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 2 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. 48:9 The allotment you set apart to the Lord will be eight and a quarter miles 3 in length and three and one-third miles 4 in width. 48:10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles 5 in length, toward the west three and one-third miles 6 in width, toward the east three and one-third miles 7 in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles 8 in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle.
1 sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).
2 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
3 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
4 tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
4 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
5 tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
6 tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
7 tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).