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15 Then he had finished measuring the inner house; he brought me out by the way of the (A)gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around. 16 He measured on the east [a]side with the measuring reed 500 reeds by the (B)measuring reed. 17 He measured on the north side 500 reeds by the measuring reed. 18 On the south side he measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed. 19 He turned to the west side and measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it [b]on the four sides; it had a (C)wall all around, the (D)length 500 and the (E)width 500, to (F)divide between the holy and the profane.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit spirit, so in ch, cf. 39:29; 43:5
  2. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit toward the four winds

15 Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by (A)the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around. 16 He measured the east side with (B)the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. 17 He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. 18 He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. 19 Then he turned to the west side and measured, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. 20 He measured it on the four sides. It had (C)a wall around it, (D)500 cubits long and (E)500 cubits broad, (F)to make a separation between the holy and the common.

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