48:23 “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion. 48:24 Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion. 48:25 Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion. 48:26 Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion. 48:27 Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.
48:8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles 3 wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
1 sn The tribes descended from Jacob’s maidservants are placed farthest from the sanctuary. See Gen 30.
1 sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).
1 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).