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Ezekiel 45:4

Ezekiel 45:4
The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary,.... That is, the rest of it, which is not for the sanctuary, shall be for the use of the priests that minister in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 45:1-8

Directions are here given for the dividing of the land after their return to it; and, God having warranted them to do it, would be an act of faith, and not of folly, thus to divide it before they had…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Read: An holy portion of the land is it, it shall be for, &c.

holy place for the sanctuary Lit. a sanctuary for the sanctuary. The use of "sanctuary" in the sense of sacred territory can hardly be…