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 45:5-6

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.

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

Ezekiel 47:5

47:5 Again he measured 1,750 feet and it was a river I could not cross, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed.

Ezekiel 48:15

48:15 “The remainder, one and two-thirds miles ⁸  in width and eight and a quarter miles ⁹  in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it;

[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.

[45:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).

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

[48:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “five thousand cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).

[48:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).