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Ezekiel 40:5-16
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5 Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area. The length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length, so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed, and the height, one reed. 6 Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.[a] There were(A) 7 recesses, and each recess was one reed wide and one reed deep, and the space between the recesses, five cubits, and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end was one reed deep.(B) 8 Then he measured the inner vestibule of the gateway, one reed. 9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits, and its posts, two cubits, and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. 10 There were three recesses on either side of the east gate; the three were of the same size, and the posts on either side were of the same size.(C) 11 Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits, and the width of the gateway, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a barrier before the recesses, one cubit on either side, and each recess was six cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gate from the back[b] of the one recess to the back[c] of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from wall to wall.[d] 14 He measured[e] the vestibule (sixty cubits) and the gate next to the post on every side of the court.[f](D) 15 From the front of the gate at the entrance to the end of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. 16 The recesses and their posts had windows, with shutters[g] on the inside of the gateway all around, and the vestibules also had windows on the inside all around, and on the posts were palm trees.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.6 Heb deep, and one threshold, one reed deep
  2. 40.13 Gk: Heb roof
  3. 40.13 Gk: Heb roof
  4. 40.13 Heb opening facing opening
  5. 40.14 Heb made
  6. 40.14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  7. 40.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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Ezekiel 40:5-16
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Measuring the Temple Grounds

5 All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits[a] long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth[b] long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed.[c] Its height was also one reed.[d] 6 Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed[e] and the other one measured one reed.[f] 7 Each guardhouse[g] measured one reed[h] long and one reed[i] wide, and the distance[j] between each guardhouse was five cubits.[k] The threshold of the gate near the vestibule facing away from the Temple entrance[l] measured one reed.[m]

8 Next, he measured the vestibule of the gate facing away from the Temple entrance at one reed.[n] 9 He measured the vestibule of the gate inside at eight cubits[o] and the doorjambs at two cubits.[p] (The vestibule at the gate faced away from the Temple.) 10 Gate guardhouses stood facing east, numbering three on each side,[q] each of them of equal size[r] to the door jamb; that is, having the same[s] measurement on each side.[t] 11 He measured the width of the gateway at ten cubits,[u] and the length of the gate at thirteen cubits.[v]

12 The retaining[w] wall in front of the guardhouses measured one cubit[x] wide. It stood one cubit[y] from the wall to the guardhouses, which were six cubits[z] square.[aa] 13 He measured the gate from the roof of the guardhouses to the roof of another[ab] at 25 cubits[ac] from doorway to opposite doorway. 14 Then he measured[ad] the open air porch[ae] at 60 cubits[af] from the doorjamb of the courtyard that encompassed the gate. 15 The distance from the front entrance gate to the vestibule of the inner gate measured 50 cubits.[ag] 16 Latticed windows faced the guardhouses, their side pillars within the gate all around, and also for the porches. Windows were placed all around inside, and the side pillars were engraved with palm trees.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. the royal cubit, which measured about 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  4. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, ; the reed was six royal cubits
  5. Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  6. Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  7. Ezekiel 40:7 Or alcove; and so throughout the chapter
  8. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  9. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  10. Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks the distance
  11. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 8.75 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
  12. Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks entrance
  13. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  14. Ezekiel 40:8 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  15. Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 14 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  16. Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 42 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  17. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. three from here and there
  18. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. from here one measurement
  19. Ezekiel 40:10 The Heb. lacks that is, having the same
  20. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. measurement from here and from here
  21. Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 17.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  22. Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 22.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  23. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. border; or barrier
  24. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  25. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  26. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  27. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. were six cubits from here and six cubits from here.
  28. Ezekiel 40:13 The Heb. lacks of another
  29. Ezekiel 40:13 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  30. Ezekiel 40:14 Lit. made
  31. Ezekiel 40:14 So LXX; MT reads the jamb
  32. Ezekiel 40:14 I.e. about 106.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  33. Ezekiel 40:15 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
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Ezekiel 40:5-16
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The East Gate to the Outer Court

5 I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,[a] each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured(A) the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

6 Then he went to the east gate.(B) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. 7 The alcoves(C) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits[b] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.

8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; 9 it[c] was eight cubits[d] deep and its jambs were two cubits[e] thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.

10 Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.[f] 12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits[g] from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[h] The measurement was up to the portico[i] facing the courtyard.[j](D) 15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[k] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 40:7 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verse 48
  3. Ezekiel 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. 9 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
  4. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 14 feet or about 4.2 meters
  5. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1 meter
  6. Ezekiel 40:11 That is, about 18 feet wide and 23 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 6.9 meters long
  7. Ezekiel 40:13 That is, about 44 feet or about 13 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36
  8. Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
  9. Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
  10. Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  11. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36
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