Ezekiel 45:5

“And twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, for them as a possession: twenty chambers.”

Ezekiel 45:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 45:5, word by word

And twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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And twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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in lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

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and tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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in widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

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shall be for the Levitesהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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shall be for the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵיmesharte

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

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of the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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as a possessionאֲחֻזָּהachuza

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

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chambersלְשָׁכֹתleshachot

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

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Translation note

“Twenty chambers” (עֶשְׂרִים לְשָׁכֹת): so the Hebrew reads; with almost the same letters it reads “cities to live in” (עָרִים לָשָׁבֶת).

The context

4It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to YHWH; and it shall be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

5 · This verse (above)

6And as the possession of the city you shall give five thousand in width and twenty-five thousand in length, corresponding to the holy contribution; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

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