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.

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.

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 land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests— 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1/3 miles long by 6 2/3 miles wide.

This entire area— including the sacred lands and the city— is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side.

Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement.

For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1/3 miles long by 3 1/3 miles wide, with the Lord’s Temple at the center.

The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss.Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.But it was the priests who blended the spices.Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day.The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.

Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.

“ A priest— a descendant of Aaron— will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms.The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers.“ We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God.”