Ezekiel

Ezekiel 42:15–20

15Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:

16With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.e

17He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.

18He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.

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.

Footnotes

  • e 42:16 See LXX; five hundred cubits from verse 17 LXX and implied in verses 16, 18, 19, and 20 is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters in length. Hebrew five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about, that is approximately 5,250 feet or 1,600 meters; similarly in verses 17, 18, 19, and 20.

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Ezekiel 42:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now whenוְכִלָּ֗הwə·ḵil·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
measuringמִדּוֹת֙mid·dō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
the interiorהַפְּנִימִ֔יhap·pə·nî·mîArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6442 inner
of the temple areaהַבַּ֣יִתhab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
he led me outוְהוֹצִיאַ֙נִי֙wə·hō·w·ṣî·’a·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH3318 go or come out
byדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרhaš·ša·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
facedפָּנָ֖יוpā·nāwNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
eastהַקָּדִ֑יםhaq·qā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6921 East, east wind
and he measuredוּמְדָד֖וֹū·mə·ḏā·ḏōwConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH4058 measure
allסָבִ֥יב׀sā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
aroundסָבִֽיב׃sā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about

Ezekiel 42:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
With a measuringהַמִּדָּ֑הham·mid·dāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
rodבִּקְנֵ֣הbiq·nêhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7070 stalk, reed
he measuredמָדַ֛דmā·ḏaḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
the eastהַקָּדִ֖יםhaq·qā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6921 East, east wind
sideר֥וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
fiveחֲמֵשׁ־ḥă·mêš-Number - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredאֵמוֹתʾē·mōṯNumber - feminine plural constructH520 ell, cubit

Ezekiel 42:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He measuredמָדַ֖דmā·ḏaḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
the northהַצָּפ֑וֹןhaṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wnArticle; Noun - feminine singularH6828 north
sideר֣וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
fiveחֲמֵשׁ־ḥă·mêš-Number - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredמֵא֥וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine plural constructH3967 hundred
cubitsקָנִ֛יםqā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH7070 stalk, reed

Ezekiel 42:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He measuredמָדָ֑דmā·ḏāḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
the southהַדָּר֖וֹםhad·dā·rō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1864 south
sideר֥וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
fiveחֲמֵשׁ־ḥă·mêš-Number - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredמֵא֥וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine plural constructH3967 hundred
cubitsקָנִ֖יםqā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH7070 stalk, reed

Ezekiel 42:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he came aroundסָבַ֖בsā·ḇaḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5437 turn about, go around, surround
and measuredמָדַ֛דmā·ḏaḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
the westהַיָּ֑םhay·yāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
sideר֣וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
fiveחֲמֵשׁ־ḥă·mêš-Number - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredמֵא֥וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine plural constructH3967 hundred
cubitsקָנִ֖יםqā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH7070 stalk, reed

Ezekiel 42:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he measuredמְדָד֗וֹmə·ḏā·ḏōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH4058 measure
the area on all fourלְאַרְבַּ֨עlə·’ar·ba‘Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular constructH702 four
sidesרוּח֜וֹתrū·ḥō·wṯNoun - common pluralH7307 breath, wind, spirit
It had a wallח֤וֹמָהḥō·w·māhNoun - feminine singularH2346 wall
allסָבִ֣יב׀sā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
aroundסָבִ֔יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁḥă·mêšNumber - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredמֵא֔וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
longאֹ֚רֶךְ’ō·reḵNoun - masculine singularH753 length
and fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁḥă·mêšNumber - feminine singular constructH2568 five
hundredמֵא֑וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
wideוְרֹ֖חַבwə·rō·ḥaḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7341 breadth, width
to separateלְהַבְדִּ֕ילlə·haḇ·dîlPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH914 be divided, separate
the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁhaq·qō·ḏešArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
from the commonלְחֹֽל׃lə·ḥōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2455 profaneness, commonness

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Ezekiel 42:15 Ezekiel 43:1

Ezekiel 42:16 Ezekiel 40:3

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