Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. New Living Translation So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common. English Standard Version He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common. Berean Standard Bible So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. King James Bible He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. New King James Version He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common. New American Standard Bible He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred rods and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the common. NASB 1995 He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane. NASB 1977 He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane. Legacy Standard Bible He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length 500 and the width 500, to divide between the holy and the profane. Amplified Bible He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy [the temple proper] and that which was common [the outer area]. Christian Standard Bible He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common. Holman Christian Standard Bible He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common. American Standard Version He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common. Aramaic Bible in Plain English To the four winds he measured it, and the wall in a circle: its length five hundred and its width five hundred, that will separate the Holy Place and the common Brenton Septuagint Translation The four sides he measured by the same reed, and he marked out the house and the circumference of the parts round about, a space of five hundred cubits eastward, and a breadth of five hundred cubits, to make a division between the sanctuary and the outer wall, that belonged to the design of the house. Contemporary English Version and so the temple area was a perfect square. The wall around this area separated what was sacred from what was ordinary. Douay-Rheims Bible By the four winds he measured the wall thereof on every side round about, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, making a separation between the sanctuary and the place of the people. English Revised Version He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he measured all four sides. There was a wall all around it. The wall was 875 feet long and 875 feet wide. It separated what was holy from what was unholy. Good News Translation so that the wall enclosed a square 840 feet on each side. The wall served to separate what was holy from what was not. International Standard Version He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas. JPS Tanakh 1917 He measured it by the four sides; it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common. Literal Standard Version At the four sides he has measured it; it had a wall all around, the length—five hundred, and the breadth—five hundred, to separate between the holy and the profane place. Majority Standard Bible So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. New American Bible Thus he measured it on the four sides. It was surrounded by a wall five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the sacred from the profane. NET Bible He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places. New Revised Standard Version He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to make a separation between the holy and the common. New Heart English Bible He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall around it, the length eight hundred sixty-one feet three inches, and the breadth eight hundred sixty-one feet three inches, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common. Webster's Bible Translation He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. World English Bible He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, the length five hundred cubits, and the width five hundred cubits, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common. Young's Literal Translation At the four sides he hath measured it, a wall is to it all round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to separate between the holy and the profane place. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Outer Measurements…19And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long. 20So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. Cross References Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal--12,000 stadia in length and width and height. Isaiah 60:18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. Ezekiel 40:5 And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high. Ezekiel 42:19 And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long. Ezekiel 44:23 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean. Ezekiel 45:2 Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. Treasury of Scripture He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. it had Ezekiel 40:5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. five hundred Ezekiel 45:2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. Ezekiel 48:20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. Revelation 21:12-17 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: … a separation Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Ezekiel 44:23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. Ezekiel 48:15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. Jump to Previous Breadth Broad Common Cubits Divide Five Four Holy Hundred Length Measure Measured Profane Reeds Round Sanctuary Separate Separating Separation Sides Wall Wide WidthJump to Next Breadth Broad Common Cubits Divide Five Four Holy Hundred Length Measure Measured Profane Reeds Round Sanctuary Separate Separating Separation Sides Wall Wide WidthEzekiel 42 1. The chambers for the priests13. The use thereof 15. The measures of the outward court (20) It had a wall.--Around this vast enclosure on all sides was a wall, not of the slight character of that in Ezekiel 42:7; but the same word is used as in Ezekiel 40:5, of the massive wall surrounding the outer court. The object of this enclosure was to protect the sanctity of the Temple and its courts, "to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place."Verse 20. - To make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane. In these words the prophet indicates the purpose designed to be served by this particular wall; and although it may be said the outer court divided between the "sanctuary," or that which was holy, and the "profane," or that which was common, yet a more decided separation would assuredly be made by extending in the way described the precincts of the house. The objections usually offered to the view which regards the present measurements as those of a larger quadrangle encompassing the outer court, are not sufficient to make that view impossible.
(1) It is said that the "sanctuary" always refers to the house as contrasted with its courts, especially with the outer court, and that in this sense it should here be taken; but the rendering, "that which is holy," shows how the idea of special sanctity might easily be extended to the whole structure, including courts as well as house (see Psalm 114:2; Daniel 9:20). (2) It is urged that there is no other instance in which the measurements are represented as having been taken by "reeds" in the plural; but a glance at Ezekiel 45:1, etc., and Ezekiel 48:16, will show that this is incorrect. . . . Hebrew So he measuredמְדָד֗וֹ (mə·ḏā·ḏōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended the area on all four לְאַרְבַּ֨ע (lə·’ar·ba‘) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 702: Four sides. רוּח֜וֹת (rū·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit It had a wall ח֤וֹמָה (ḥō·w·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection all סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around around, סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around five חֲמֵ֣שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 2568: Five hundred [cubits] מֵא֔וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred long אֹ֚רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 753: Length and five חֲמֵ֣שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 2568: Five hundred [cubits] מֵא֑וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred wide, וְרֹ֖חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width to separate לְהַבְדִּ֕יל (lə·haḇ·dîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 914: To be divided, separate the holy הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity from the common. לְחֹֽל׃ (lə·ḥōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2455: Profaneness, commonness Links Ezekiel 42:20 NIVEzekiel 42:20 NLT Ezekiel 42:20 ESV Ezekiel 42:20 NASB Ezekiel 42:20 KJV Ezekiel 42:20 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 42:20 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 42:20 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 42:20 French Bible Ezekiel 42:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:20 He measured it on the four sides: (Ezek. Eze Ezk) |
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