Ezekiel 45 · Verse 6

Ezekiel 45:6

And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 45:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 45:6 in other translations

BSBAs the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.
WEB“‘“You shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, side by side with the offering of the holy portion. It shall be for the whole house of Israel.
ASVAnd ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, side by side with the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
YLT‘And of the possession of the city ye give five thousand of breadth, and of length five and twenty thousand, over-against the heave-offering of the holy portion: to all the house of Israel it is.
DARBYAnd ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand in breadth, and five and twenty thousand in length, alongside of the holy heave-offering: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
BBEAnd as the property for the town you are to have a part five thousand wide and twenty-five thousand long, by the side of the offering of the holy part of the land: this is to be for all the children of Israel.
WebsterAnd ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

What does Ezekiel 45:6 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Ye shall appoint - See the plan, FF.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 45:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַאֲחֻזַּ֨תva.'a.chu.Zatand [the] possession ofH272
הָעִ֜ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
תִּתְּנ֗וּti.te.Nuyou will giveH5414
חֲמֵ֤שֶׁתcha.Me.shetfiveH2568
אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505
רֹ֔חַבRo.chavbreadthH7341
וְאֹ֗רֶךְve.'O.rekhand lengthH753
חֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.ShahfiveH2568
וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242
אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousand [cubits]H505
לְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.Mat<to> close toH5980
תְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.Mat[the] contribution ofH8641
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.desh<the> holinessH6944
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יִהְיֶֽה\׃yih.Yehit will belongH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 45:6

  • Ezekiel 48:15-18

    And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

  • Ezekiel 48:30-35

    And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. …

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the city.
48:15-18,30-35

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Context

  • Ezekiel 45:5

    And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

  • Ezekiel 45:6

    And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 45:7

    And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

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Ezekiel 45:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y para la posesión de la ciudad daréis cinco mil de anchura y veinticinco mil de longitud, delante de lo que se apartó para el santuario: será para toda la casa de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et, pour possession de la ville, vous donnerez 5 000 en largeur, et 25 000 en longueur, le long de la sainte offrande élevée: ce sera pour toute la maison d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Eigentum der Stadt sollt ihr 5000 in die Breite und 25000 in die Länge geben, gleichlaufend dem heiligen Hebopfer; dem ganzen Hause Israel soll es gehören.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et possessionem civitatis dabitis quinque millia latitudinis, et longitudinis viginti quinque millia, secundum separationem sanctuarii, omni domui Israël.