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.

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.

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.

“ The Levites will receive a share. It will be next to the territory of the priests. The Levites’ share will be eight miles long and three and a third miles wide.

The entire area will be a square. Each of its four sides will be eight miles long. Set the sacred share apart as a special gift to me. Do the same thing with the property of the city.

Then the man brought me into the outer courtyard. There I saw some rooms and a sidewalk. They had been built all around the courtyard. Along the sidewalk were 30 rooms.

It will be the sacred share of land for the priests. It will be eight miles long on the north side. It will be three and a third miles wide on the west side. It will be three and a third miles wide on the east side. And it will be eight miles long on the south side. My temple will be in the center of it.

But the four main men who guarded the gates were Levites. They were trusted with the duty of taking care of the storerooms and the other rooms in the house of God.They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That’s because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened it each morning.Some Levites were in charge of the objects that were used when they served at the temple. They counted the objects when they were brought in. They also counted them when they were taken out.Other Levites were appointed to take care of all the other things that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the special flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices.Some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.There was a Levite named Mattithiah. He was the oldest son of Shallum. Shallum belonged to the family line of Korah. Mattithiah was trusted with the duty of baking the offering bread.The bread was placed on the table every Sabbath day. Some Levites in the family line of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread.Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.

People who serve in the temple get their food from the temple. Don’t you know this? People who serve at the altar eat from what is offered on the altar. Don’t you know this?So those who preach the good news should also receive their living from their work. That is what the Lord has commanded.

A priest from Aaron’s family line must go with the Levites when they receive the tenth shares. And the Levites must bring a tenth of those shares up to the house of our God. They must put it in the rooms where the treasures are stored.The people of Israel, including the Levites, must bring their gifts. They must bring grain, olive oil and fresh wine. They must put them in the storerooms where the objects for the temple are kept. That’s also where the objects are kept for the priests serving at the temple, the musicians and the men who guard the gates.“ We won’t forget to take care of the house of our God.”