It will be a holy area of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who approach to serve the Lord.(A) It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary. There will be another area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple;(B) it will be their possession for towns to live in.[a]

“As the property of the city, set aside an area 1⅔ miles[b] wide and 8⅓ miles long, adjacent to the holy donation of land.(C) It will be for the whole house of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 45:5 LXX; MT, Syr, Tg, Vg read possession—20 chambers
  2. 45:6 Lit 5,000 cubits

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