וּבְהַפִּילְכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בְּנַחֲלָה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה לַה' קֹדֶשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב עֲשָׂרָה אָלֶף קֹדֶשׁ־הוּא בְכָל־גְּבוּלָהּ סָבִיב

When you allot the land, dividing it by casting lots among the tribes, as an inheritance, according to the new division (chap. 48), you shall set aside a gift for the Lord, consecrated from the land. The prophet details the measurements of this special sacred territory: The length of the land will be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and the width, ten thousand; it shall be consecrated in its entire boundary all around. The entire region will be sacred as it is designated for the Temple and those who serve in it.

יִהְיֶה מִזֶּה אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת בַּחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת מְרֻבַּע סָבִיב וַחֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה מִגְרָשׁ לוֹ סָבִיב

From this area, there shall be set aside for the Sanctuary an area measuring five hundred by five hundred square all around, and an open area fifty cubits in width shall be set aside as a perimeter for it all around. A belt of open green space shall be left on all sides of the Temple precinct.

וּמִן־הַמִּדָּה הַזֹּאת תָּמוֹד אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף וְרֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים וּבוֹ־יִהְיֶה הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים

With this measure, the measurements used for the area of the Temple which, as stated earlier, is to be measured in cubits consisting of six handbreadths (40:5, 42:16–20), you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand and a width of ten thousand, and in it shall be the Sanctuary, the sacred Sanctum, the holiest place within the entirely sacred area. Some explain that the prophet is stressing that the area of five hundred by five hundred units is to be taken from the total area and not in addition to it.

קֹדֶשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ הוּא לַכֹּהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ יִהְיֶה הַקְּרֵבִים לְשָׁרֵת אֶת־ה' וְהָיָה לָהֶם מָקוֹם לְבָתִּים וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ

It is consecrated from the land; it shall be for the priests descended from Tzadok, who are the servants of the Sanctuary who approach to serve the Lord, and it shall be for them a place for their houses. In this new arrangement, there will no longer be cities of priests scattered throughout the land as all the priests will reside near the Temple, in which they serve. And in the center, there will be a sacred place for the Sanctuary.

וַחֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אֹרֶךְ וַעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים רֹחַב וְהָיָה לַלְוִיִּם מְשָׁרְתֵי הַבַּיִת לָהֶם לַאֲחֻזָּה עֶשְׂרִים לְשָׁכֹת

And there shall be an additional area with a length of twenty-five thousand and a width of ten thousand, an area equal in size to that of the Temple and the domain of the priests, which shall be set aside for the Levites, the servants of the House, as a portion for them, in which they will live and earn their sustenance. There will be twenty chambers there for the use of the Temple staff.

וַאֲחֻזַּת הָעִיר תִּתְּנוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים רֹחַב וְאֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף לְעֻמַּת תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכָל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה

The prophet addresses the third part of this gift. You shall grant a portion of the city: Five thousand in width and twenty-five thousand in length, half of the width of the previous sections, parallel to the sacred gift; for the entire house of Israel it shall be. This portion is for all Israelites who are not priests or Levites.

וְלַנָּשִׂיא מִזֶּה וּמִ זֶּה לִתְרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְלַאֲחֻזַּת הָעִיר אֶל־פְּנֵי תְרוּמַת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶל־פְּנֵי אֲחֻזַּת הָעִיר מִפְּאַת יָם יָמָּה וּמִפְּאַת קֵדְמָה קָדִימָה וְאֹרֶךְ לְעֻמּוֹת אַחַד הַחֲלָקִים מִגְּבוּל יָם אֶל־גְּבוּל קָדִימָה

For the prince, an area will be designated on this side and on that side, on both sides of the sacred gift designated for the Temple and the priests, and of the portion of the city, which belongs to the house of Israel. It will be in front of the sacred gift and in front of the portion of the city, from the west side extending westward, until the edge of the western border, and from the east side eastward, and the length will be parallel to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border. Two additional strips of land will constitute the inheritance of the king. These strips will be situated on the two sides of the portions of the priests, the Levites, and the city.

לָאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ לַאֲחֻזָּה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא־יוֹנוּ עוֹד נְשִׂיאַי אֶת־עַמִּי וְהָאָרֶץ יִתְּנוּ לְבֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶם

It, this portion, shall be for him, the prince, as a portion in the land among Israel, and My princes will not exploit My people any longer. Since the kings will inherit a portion in the land, they will not need to seize the inheritance of the people for themselves. And they shall give the remaining land to the house of Israel, dividing it according to their tribes, as described below.

כֹּֽה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי אֱלוֹהִים רַב לָכֶם נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל! חָמָס וָשֹׁד הָסִירוּ וּמִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עֲשׂוּ הָרִימוּ גְרֻשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם מֵעַל עַמִּי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי אֱלוֹהִים

The prophecy begins with a call to leaders of the people to exercise their governmental roles with fairness: So said the Lord God: It is enough for you, princes of Israel; eliminate the villainy and plunder that have been perpetrated by kings in the past, and instead perform justice and righteousness. Treat the people honestly and with mercy, and cease your evictions of My people, do not remove them from their property – the utterance of the Lord God. Certain kings of Israel had usurped land belonging to private individuals for their own use, through libelous accusations or imposition of heavy taxes. The prophet exhorts the leaders to fight wickedness of that kind whenever it occurs.

מֹֽאזְנֵי־צֶדֶק וְאֵֽיפַת צֶדֶק וּבַת צֶדֶק יְהִי לָכֶֽם

Accurate scales, an accurate ephah, a measure of volume for dry goods equivalent to more than 21 L, and an accurate bat, a liquid measure of volume, you shall have.

הָֽאֵיפָה וְהַבַּת תֹּכֶן אֶחָד יִֽהְיֶה לָשֵׂאת מַעְשַׂר הַחֹמֶר הַבָּת ועֲשִׂירִת הַחֹמֶר הָֽאֵיפָה אֶל־הַחֹמֶר יִֽהְיֶה מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ

The ephah and the bat shall be of one measure, equal in volume: The bat, which is for a liquid measure, must be a measure containing one-tenth of the homer, and similarly the ephah, for dry goods, must also be one-tenth of the homer; its measure shall be on the basis of the homer. You must ensure that the measuring vessels of the bat and the ephah must be calibrated relative to the volume of the better-known measure, the homer.

וְהַשֶּׁקֶל עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים עֲשָׂרָה וַֽחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל הַמָּנֶה יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶֽם

With regard to weight, the shekel, a unit of weight roughly equivalent to 10 g, shall be equal to twenty gera,as stated explicitly in the Torah. Twenty shekels and another twenty-five shekels and yet another ten and five shekels, a total of sixty shekels, shall be the maneh for you. Silver, which at that time was not minted in coins, was weighed by these units of measurement. These ratios must be precise. The maneh must weigh sixty shekels and the shekel twenty gera. It is possible that the prophet expresses the sixty shekels in these specific amounts – twenty, twenty-five, and fifteen – because these were common weights in commerce. An alternative interpretation is that these sums represent different maneh units: a medium maneh, twenty shekels, a small maneh, fifteen shekels, and a large maneh, twenty-five shekels.

זֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּרִימוּ שִׁשִּׁית הָֽאֵיפָה מֵחֹמֶר הַֽחִטִּים וְשִׁשִּׁיתֶם הָֽאֵיפָה מֵחֹמֶר הַשְּׂעֹרִֽים

This is the gift that you shall set aside for the communal sacrifices brought by the prince: One-sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, which is one-sixtieth of the total amount, since the ephah is one-tenth of a homer, as stated above (verse 11), and you shall take one-sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley,

וְחֹק הַשֶּׁמֶן הַבַּת הַשֶּׁמֶן מַעְשַׂר הַבַּת מִן־הַכֹּר עֲשֶׂרֶת הַבַּתִּים חֹמֶר כִּֽי עֲשֶׂרֶת הַבַּתִּים חֹֽמֶר

and the set amount of oil for the offering, the bat is to be used as the measuring vessel for the oil, the bat shall be one-tenth of the kor, a measure of volume equivalent to a homer. It thus follows that ten bats are equivalent to a homer, as ten bats are a homer. This ratio must be preserved in the future as well.

וְשֶֽׂה־אַחַת מִן־הַצֹּאן מִן־הַמָּאתַיִם מִמַּשְׁקֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִנְחָה וּלְעוֹלָה וְלִשְׁלָמִים לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי אֱלוֹהִים

The prophet turns his focus from the gifts of produce to gifts of animals: And one lamb shall be set aside from two hundred from the flock from the saturated pastures of Israel. These portions of grain, oil, and sheep are to be designated for a meal offering and for a burnt offering and for a peace offering to atone for them, Israel – the utterance of the Lord God.

כֹּל הָעָם הָאָרֶץ יִֽהְיוּ אֶל־הַתְּרוּמָה הַזֹּאת לַנָּשִׂיא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

All the people of the land shall take part, be represented, in this gift; as they have all contributed to the gift, they will all own a portion of it. The gift is designated for the prince in Israel, which may refer to the supreme leader of the people or to the High Priest, to bring to the Temple.

וְעַל־הַנָּשִׂיא יִֽהְיֶה הָֽעוֹלוֹת וְהַמִּנְחָה וְהַנֵּסֶךְ בַּֽחַגִּים וּבֶֽחֳדָשִׁים וּבַשַּׁבָּתוֹת בְּכָל־מֽוֹעֲדֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא־יַֽעֲשֶׂה אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וְאֶת־הָֽעוֹלָה וְאֶת־הַשְּׁלָמִים לְכַפֵּר בְּעַד בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And with regard to the offerings brought from the donation of the entire community, upon the prince it shall be incumbent to present the burnt offerings and the meal offerings and the libations, the wine poured on the altar with the offerings, on the festivals, and on the New Moons, and on the Sabbaths, on all the appointed times of the house of Israel; he shall present the sin offering and the meal offering and the burnt offering and the peace offering to atone for the house of Israel.

כֹּֽה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי אֱלוֹהִים בּרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ תִּקַּח פַּר־בֶּן־בָּקָר תָּמִים וְחִטֵּאתָ אֶת־הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ

The prophet now enumerates the offerings the prince will bring for the inauguration of the Temple that will be constructed. Some authorities believe the offerings listed below will be brought in the future Temple on a regular basis. So said the Lord God: In the first month, Nisan, on the first of the month, you shall take an unblemished young bull, and you shall cleanse the Sanctuary with it. The reference is to the bull presented as a sin offering at the inauguration of the Temple (43:18–21).

וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִדַּם הַֽחַטָּאת וְנָתַן אֶל־מְזוּזַת הַבַּיִת וְאֶל־אַרְבַּע פִּנּוֹת הָֽעֲזָרָה לַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְעַל־מְזוּזַת שַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִֽית

The priest shall take from the blood of the sin offering, and he shall place it on the gatepost of the House, and on the four corners of the stratum of the altar, the large square that encompasses the altar (43:20), and on the gatepost of the gate of the inner courtyard, where the altar is located, near the Entrance Hall.

וְכֵן תַּֽעֲשֶׂה בְּשִׁבְעָה בַחֹדֶשׁ מֵאִישׁ שֹׁגֶה וּמִפֶּתִי וְכִפַּרְתֶּם אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת

So you shall do on the seventh of the first month, or on each of the first seven days of the month, as an atonement for the sin of the person who acted unwittingly and for the ignorant, referring to people who defiled the House by mistake or due to lack of knowledge, and you shall thereby atone for the House, cleansing it of sin.

בּרִאשׁוֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶם הַפָּסַח חַג שְׁבֻעוֹת יָמִים מַצּוֹת יֵֽאָכֵֽל

In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, there shall be the paschal lamb for you. This offering marks the start of a festival of seven days; unleavened bread, but no leavened bread, shall be eaten.

וְעָשָׂה הַנָּשִׂיא בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בַּֽעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ פַּר חַטָּֽאת

The prince shall present on that day, the fourteenth of Nisan, a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.

וְשִׁבְעַת יְמֵֽי־הֶחָג יַֽעֲשֶׂה עוֹלָה לַֽה' שִׁבְעַת פָּרִים וְשִׁבְעַת אֵילִים תְּמִימִם לַיּוֹם שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים וְחַטָּאת שְׂעִיר עִזִּים לַיּֽוֹם

For the seven days of the festival, he shall present a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams, unblemished, for each day. So shall he do for each of the seven days, and he shall present a goat for each day as a sin offering.

וּמִנְחָה אֵיפָה לַפָּר וְאֵיפָה לָאַיִל יַֽעֲשֶׂה וְשֶׁמֶן הִין לָֽאֵיפָֽה

He shall present a meal offering: An ephah of high-quality flour for each bull and an ephah of high-quality flour for each ram, and oil, a hin, a liquid measure equivalent to one-sixth of a bat, for each ephah of high-quality flour. These measures differ from those stated in the Torah for a meal offering. Perhaps this verse describes a special offering brought only on this one occasion, which had unique measures.

בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בֶּחָג יַֽעֲשֶׂה כָאֵלֶּה שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים כַּֽחַטָּאת כָּֽעֹלָה וְכַמִּנְחָה וְכַשָּֽׁמֶן

In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, during the Festival of Tabernacles, he shall present like these, for the seven days: like the sin offering, like the burnt offering, and like the meal offering, and like the oil.