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

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit reed, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit toward the four winds
  3. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit profane

15 And he completed the measurements of the inner temple, and he brought me to the walkway of the gate that faces toward the east[a] and he measured it all the way around.[b] 16 He measured the east side with the reed[c] for[d] measuring, five hundred cubits,[e] with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement, he measured it all around. 17 He measured the north side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement all around. 18 Then he measured the south side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement. 19 He went around the west side[f] and he measured five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement. 20 Toward the four sides[g] he measured it; there was a wall for it all the way around.[h] Its length was five hundred cubits[i] and its width was five hundred cubits, in order to make a separation between what is holy and what is common.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 42:15 Literally “which its face is to the way of the east”
  2. Ezekiel 42:15 Literally “all around, all around”
  3. Ezekiel 42:16 Or “rod”
  4. Ezekiel 42:16 Literally “of measuring”
  5. Ezekiel 42:16 Hebrew has “reeds” here (= 5,250 feet), which is not correct; 500 cubits = 875 feet.
  6. Ezekiel 42:19 Or “side toward/to the sea”
  7. Ezekiel 42:20 Literally “toward the four winds”
  8. Ezekiel 42:20 Literally “all around, all around”
  9. Ezekiel 42:20 That is, 875 feet