Ezekiel 45:3 - Exposition

And of this measure shalt thou measure . As above explained, if מִן , "of," be taken as equivalent to "from," i.e. deducted from, then the whole "measure" in Ezekiel 45:1 must have been 25,000 x 20,000 reeds; but if, as Ewald translates, it may signify "after," "according to," then the text in Ezekiel 45:1 will not require to be altered (see on Ezekiel 45:1 ), and the present verse will be merely a reiteration of the statement in Ezekiel 45:1 that the priests' portion should be 25,000 x 10,000 reeds, preparatory to the additional notification that in it should be the sanctuary and the most holy place , or rather, the sanctuary which is most holy (Revised Version). The exact position of the sanctuary in the priests ' portion is afterwards stated to have been in the midst (see Ezekiel 48:8 ).