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Ezekiel 40:5-16
New American Standard Bible

Measurements Relating to the Temple

5 And behold, there was a (A)wall on the outside of the [a]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six [b]cubits, [c]each of which was a [d]cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the [e]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. 6 Then he went to the gate which faced (B)east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [f]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [g]in width. 7 The (C)guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [h]facing inward was one rod. 8 Then he measured the porch of the gate [i]facing inward, one rod. 9 And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was [j]faced inward. 10 The guardrooms of the gate toward the east numbered three on each side; the three of them had the same measurement. The side pillars also had the same measurement on each side. 11 And he measured the width of the [k]gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a [l]barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side. 13 And he measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, from one door to the door opposite. 14 He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended all around to the side pillar of the (D)courtyard. 15 And from the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits. 16 And there were [m](E)shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were (F)palm tree decorations.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit house
  2. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e., “long” cubits, see note 4
  3. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit by the cubit and
  4. Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  5. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit building
  6. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  7. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  8. Ezekiel 40:7 Lit from the house
  9. Ezekiel 40:8 Lit from the house
  10. Ezekiel 40:9 Lit from the house
  11. Ezekiel 40:11 Lit entrance of the gate
  12. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit border
  13. Ezekiel 40:16 Or beveled inwards
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Ezekiel 40:5-16
International Standard Version

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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Footnotes

  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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