Ezekiel 42:6

42:6 For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers ¹  were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper ones.

Ezekiel 45:3

45:3 From this measured area you will measure a length of eight and a quarter miles ²  and a width of three and one-third miles; ³  in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.

Ezekiel 45:5-6

45:5 An area eight and a quarter miles ⁴  in length and three and one-third miles ⁵  in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities ⁶  in which they will live.

45:6 “‘Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area one and two-thirds miles ⁷  wide and eight and a quarter miles ⁸  long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.

[42:6]  ¹ tn The phrase “upper chambers” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied from the context.

[45:3]  ² tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[45:3]  ³ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[45:5]  ³ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[45:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[45:5]  ⁵ tc The translation follows the LXX here. The MT reads “twenty.” See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:246.

[45:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).

[45:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).