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New Century Version

Ezekiel 48:9

"The share which you will give the Lord will be about seven miles long and three miles wide.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Israel ;   Tribes, the Twelve;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide.
Hebrew Names Version
The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand [reeds] in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
King James Version
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
English Standard Version
The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth.
New American Standard Bible
"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.
Amplified Bible
"The allotment [of land] that you shall set apart and offer to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The oblation that ye shall offer vnto the Lord, shalbe of fiue and twentie thousande long, and of ten thousand the breadth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.
Legacy Standard Bible
The contribution that you shall contribute to Yahweh shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.
Berean Standard Bible
The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
Contemporary English Version
An area in the center of this land will belong to me. It will be eight miles long and six miles wide.
Complete Jewish Bible
The offering you are to set aside for Adonai is to be eight [miles] long and three wide.
Darby Translation
The heave-offering that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will dedicate this land to the Lord . It will be 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide.
George Lamsa Translation
And the portion of the land which you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in breadth.
Good News Translation
In the center of this section, a special area 10 miles by 8 miles is to be dedicated to the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and its width ten thousand cubits.
Literal Translation
The heave offering that you shall offer to Jehovah shall be twenty five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for the porcion, that ye shal separate out for the LORDE, it shalbe xxv.M. longe, and x.M. brode.
American Standard Version
The oblation that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
Bible in Basic English
The offering you will give to the Lord is to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty-five thousand wide.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The offering that ye shall set apart unto the LORD shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
King James Version (1611)
The oblation that yee shall offer vnto the Lord, shall be of fiue and twentie thousand in length, and of ten thousand in bredth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The oblation that ye shall offer vnto the Lord, shalbe fiue and twentie thousand long, and ten thousand brode.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
As for the first-fruits which they shall offer to the Lord, it shall be in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth twenty-five thousand.
English Revised Version
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
World English Bible
The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand [reeds] in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The firste fruytis whiche ye schulen departe to the Lord, the lengthe schal be in fyue and twenty thousynde, and the breed in ten thousynde.
Update Bible Version
The oblation that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be five and twenty thousand [reeds] in length, and ten thousand in width.
Webster's Bible Translation
The oblation that ye shall offer to the LORD [shall be] of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
New English Translation
The allotment you set apart to the Lord will be eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width.
New King James Version
"The district that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.
New Living Translation
"The area set aside for the Lord 's Temple will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide.
New Life Bible
The gift of land that you will set apart to the Lord will be as long as 12,500 long steps and as wide as 5,000 long steps.
New Revised Standard
The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and twenty thousand in width.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the heave-offering which ye shall offer up to Yahweh shall be in length, five and twenty thousand, and in breadth, twenty thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The firstfruits which you shall set apart for the Lord will be the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand.
Revised Standard Version
The portion which you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and twenty thousand in breadth.
Young's Literal Translation
The heave-offering that ye lift up to Jehovah [is] five and twenty thousand long, and broad ten thousand.

Contextual Overview

1 "These are the areas of the tribes named here: Dan will have one share at the northern border. It will go from the sea through Hethlon to Lebo Hamath, all the way to Hazar Enan, where Damascus lies to the north. It will stop there next to Hamath. This will be Dan's northern border from the east side to the Mediterranean Sea on the west side. 2 "South of Dan's border, Asher will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 3 "South of Asher's border, Naphtali will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 4 "South of Naphtali's border, Manasseh will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 5 "South of Manasseh's border, Ephraim will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 6 "South of Ephraim's border, Reuben will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 7 "South of Reuben's border, Judah will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side. 8 "South of Judah's border will be the holy area which you are to give. It will be about seven miles wide and as long and wide as one of the tribes' shares. It will run from the east side to the west side. The Temple will be in the middle of this area. 9 "The share which you will give the Lord will be about seven miles long and three miles wide. 10 The holy area will be divided among these people. The priests will have land about seven miles long on the north and south sides, and three miles wide on the west and east sides. The Temple of the Lord will be in the middle of it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Joshua 21:2 - The Lord Ezekiel 44:28 - I am their inheritance Ezekiel 48:15 - for the city

Cross-References

Genesis 27:4
When you prepare the tasty food that I love, bring it to me, and I will eat. Then I will bless you before I die."
Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with her and said, "Can I do what only God can do? He is the one who has kept you from having children."
Genesis 33:5
When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, "Who are these people with you?" Jacob answered, "These are the children God has given me. God has been good to me, your servant."
Genesis 48:3
Then Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me there.
Genesis 48:4
He said to me, ‘I will give you many children. I will make you the father of many peoples, and I will give your descendants this land forever.'
Genesis 48:5
Your two sons, who were born here in Egypt before I came, will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will be my sons just as Reuben and Simeon are my sons.
Genesis 48:11
He said to Joseph, "I thought I would never see you alive again, and now God has let me see you and also your children."
Genesis 48:14
But Israel crossed his arms and put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, who was younger. He put his left hand on the head of Manasseh, the firstborn son.
Genesis 48:20
So Israel blessed them that day and said, "When a blessing is given in Israel, they will say: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" In this way he made Ephraim greater than Manasseh.
Genesis 48:21
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look at me; I am about to die. But God will be with you and will take you back to the land of your fathers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The oblation that ye shall offer to the Lord,.... That which belonged to the sanctuary, and to the priests, which was taken and separated for that use; which here, and in the following verses, is particularly and separately considered:

shall be of five and twenty thousand in length; that is, five and twenty thousand reeds from east to west:

and of ten thousand in breadth; from north to south; see Ezekiel 45:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 48:9. The oblation — This was a portion of land twenty-five thousand cubits in length, by ten thousand broad; in the centre of which was the temple, which must be destined for the use of the priests, the Levites, and the prince.


 
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