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15 Îngerul, care vorbea cu mine, avea(A) ca măsurătoare o trestie de aur, ca să măsoare cetatea, porţile şi zidul ei. 16 Cetatea era în patru colţuri şi lungimea ei era cât lărgimea. A măsurat cetatea cu trestia şi a găsit aproape douăsprezece mii de prăjini[a]. Lungimea, lărgimea şi înălţimea erau deopotrivă. 17 I-a măsurat şi zidul, şi a găsit o sută patruzeci şi patru de coţi, după măsura oamenilor, căci cu măsura aceasta măsura îngerul.

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  1. Apocalipsa 21:16 Greceşte: stadii.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates(B) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c]

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  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
  2. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  3. Revelation 21:17 Or high

15 The one who spoke with me had a [a]gold measuring (A)rod to measure the city, its (B)gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [b]rod, [c]twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal. 17 And he measured its wall, [d]144 cubits, by (C)human [e]measurements, which are also (D)angelic measurements.

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  1. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed
  2. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed
  3. Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
  4. Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm
  5. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure