Ezekiel 48:20

“The whole contribution shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand; as a square you shall set apart the holy contribution together with the possession of the city.”

Ezekiel 48:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 48:20, word by word

contributionתְּרוּמָהteruma

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

Where else “teruma” appears
shall be twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
shall be twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
as a squareרְבִיעִיתreviit

square

With four equal sides, like a square.

Where else “reviit” appears
you shall set apartתָּרִימוּtarimu

set apart

To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.

Where else “tarimu” appears
the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
together with the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuzat” appears
of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears

The context

19And those who work the city from all the tribes of Israel shall work it.

20 · This verse (above)

21And what remains shall be for the chief, on one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the possession of the city, in front of the twenty-five thousand of the contribution as far as the border of the east, and toward the sea, in front of the twenty-five thousand as far as the border of the sea; corresponding to the portions, it shall be for the chief; and the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst.

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