Ezekiel 48:7-10

48:7 Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah ¹  will have one portion.

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.

[48:7]  ¹ sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).

[48:8]  ² tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:9]  ³ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).