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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Footnotes

  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

Outside Dimensions of the Temple Complex

15 When he finished measuring inside the temple complex, he led me out by way of the gate that faced east and measured all around the complex.(A)

16 He measured the east side with a measuring rod;
it was 875 feet[a] by the measuring rod.[b]
17 He[c] measured the north side;
it was 875 feet[d] by the measuring rod.[e]
18 He[f] measured the south side;
it was 875 feet[g] by the measuring rod.[h]
19 Then he turned to the west side
and measured 875 feet[i] by the measuring rod.[j]

20 He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it,(B) 875 feet long and 875 feet(C) wide, to separate the holy from the common.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit 500 in rods
  2. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit rod all around
  3. Ezekiel 42:17 LXX reads Then he turned to the north and
  4. Ezekiel 42:17 Lit 500 in rods
  5. Ezekiel 42:17 Lit rod all around
  6. Ezekiel 42:18 LXX reads Then he turned to the south and
  7. Ezekiel 42:18 Lit 500 in rods
  8. Ezekiel 42:18 Lit rod all around
  9. Ezekiel 42:19 Lit 500 in rods
  10. Ezekiel 42:19 Lit rod all around