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Ezekiel 48:12

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 48:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
Ezekiel 48:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 48

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9The oblation that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand [reeds] in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
10And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation: toward the north five and twenty thousand [in length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst thereof.
11[It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
12And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
13And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
14And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Jehovah.
15And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy, &c.] Be peculiarly theirs, and not converted to any other use; but be accounted most sacred, and not alienable, or made use of by other persons, or to other purposes by the border of the Levites; it should be continued, and reach unto their border; or where that should begin, and their part assigned them, which is next considered.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a thing: Eze 45:4; Lev 27:21 Ezekiel 48:13”
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