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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 midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:10 · KJV
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WEB

For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in its midst.

KJV

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 midst thereof.

Word study

And for them, ʼêl-leh H428
even for the priests, kôhên H3548
shall be hâyâh H1961
this holy qôdesh H6944
oblation; tᵉrûwmâh H8641
toward the north tsâphôwn H6828
five châmêsh H2568
and twenty ʻesrîym H6242
thousand ʼeleph H505
in length , and toward the west yâm H3220
ten ʻeser H6235
thousand ʼeleph H505
in breadth, rôchab H7341
and toward the east qâdîym H6921
ten ʻeser H6235
thousand ʼeleph H505
in breadth, rôchab H7341
and toward the south negeb H5045
five châmêsh H2568
and twenty ʻesrîym H6242
thousand ʼeleph H505
in length: ʼôrek H753
and the sanctuary miqdâsh H4720
of the LORD Yᵉhôvâh H3068
shall be hâyâh H1961
in the midst tâvek H8432
thereof.

Commentary

Adam Clarke

The oblation - This was a portion of land twenty-five thousand cubits in length, by ten thousand broad; in the center of which was the temple, which must be destined for the use of the priests, the Levites, and the prince.

John Gill

And they shall not sell of it,.... Any part of it that is allotted to them, neither the priests nor the Levites; simony is not to be practised:

neither exchange; for any other land in lieu of it:

nor alienate the first fruits of the land; or appropriate them to any other use than that of the priests and Levites: whatever is appointed for ecclesiastic uses ought not to be converted to any other; nor should church privileges be parted with on any account: ministers and other officers, nay, even private Christians, should not part with their Christian liberty, nor with any of the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel:

for it is holy unto the Lord; what is separated and devoted to religious uses is sacred to the Lord.

JFB

Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Gen 49:4). So no distinguished prophet, priest, or king had come from it. Of it were the notorious Dathan and Abiram, the mutineers. A pastoral and Bedouin character marked it and Gad (Jdg 5:16).

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