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41 He brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits wide on the one side, and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tent. The width of the entrance was ten cubits;[a] and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side. He measured its length, forty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits.

Then he went inward and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits. He measured its length, twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the temple. He said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

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Footnotes

  1. 41:2 A 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.

The Vision of the Temple

41 Next he brought me to the Temple and measured its door jambs at six cubits[a] wide on each side of the structure.[b] The entrance was ten cubits[c] wide and its door jambs were five cubits[d] wide on each side. He measured the length of the nave at 40 cubits[e] and its width at 20 cubits.[f]

Then he went inside and measured the door jambs at two cubits[g] wide and the doorway at six cubits[h] high. The doorway was seven cubits[i] wide. He measured its length at 20 cubits,[j] its width at 20 cubits[k] in front of the structure,[l] and then he told me, “This is the most holy area.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 41:1 Lit. tent
  3. Ezekiel 41:2 I.e. about 17.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  4. Ezekiel 41:2 I.e. about 8.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  5. Ezekiel 41:2 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  6. Ezekiel 41:2 I.e. about 70 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  7. Ezekiel 41:3 I.e. about 42 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  8. Ezekiel 41:3 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  9. Ezekiel 41:3 I.e. about 12.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  10. Ezekiel 41:4 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  11. Ezekiel 41:4 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  12. Ezekiel 41:4 I.e. the separation between the Holy Place and the most holy area