Ezekiel 40:5-16
World English Bible
5 Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits[a] long, of a cubit and a hand width each. So he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
6 Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide. 7 Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.
8 He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed. 9 Then he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.
10 The lodges of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side. The three of them were of one measure. The posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 11 He measured the width of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; 12 and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13 He measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, door against door. 14 He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate. 15 From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits. 16 There were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches. Windows were around inward. Palm trees were on each post.
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- 40:5 A normal cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. A handbreadth is about 4.3 inches or 11 centimeters, so the long cubit described here would be about 22.3 inches or 57 centimeters long. Thus, a 6 long cubit measuring reed would have been about 3 yards 26.6 inches or about 3.42 meters long.
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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- Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. the royal cubit, which measured about 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, ; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:7 Or alcove; and so throughout the chapter
- Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks the distance
- Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 8.75 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks entrance
- Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:8 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
- Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 14 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 42 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. three from here and there
- Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. from here one measurement
- Ezekiel 40:10 The Heb. lacks that is, having the same
- Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. measurement from here and from here
- Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 17.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 22.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. border; or barrier
- Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. were six cubits from here and six cubits from here.
- Ezekiel 40:13 The Heb. lacks of another
- Ezekiel 40:13 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:14 Lit. made
- Ezekiel 40:14 So LXX; MT reads the jamb
- Ezekiel 40:14 I.e. about 106.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:15 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
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