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15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner temple, he brought me out by the gate that faces east, and measured it all around. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred cubits[a] with the measuring reed all around. 17 He measured the north side with the measuring reed round about, five hundred reeds. 18 He measured the south side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds. 19 He turned about to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long and five hundred wide,[b] to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:16 Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters; and in vv. 17, 18, and 19.
  2. Ezekiel 42:20 Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet, or 265 meters.