又有一份，长二万五千肘，宽一万肘，要归与在殿中供职的利未人，作为二十间房屋之业。

其余长二万五千肘，宽一万肘，要归给在殿中供职的利未人，作为他们二十间房屋的地业。

其余长二万五千肘，宽一万肘，要归给在殿中供职的利未人，作为他们二十间房屋的地业。

另一块十二点五公里长、五公里宽的土地给那些在圣殿工作的利未人居住，作他们的产业。

其余的一块地，长十二公里半，宽五公里，要归给在圣殿里供职的利未人，作为他们的基业，作居住的城市（按照《马索拉文本》，“作居住的城市”作“二十间房屋”；现参照《七十士译本》翻译）。

又有一分，長二萬五千肘，寬一萬肘，要歸與在殿中供職的利未人，作為二十間房屋之業。

其餘長二萬五千肘，寬一萬肘，要歸給在殿中供職的利未人，作為他們二十間房屋的地業。

其餘長二萬五千肘，寬一萬肘，要歸給在殿中供職的利未人，作為他們二十間房屋的地業。

另一塊十二點五公里長、五公里寬的土地給那些在聖殿工作的利未人居住，作他們的產業。

其餘的一塊地，長十二公里半，寬五公里，要歸給在聖殿裡供職的利未人，作為他們的基業，作居住的城市（按照《馬索拉文本》，“作居住的城市”作“二十間房屋”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）。

又有一分、長二萬五千肘，寬一萬肘，要歸與殿中供職的利未人、作為他們的地業，居住的城市。

其一區、長二萬五千肘、廣一萬肘、必歸於殿中供役之利未人為業、建邑以居、

斯地也、長二萬五千杖、廣一萬杖、凡殿中供役之利未人、可得一區、建室二十、

又有一區、長二萬五千竿、廣一萬竿、殿中供役之利未人、必得之為業、亦得殿中庫房二十、

An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.

So the Levites will serve in the temple. They will have an area eight miles long and three and a third miles wide. The towns they live in will be located there.

Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.

The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns.

There will be another area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in.

An area twenty five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession cities in which to live.

An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the temple; they shall have twenty chambers as a possession.

And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession unto themselves, for twenty chambers.

There will be another area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in.

And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

An area eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities in which they will live.

Twenty- five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width, shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, as a possession for themselves, for twenty rooms.

“ Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits. (niv)

The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city. (niv)

Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement. (niv)

This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord. (niv)

But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night. (niv)

Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. (niv)

A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.“ We will not neglect the house of our God.” (niv)