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Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48.htm">New Living Translation</a> “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1 / 3 miles long and 3 1 / 3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1 / 3 miles long by 6 2 / 3 miles wide. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/48.htm">New King James Version</a> “Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. The entire length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the width ten thousand. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Alongside the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And alongside the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Alongside the border of the priests, the [other] Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1 /3 miles long and 3 1 /3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1 /3 miles and the width 3 1 /3 miles. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles and the width 3 1/3 miles. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will give the other half of my sacred land to the Levites. Their share will also be twelve and a half kilometers long and five kilometers wide, <a href="/erv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Alongside the land belonging to the priests will be the land belonging to the Levites. It will be 43,750 feet long and 17,500 feet wide. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Levites also are to have a special area, south of that of the priests. It too is to be 10 miles from east to west, by 4 miles from north to south. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Alongside the border of the priests, the descendants of Levi are to be allotted 25,000 units in length and 10,000 units in width. The entire length is to be 25,000 units and its width 10,000 units. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/48.htm">NET Bible</a> "Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/48.htm">World English Bible</a> “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And [to] the Levites alongside the border of the priests [are] twenty-five thousand [in] length, and ten thousand [in] breadth, all the length [is] twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And to the Levites over-against the border of the priests are five and twenty thousand in length, and in breadth ten thousand, all the length is five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the Levities over against the bound of the priests, five and twenty thousand the length, and the breadth ten thousand: all the length five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Levites in like manner shall have by the borders of the priests 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. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But also the Levites, similarly, shall have, beside the borders of the priests, twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width. The entire length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width shall be ten thousand. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Bible</a> The Levites shall have territory corresponding to that of the priests, twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide. The whole tract shall be twenty-five thousand cubits long and twenty thousand wide. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. The whole length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the width twenty thousand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And opposite the border of the priests the Levites shall have a portion twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all their land shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in breadth. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Levites next to the border of the Priests: the length, twenty and five thousand, and the width, ten thousand, and all their space, twenty and five thousand, and the width, ten thousand<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Levites shall have the part, next to the borders of the priests, in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth ten thousand: the whole length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth twenty thousand. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14769" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">The Portion for the Priests</a> …12It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites. 13<a href="/hebrew/5980.htm" title="5980: lə·‘um·maṯ (Prep-l) -- Close by, side by side with. From amam; conjunction, i.e. Society; mostly adverb or preposition, near, beside, along with.">Bordering</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/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">of the priests,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: wə·hal·wî·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">shall have an area 25,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">cubits long</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śe·reṯ (Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">and 10,000 cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">length</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">will be 25,000 cubits,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">and the width</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śe·reṯ (Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">10,000 cubits.</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> 14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a> 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. ... <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a> To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them. <a href="/joshua/13-33.htm">Joshua 13:33</a> To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a> Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: / “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. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a> Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ... <a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-42</a> 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: ... <a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a> Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. <a href="/hebrews/7-9.htm">Hebrews 7:9-10</a> And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham. / For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. <a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a> who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. <a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a> You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” <a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Revelation 20:6</a> 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. <a href="/acts/6-4.htm">Acts 6:4</a> and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.five and twenty thousand in.<a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Ezekiel 45:3</a> And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-19.htm">Deuteronomy 12:19</a> Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.<a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a> And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Alongside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-7.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-12.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm">Total</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Alongside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Part</a> <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Together</a> <a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Total</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 48</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes;</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">of the sanctuary;</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">of the city and suburbs;</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">and of the prince.</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes.</a> 30. <a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">The dimensions and gates of the city.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Bordering the territory of the priests, This phrase indicates a specific allocation of land adjacent to the priests' territory. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, the land is meticulously divided among the tribes of Israel, with special provisions for the priests and Levites. This reflects the importance of maintaining a distinct and holy space for those serving in the temple, emphasizing the separation between the sacred duties of the priests and the supportive role of the Levites. The proximity to the priests' land underscores the Levites' role in assisting with temple services and maintaining the sanctity of worship.the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The dimensions given here are significant, as they provide a substantial area for the Levites, who were responsible for various temple duties and services. A cubit is traditionally understood as approximately 18 inches, making this area about 7.5 miles long and 3 miles wide. This allocation reflects the Levites' integral role in the religious life of Israel, ensuring they have sufficient resources and space to perform their duties. The specific measurements also highlight the order and precision in God's plan for His people, as seen throughout the book of Ezekiel.The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, Reiterating the length emphasizes the importance of the Levites' territory. This repetition may serve to underscore the permanence and divine ordination of these boundaries. In the broader context of Ezekiel's vision, such precise measurements symbolize God's sovereignty and the restoration of Israel according to His perfect plan. The length also suggests a significant area dedicated to the Levites, ensuring their needs are met as they serve the community.and the width 10,000 cubits. The repetition of the width measurement reinforces the defined space for the Levites. This precision in measurement is consistent with the detailed nature of Ezekiel's vision, which outlines the future restoration and organization of Israel. The width, along with the length, ensures a balanced and ample provision for the Levites, reflecting God's care and provision for those who serve Him. This allocation can also be seen as a type of the order and provision found in the Kingdom of God, where each has their place and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile who received visions from God about the restoration of Israel and the new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties, assisting the priests in the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> Descendants of Aaron, responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the temple rituals. 4. <a href="/topical/a/allotment.htm">Allotment</a> A designated portion of land assigned to the Levites, indicating their role and inheritance in the restored Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_order.htm">God's Provision and Order</a> The specific allotment for the Levites demonstrates God's provision and order in His plans. He ensures that those who serve Him are cared for and have a place in His kingdom. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_service.htm">Role of Service</a> The Levites' role highlights the importance of service in God's community. Believers today are called to serve in various capacities, using their gifts for the edification of the church. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a> Just as the Levites had a unique inheritance, Christians have an inheritance in Christ. This spiritual inheritance is eternal and surpasses any earthly possession. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a> The allocation of land for the Levites underscores the centrality of worship and community in the life of God's people. Believers are encouraged to prioritize communal worship and fellowship. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_calling.htm">Faithfulness in Calling</a> The Levites' dedication to their duties serves as a reminder to be faithful in our own callings, whether in ministry, work, or family life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 48</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel's_temple_layout_unique.htm">Why does Ezekiel 48 envision a temple layout vastly different from historical records of Solomon's and Zerubbabel's temples?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_45_1-6_lands_align_today.htm">How do the extensive land measurements in Ezekiel 45:1-6 align with known geography, given no historical proof of such boundaries?</a> <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> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 13, 14. - The Levites' portion is next described by its situation, as lying over against - לְעֻמַּת, "at or near," answerable to (Revised Version), parallel with (Keil) - the border of the priests; by its dimensions, as twenty-five thousand reeds in length, from east to west, and ten thousand reeds in breadth, or from north to south, i.e. it should be as large as the priests' portion - in point of fact larger, since the space necessary for the sanctuary required to be deducted from the former; by its tenure, which was such that the Levites could neither sell, exchange, nor alienate it, any more than under the Law the Levites could sell the field of the suburbs or pasture-lands of their cities (<a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Leviticus 25:34</a>); and by its character, which, as consisting of the firstfruits of the land, i.e. of the first portion of the land heaved up or presented in offering (see <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1</a>), was holy unto the Lord (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm">Ezekiel 44:30</a>). The changes in the text made by the LXX. and favored by Hitzig and Smend - "to the Levites" instead of "the Levites" (ver. 13), and "twenty" instead of "ten thousand" (ver. 13) - are unnecessary. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Bordering לְעֻמַּת֙ (lə·‘um·maṯ) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5980.htm">Strong's 5980: </a> Society, near, beside, along with the territory גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of the priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi [shall have an area] 25,000 חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (ḥă·miš·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five [cubits] long אֹ֔רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length and 10,000 cubits עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> Ten wide. וְרֹ֖חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width The whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every length אֹ֗רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length [will be] 25,000 [cubits], חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה (ḥă·miš·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five and the width וְרֹ֖חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width 10,000 [cubits]. עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> Ten <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Ezekiel 48:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 48:13 Answerable to the border of the priests (Ezek. 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