Ezekiel 48:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.”

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BSBPD

“The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labor in the city.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And the residue in length over-against the heave-offering of the holy <FI>portion is<Fi> ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward, and it hath been over-against the heave-offering of the holy <FI>portion<Fi> , and its increase hath been for food to the servants of the city,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 48:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 9:27On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
  2. Ezra 2:43The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
  3. Nehemiah 7:46The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
  4. Ezekiel 45:6As the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.

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