21 The (A)doorposts of the temple were square, as was the front of the sanctuary; their appearance was similar.

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21 The main hall(A) had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.

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Dimensions of the Sanctuary

41 Then he (A)brought me into the [a]sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side—the width of the tabernacle.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 Heb. heykal; the main room in the temple, the holy place, Ex. 26:33

41 Then the man brought me to the main hall(A) and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits[a] on each side.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verses 3, 5 and 8
  2. Ezekiel 41:1 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts side, the width of the tent

14 He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost.

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14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[a] The measurement was up to the portico[b] facing the courtyard.[c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
  2. Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
  3. Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

33 So for the door of the [a]sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, [b]one-fourth of the wall.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:33 temple
  2. 1 Kings 6:33 Or four-sided

33 In the same way, for the entrance to the main hall he made doorframes out of olive wood that were one fourth of the width of the hall.

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