48:30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles 1 by measure, 48:31 the gates of the city 2 will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 48:32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 48:33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 48:34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 48:35 The circumference of the city will be six miles. 3 The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’” 4
1 tn Heb “four thousand five hundred cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs again in vv. 32-34.
2 sn See Rev 21:12-14.
3 tn Heb “eighteen thousand cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
4 sn See Rev 21:12-21.