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

15 After he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the east-facing gate and measured it all around. 16 He measured the east side at 500 reeds,[a] according to the length of the measuring stick, 17 the north side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, 18 the south side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, 19 and the west side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick. 20 He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas.

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  1. Ezekiel 42:16 I.e. about one mile, and so through vs. 20