Ezekiel 45:1-8 ▼

1 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, set aside a donation to the LORD, a holy portion of the land, 8 1 /3 miles long and 6 2 /3 miles wide. This entire region will be holy.

2 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.

3 From this holy portion, you will measure off an area 8 1 /3 miles long and 3 1 /3 miles wide, in which the sanctuary, the most holy place, will stand.

4 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. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.

5 There will be another area 8 1 /3 miles long and 3 1 /3 miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in.

6 “As the property of the city, set aside an area 1 2 /3 miles wide and 8 1 /3 miles long, adjacent to the holy donation of land. It will be for the whole house of Israel.

7 And the prince will have the area on each side of the holy donation of land and the city’s property, adjacent to the holy donation and the city’s property, stretching to the west on the west side and to the east on the east side. Its length will correspond to one of the tribal portions from the western boundary to the eastern boundary.

8 This will be his land as a possession in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people but give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.