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Ezekiel 48:8–14
8 And next to the territory of Judah, from ⌊the eastern border⌋q up to ⌊the western border⌋,r shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubitss in width, and its length just like one of the portions from ⌊the eastern border⌋t up to ⌊the western border⌋,u and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits,v and its width ten thousand cubits.w 10 And to these shall be ⌊the holy district⌋:x to the priests northwards twenty-five thousand cubits,y and westwards its width ten thousand cubits,z and eastwards its width ten thousand cubits,a and southwards its length twenty-five thousand cubits,b and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it. 11 To the priests, the ones being consecrated from the descendantsc of Zadok, who took care of my service and who ⌊did not go astray⌋d ⌊when the Israelites went astray⌋,e ⌊just as⌋f the Levites went astray. 12 And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land ⌊as a most holy object⌋g next to the territory of the Levites. 13 And the Levites ⌊alongside⌋h the territory of the priests shall have twenty-five thousand cubitsi in length and in width ten thousand cubits,j its ⌊full length⌋,k twenty-five thousand cubitsl and its full width, ten thousand cubits.m 14 And they shall not sell any part from it, and shall not exchange, and shall not transfer the best of the land, for it is holy to Yahweh.
| q | Literally “the side of the east |
| r | Literally “the side of the sea/west |
| s | That is, 8.33 miles |
| t | Literally “the side of the east |
| u | Literally “the side of the sea/west |
| v | That is, 8.33 miles |
| w | That is, 3.5 miles; cf. 48:13 and 45:1 |
| x | Literally “the contribution of the holiness” |
| y | That is, 8.33 miles |
| z | That is, 3.5 miles |
| a | That is, 3.5 miles |
| b | That is, 8.33 miles |
| c | Or “sons” |
| d | Literally “who not they went astray” |
| e | Literally “at going astray the children of Israel” |
| f | Literally “as that” |
| g | Literally “as a holiness of holinesses” |
| h | Literally “to corresponding” |
| i | That is, 8.33 miles |
| j | That is, 3.5 miles |
| k | Literally “all/every of its length ….” |
| l | That is, 8.33 miles |
| m | That is, 3.5 miles |
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