Holman Christian Standard Bible

Ezekiel 48:5-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5. Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim — one portion.

6. Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben — one portion.

7. Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah — one portion.

8. “Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8 1/3 miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

9. “The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide.

10. This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 1/3 miles long on the northern side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the western side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the eastern side, and 8 1/3 miles long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

11. It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

12. It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

13. “Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles and the width 3 1/3 miles.

14. They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.