Ezekiel 40:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 And behold, I saw a wall on the outside of the house round about: and in the man’s hand was a reed to measure with, of six cubits long, by the cubit, and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building with one reed, and the height with one reed.
6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the East, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the [a]post of the gate, which was one reed broad, and [b]the other post of the gate, which was one reed broad.
7 And every chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad, and between the chambers were five cubits: and the post of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
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- Ezekiel 40:6 Or, threshold.
- Ezekiel 40:6 Or, upper posts.
Ezekiel 40:5-7
New International Version
The East Gate to the Outer Court
5 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.
6 Then he went to the east gate.(B) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. 7 The alcoves(C) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits[b] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.
Footnotes
- 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.
- Ezekiel 40:7 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verse 48
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