And the man said to me, “(A)Son of man, (B)see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and [a]pay attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. (C)Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

Measurements Relating to the Temple

And behold, there was a (D)wall on the outside of the [b]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six [c]cubits, [d]each of which was a [e]cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the [f]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. Then he went to the gate which faced (E)east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [g]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [h]in width.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit set your heart
  2. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit house
  3. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e., “long” cubits, see note 4
  4. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit by the cubit and
  5. Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  6. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit building
  7. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  8. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth

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