Measurements Relating to the Temple

And behold, there was a (A)wall on the outside of the [a]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a [b]handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the [c]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. Then he went to the gate which faced (B)east, went up its steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [d]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [e]in width. The (C)guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [f]facing inward was one rod.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit house
  2. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. 204 in.
  3. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit building
  4. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  5. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  6. Ezekiel 40:7 Lit from the house