Ezekiel 45:3

45:3 From this measured area you will measure a length of eight and a quarter miles ¹  and a width of three and one-third miles; ²  in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.

Ezekiel 45:5

45:5 An area eight and a quarter miles ³  in length and three and one-third miles ⁴  in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities ⁵  in which they will live.

[45:3]  ¹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[45:3]  ² 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.