The Meaning of Ezekiel 45:1 Explained

Ezekiel 45:1

KJV: Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

YLT: And in your causing the land to fall in inheritance, ye lift up a heave-offering to Jehovah, a holy portion of the land: the length -- five and twenty thousand is the length, and the breadth ten thousand; it is holy in all its border round about.

Darby: And when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand cubits, and the breadth ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

ASV: Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto Jehovah, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds , and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover, when ye shall divide  by lot the land  for inheritance,  ye shall offer  an oblation  unto the LORD,  an holy portion  of the land:  the length  [shall be] the length  of five  and twenty  thousand  [reeds], and the breadth  [shall be] ten  thousand.  This [shall be] holy  in all the borders  thereof round about. 

What does Ezekiel 45:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

In the future the Israelites were to divide the land by lot, but the Lord, of course, would control the outcome ( Proverbs 16:33). This land belonged to the Lord-He was the Israelites" inheritance-but He would allow them to occupy it as He specified. They were to set aside one part of the land for the Lord"s use for especially holy purposes. It was to be25 ,000 cubits long and10 ,000 cubits wide (about83miles by33miles). The Hebrew text has "rods" rather than "cubits," but long cubits must be the measurement in view to harmonize with the other measurements in these chapters. This land was to be considered holy within all its boundaries.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 45

1  The portion of land for the sanctuary
6  for the city
7  and for the prince
9  Ordinances for the prince

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 45:1 mean?

And Moreover when you divide by lot - the land into inheritance you shall set apart a district for Yahweh a holy [section] of the land its length [shall] [be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] - and the width ten thousand Holy it [shall] [be] throughout its territory all around
וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם אֶת־ הָאָ֜רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה תָּרִימוּ֩ תְרוּמָ֨ה לַיהוָ֥ה ׀ קֹדֶשׁ֮ מִן־ הָאָרֶץ֒ אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשָׂ֣רָה אָ֑לֶף קֹדֶשׁ־ ה֥וּא בְכָל־ גְּבוּלָ֖הּ סָבִֽיב

וּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨ם  And  Moreover  when  you  divide  by  lot 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָ֜רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בְּנַחֲלָ֗ה  into  inheritance 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
תָּרִימוּ֩  you  shall  set  apart 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
תְרוּמָ֨ה  a  district 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
לַיהוָ֥ה ׀  for  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
קֹדֶשׁ֮  a  holy  [section] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
הָאָרֶץ֒  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֹ֗רֶךְ  its  length  [shall]  [be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים  and  twenty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
אֶ֙לֶף֙  thousand  [cubits] 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
אֹ֔רֶךְ  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
וְרֹ֖חַב  and  the  width 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
עֲשָׂ֣רָה  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
אָ֑לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
קֹדֶשׁ־  Holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
ה֥וּא  it  [shall]  [be] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
בְכָל־  throughout 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
גְּבוּלָ֖הּ  its  territory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
סָבִֽיב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.