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An additional strip of land 87 1 / 2 feet wide is to be left empty all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred <i>in length</i>, with five hundred <i>in breadth</i>, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary, five hundred by five hundred <i>rods,</i> with fifty cubits around it for an open space.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Out of this there shall be for the sanctuary a square encompassing five hundred by five hundred <i>cubits,</i> and fifty cubits for its open space round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about five hundred by five hundred cubits, and fifty cubits for its open space round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about five hundred by five hundred <i>cubits,</i> and fifty cubits for its open space round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about five hundred by five hundred <i>cubits</i>, and fifty cubits for its open space round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Of this there shall be a square plot five hundred by five hundred <i>cubits</i> in perimeter for the holy place, and fifty cubits for the open space around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this area there will be a square section for the sanctuary, 875 by 875 feet, with 87 1 /2 feet of open space all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this area there will be a square section for the sanctuary, 875 by 875 feet, with 87 1/2 feet of open space all around it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred in length by five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits for the suburbs thereof round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The temple will be on a piece of land 255 meters square, and the temple will be completely surrounded by an open space 25 meters wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred in length by five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits for the suburbs thereof round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />An area of 875 feet square will be for the holy place with an open area 87 1/2 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In this area there is to be a square plot of land for the Temple, 840 feet on each side, entirely surrounded by an open space 84 feet wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A Holy Place is to be dedicated from this area in the form of a square measuring 500 by 500 cubits, with a 50 cubit buffer zone surrounding it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Of this area a square 875 feet by 875 feet will be designated for the sanctuary, with 87 1/2 feet set aside for its open space round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the holy place eight hundred sixty-one feet three inches in length by eight hundred sixty-one feet three inches in breadth, square all around; and eighty-six feet two inches for its suburbs all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square around; and fifty cubits around for the suburbs of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of this there shall be a five hundred by five hundred square for the holy place, and fifty cubits for its pasture lands all around. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is of this for the sanctuary five hundred by five hundred, square, around; and fifty cubits of outskirt [is] around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is of this for the sanctuary five hundred by five hundred, square, round about; and fifty cubits of suburb is to it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There shall be from this to the holy place five hundred, by five being square round about; and fifty cubits the area to it round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there shall be for the sanctuary on every side five hundred by five hundred, foursquare round about: and fifty cubits for the suburbs thereof round about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there shall be, out of the entire region, a sanctified portion of five hundred by five hundred, foursquare all around, with fifty cubits for its suburbs on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of this land a square plot, five hundred by five hundred cubits, shall be assigned to the sanctuary, with fifty cubits of free space around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of this, a square plot of five hundred by five hundred cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the sanctuary a space five hundred in length and five hundred in breadth, square round about with fifty cubits of open space round it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there shall be for the Holy Place five hundred by five hundred, and there shall be an enclosure as a circle, and fifty cubits for its open courtyard<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred in length by five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits for the open land round about it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there shall be a sanctuary out of this, five hundred <i>reeds in length</i> by five hundred in breadth, a square round about; and <i>there shall be</i> a vacant space <i>beyond</i> this of fifty cubits round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13706" 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/45.htm">Consecration of the Land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“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. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">Within this area</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there is to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">a section for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">500 cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ba·ḥă·mêš (Prep-b, Art:: Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7251.htm" title="7251: mə·rub·bā‘ (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To square. ">square,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: wa·ḥă·miš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">with 50</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rāš (N-ms) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea.">for open land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>From 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.…<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/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></span><br />The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.<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="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1</a></span><br />“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">1 Kings 7:27-37</a></span><br />In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></span><br />He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a></span><br />The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</a></span><br />Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-6</a></span><br />Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.</p><p class="hdg">five hundred in length</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16-20</a></b></br> He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about… </p><p class="hdg">suburbs.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-27.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Section</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-27.htm">Square</a> <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Suburb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Open</a> <a href="/hosea/7-15.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Section</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Suburb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">The portion of land for the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">for the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">and for the prince</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-9.htm">Ordinances for the prince</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/ezekiel/45.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>The entire area will be holy</b><br />The phrase "The entire area will be holy" underscores the sanctity and set-apart nature of the land designated for the temple. In Hebrew, "holy" is "qodesh," which signifies something that is consecrated or dedicated to God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness, where God calls His people and places to be distinct and pure, set apart for His purposes. The holiness of this area emphasizes the centrality of worship and the presence of God among His people, reminding us of the call to live lives that are consecrated to Him.<p><b>including a square plot for the sanctuary</b><br />The "square plot for the sanctuary" indicates a precise and intentional design. The Hebrew word for "sanctuary" is "miqdash," meaning a sacred place or holy site. The square shape symbolizes perfection and completeness, reflecting God's perfect nature and His desire for order. This design mirrors the heavenly temple described in Revelation, suggesting that earthly worship is a reflection of heavenly realities. The sanctuary serves as a focal point for worship, where God's presence dwells among His people, inviting them into a deeper relationship with Him.<p><b>500 cubits by 500 cubits</b><br />The dimensions "500 cubits by 500 cubits" highlight the specific and grand scale of the temple area. A cubit, an ancient measurement, is approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. This large area signifies the importance and grandeur of the temple, a place where God's glory is to be manifested. The repetition of the number five, often associated with grace in biblical numerology, may suggest the abundant grace of God available to His people through worship and sacrifice. The precise measurements also reflect God's attention to detail and His desire for order in worship.<p><b>with 50 cubits of open land all around it</b><br />The "50 cubits of open land all around it" serves as a buffer zone, separating the holy sanctuary from the common areas. This open land, or "migrash" in Hebrew, provides a space for transition, emphasizing the need for preparation before entering the presence of God. The number fifty, associated with jubilee and freedom, may symbolize the liberation and rest found in God's presence. This space ensures that the sanctity of the temple is preserved, reminding worshippers of the reverence and awe due to God. It also reflects the biblical principle of creating boundaries to protect what is sacred, encouraging believers to guard their hearts and lives as holy unto the Lord.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Fifty cubits round about.--</span>In <a href="/context/ezekiel/42-16.htm" title="He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.">Ezekiel 42:16-20</a> the space of 500 reeds square is described, which was "for," or belonged to, the sanctuary, to guard it from any profanation; but here we have, still farther, a narrow strip of 50 cubits wide (about 83 feet) of open space outside the wall to prevent the priests' houses being built too close to the sacred precincts. The word <span class= "ital">suburbs</span> is better rendered in the margin, <span class= "ital">void</span> or <span class= "ital">open place.</span> The situation of the sanctuary and its surroundings within the priests' portion is more definitely fixed in <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm" title="And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the middle thereof.">Ezekiel 48:10</a> as "in the midst thereof."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Of this district</span>, either of 25,000 × 10,000, or 25,000 × 20,000 reeds, according to the view taken of ver. 1, there should be measured off for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth. The supplement here also, <span class="accented">Keil</span>, Kliefoth, Plumptre, and others consider to be "reeds," since obviously the whole temple with its precincts is intended (<a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16-20</a>), though Hengstenberg and Schroder prefer "cubits," holding the sanctuary to be the temple buildings enclosed within the outer court well (<a href="/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40</a>.). The free space of <span class="cmt_word">fifty cubits round about for the suburbs</span> (or, <span class="accented">open places</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>thereof</span> seems to indicate that the larger area was that alluded to by the prophet. That the term <span class="hebrew">מִגְדָשׁ</span>. occurs more frequently in the so-called priest-code (Leviticus 25:84; <a href="/numbers/35-2.htm">Numbers 35:2, 3, 4, 5, 7</a>; <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Joshua 14:4</a>; <a href="/joshua/21-2.htm">Joshua 21:2, 3, 8, 11, 13</a>, etc.) and in the Chronicles (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">1 Chronicles 5:16</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-35.htm">1 Chronicles 6:35, 37</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/13-2.htm">1 Chronicles 13:2</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">2 Chronicles 11:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/31-19.htm">2 Chronicles 31:19</a>) than in Ezekiel (see <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Ezekiel 27:28</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Ezekiel 48:15, 17</a>) is a fact; but on this fact cannot be founded an argument for the priority of Ezekiel, since it rather points to Ezekiel's acquaintance with such "suburbs" in connection with priestly and Levitical cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/45-2.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">Within this area</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is to be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine 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 section for</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 sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">500 [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">square,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרֻבָּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rub·bā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7251.htm">Strong's 7251: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quadrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with 50</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around it</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for open land.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגְרָ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(miḡ·rāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4054.htm">Strong's 4054: </a> </span><span class="str2">A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 45:2 Of this there shall be (Ezek. 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