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Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>this</i> oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And <i>this</i> district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy reserve, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it shall be a contribution to them from the contribution of the land, a Holy of Holies, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And this [land offering] shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy portion beside the border of the [other] Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The land belonging to the priests will be the most sacred area and will lie south of the area that belongs to the Levites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they will have a special portion from the land. It will be the holiest part of land, next to the land belonging to the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they are to have a special area next to the area belonging to the Levites, and it will be the holiest of all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is to be a Terumah for them from the allotment of the land, a Most Holy Place, adjoining the border of the descendants of Levi."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />even the raised-offering has been for them, out of the raised-offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> even the heave-offering hath been to them, out of the heave-offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the oblation from the oblation of the land shall be to them holy of holies to the bound of the Levites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the foremost of the first-fruits of the land, the Holy of Holies, beside the border of the Levites, shall be for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />shall have their own tract set apart, next to the territory of the Levites, separate from the most holy tract.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And this portion shall be their portion out of the land which is set aside, the most holy by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall have a division from the division of the land, The Holy of Holies, in the border of the Levites<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall be unto them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the first-fruits shall be given to them out of the first-fruits of the land, <i>even</i> a most holy portion from the borders of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14759" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">The Portion for the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8642.htm" title="8642: tə·rū·mî·yāh (N-fs) -- What belongs to a contribution, a contribution. Formed as truwmah; a sacrificial offering.">a special portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: mit·tə·rū·maṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">set apart</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-msc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">a most holy portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">adjacent to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">of the Levites.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-5</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. / No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1-5</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. / And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. / And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Revelation 20:6</a></span><br />Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Numbers 35:2-8</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. / The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-3</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a></span><br />As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.</p><p class="hdg">a thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Ezekiel 45:4</a></b></br> The holy <i>portion</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Leviticus 27:21</a></b></br> But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Adjoining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Bordering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Heaved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-16.htm">Special</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-24.htm">Adjoining</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/daniel/2-20.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Bordering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/exodus/29-27.htm">Heaved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Special</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">of the sanctuary;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">of the city and suburbs;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">and of the prince.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">The dimensions and gates of the city.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This special portion signifies their unique role and dedication to the service of the Lord. The concept of a "special portion" echoes the idea of inheritance and blessing found throughout the Old Testament, such as the Levites not receiving a land inheritance because the Lord Himself was their portion (<a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20</a>).<p><b>set apart from the land</b><br>The idea of being "set apart" is central to the biblical theme of holiness. In this context, it underscores the sanctity and distinctiveness of the priestly portion. This separation from the common land highlights the consecration required for those who serve in the temple, reflecting the broader biblical principle that God's people are to be holy and distinct from the world (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>).<p><b>a most holy portion</b><br>The term "most holy" elevates this land above other portions, indicating its supreme sanctity. This designation is reserved for things directly associated with God's presence, such as the Holy of Holies in the temple. The holiness of this portion underscores the purity and reverence required in the service of God, drawing parallels to the New Testament call for believers to be a royal priesthood and a holy nation (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<p><b>adjacent to the territory of the Levites</b><br>The proximity to the Levites' territory emphasizes the interconnectedness of the priestly and Levitical roles in temple service. The Levites assisted the priests and were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and later the temple. This arrangement reflects the organized structure of worship and service in Israel, ensuring that those dedicated to God's service were supported and had access to the resources necessary for their duties. This also foreshadows the New Testament church's structure, where different roles and gifts work together for the edification of the body of Christ (<a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11-12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile who received visions and messages from God concerning the future of Israel and the restoration of the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel, specifically the portion set aside for the priests and Levites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe in Israel set apart for religious duties and service in the temple. They did not receive a land inheritance like the other tribes but were given cities and pasturelands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>Specifically, the sons of Zadok, who were faithful in their service to God and were given a special portion of the land as a reward for their faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_holy_portion.htm">The Most Holy Portion</a></b><br>A designated area of land that is set apart for sacred purposes, emphasizing the holiness and special status of the priests' inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The special portion for the priests underscores the importance of holiness and being set apart for God's purposes. Believers today are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_rewarded.htm">Faithfulness Rewarded</a></b><br>The sons of Zadok received a special inheritance due to their faithfulness. This teaches us that God honors and rewards those who remain faithful to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the priests and Levites highlights God's provision for those who serve Him. Trust in God's provision is a key aspect of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The proximity of the priests' portion to the Levites' territory emphasizes the importance of community and collaboration in worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a></b><br>Just as the priests received a special inheritance, believers have an inheritance in Christ, which is eternal and secure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_48_with_other_boundaries.htm">How do we reconcile the detailed land allotments in Ezekiel 48 with other biblical passages that describe differing boundaries for these tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_priests'_inheritances_align_biblically.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 indicates priests have no inheritance apart from the Lord--how does this align with land allotment practices known from other biblical or historical sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_levi's_landlessness_align_biblically.htm">How does Deuteronomy 10:8's statement that Levi had no land inheritance align with inherited lands described in other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_everything_a_source_of_joy.htm">Who were the 12 tribes of Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a special portion</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּרוּמִיָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rū·mî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8642.htm">Strong's 8642: </a> </span><span class="str2">What belongs to a contribution, a contribution</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">set apart</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְּרוּמַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tə·rū·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a Most Holy portion</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">adjacent to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the territory</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Levites.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Ezekiel 48:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 48:12 It shall be to them an offering (Ezek. 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