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 [b]cubits, [c]each of which was a [d]cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the [e]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.

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Footnotes

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

The East Gate to the Outer Court

I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,[a] each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured(A) the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48.

I saw also that the house had a raised [a]platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full [b]rod of (A)six [c]long cubits in height.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit height
  2. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit reed
  3. Ezekiel 41:8 Or to the joint

I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits.

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