים֙and twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אֶ֔לֶףthousand [cubits]
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְרֹ֖חַבand [the] breadth
verochavH7341 →101 times
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת[will be] ten
ʾaseretH6235 →176 times
אֲלָפִֽים׃thousand [cubits]
ʾalafimH505 →505 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
Luke 10:7Stay 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.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Matthew 10:10–11
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
- 1 Corinthians 9:4–15
Have we no right to food and to drink?
- 2 Timothy 2:6
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
- 3 John 1:5–8
Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
Through
Ezekiel 45:3From 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.
it leads to
- 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 48:10
Through
Deuteronomy 12:19and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 31:4–21
Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.
- Nehemiah 10:34–39
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our…
- 2 Chronicles 31:4–21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).