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41 Then he brought me to the nave and measured the posts; on each side six cubits was the depth of the posts.[a](A) The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. He measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits.(B) Then he went into the inner room and measured the posts of the entrance, two cubits, and the width of the entrance, six cubits, and the sidewalls[b] of the entrance, seven cubits.(C) He measured the depth of the room, twenty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits, beyond the nave. And he said to me, “This is the most holy place.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 41.1 Compare Gk: Heb tent
  2. 41.3 Gk: Heb width

The Rooms of the Temple

41 Then he brought me to the outer room of the sanctuary[a] and measured the doorposts, six cubits[b] wide on either side. This was the width of the Tent.[c] The width of the entrance was ten cubits,[d] and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits[e] on either side. Then he measured the outer room’s length, forty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits.[f]

Then he entered the inner room of the sanctuary[g] and measured the doorposts of its entrance, two cubits, and the width of the entrance was six cubits, and the side walls of the entrance were seven cubits on either side.[h] He measured its length, twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits,[i] the same as the width of the outer room. Then he said to me, “This is the Holy of Holies.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 Feature L on the diagram. The Hebrew term is hekal. This room is also called the Holy Place.
  2. Ezekiel 41:1 About 10 feet. It is difficult to fit this number into the description in verse 2.
  3. Ezekiel 41:1 It is unclear whether this statement should be connected with verse 1 or verse 2. The standard Hebrew text reads the width of the tent, and there is support for this reading in the ancient versions. Many English translations omit the statement on the basis of limited manuscript evidence. The statement seems to be a comparison to the tent shrine built by Moses.
  4. Ezekiel 41:2 About 18 feet
  5. Ezekiel 41:2 About 9 feet
  6. Ezekiel 41:2 About 70 feet by 35 feet
  7. Ezekiel 41:3 Feature M on the diagram
  8. Ezekiel 41:3 About 3½ feet, 10½ feet, and 12¼ feet, respectively
  9. Ezekiel 41:4 About 35 feet by 35 feet