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The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There was</i> also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inner courtyard had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The inner court had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the inner court had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The inner court had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The inner courtyard had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And directly across the outer courtyard was a gate on the south side of the inner courtyard. The man measured the distance between the outer and inner gate, and it was also 50 meters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The inner courtyard had a gateway facing south. The man measured the distance from the gateway on the south side to its opposite gateway. It was 175 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Here, too, there was a gateway leading to the inner courtyard. The man measured the distance to this second gateway, and it was 168 feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The inner court contained a south-facing gate measuring 100 cubits from gate to gate toward the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south one hundred seventy-two feet three inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there was a gate in the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the gate of the inner court [is] southward, and he measures from gate to gate southward, one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the gate of the inner court is southward, and he measureth from gate unto gate southward, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a gate to the inner enclosure the way of the south: and he will measure from gate to gate the way of the south, a hundred cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there was a gate of the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south, a hundred cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there was a gate at the inner court, on the way to the south. And he measured from one gate to another, on the way to the south, to be one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The inner court also had a gate facing south. He measured it from gate to gate, facing south, one hundred cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There was a gate on the south of the inner court; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, one hundred cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there were gates in the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the gates of the inner court which is in the way of the south, he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a gate opposite the gate of the inner court southward: and he measured the court from gate to gate, a hundred cubits in breadth southward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12204" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">The South Gate</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">The inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: le·ḥā·ṣêr (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: wə·ša·‘ar (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">also had a gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1864.htm" title="1864: had·dā·rō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- The south. Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind.">south,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">and he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: miš·ša·‘ar (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the distance from gateway</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gateway</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/1864.htm" title="1864: had·dā·rō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- The south. Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind.">the south</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">to be a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-16</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Revelation 21:17</a></span><br />And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-25.htm">Revelation 21:25</a></span><br />Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Hebrews 9:24</a></span><br />For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Isaiah 60:11</a></span><br />Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a></span><br />who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.</p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Ezekiel 40:23,32</a></b></br> And the gate of the inner court <i>was</i> over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits… </p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19,23,47</a></b></br> Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-25.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-25.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This inner court was reserved for the priests and certain sacrificial activities, emphasizing the holiness and separation inherent in the temple's design. The south-facing gate indicates a specific orientation, which may symbolize openness to the nations, as the south often represented the direction of Egypt and other Gentile lands. This gate's presence highlights the temple's role as a place of worship for all nations, a theme echoed in <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>, where God's house is called a "house of prayer for all peoples."<p><b>and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south</b><br>The act of measuring signifies order, precision, and divine planning. In biblical literature, measurements often indicate God's sovereignty and the importance of structure in worship. The specific mention of measuring from gateway to gateway underscores the meticulous nature of the vision given to Ezekiel, reflecting God's attention to detail in His dwelling place. This measurement also serves as a prophetic assurance of the temple's future restoration, aligning with the promises of restoration found in <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24-28</a>.<p><b>to be a hundred cubits</b><br>A cubit is an ancient unit of length, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, a hundred cubits would be about 150 feet or 45 meters. This specific measurement indicates a significant distance, suggesting the grandeur and majesty of the temple complex. The use of precise measurements in Ezekiel's vision parallels the detailed instructions given for the tabernacle in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-27</a>, emphasizing continuity in God's design for His dwelling places. The number 100, being a multiple of 10, often symbolizes completeness or perfection in biblical numerology, reinforcing the idea of divine perfection in the temple's construction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_court.htm">The Inner Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex in Ezekiel's vision, representing a place of greater holiness and proximity to God's presence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_south_gate.htm">The South Gate</a></b><br>One of the gates of the inner court, symbolizing access and entry into a deeper relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring.htm">The Measuring</a></b><br>The act of measuring signifies God's order, precision, and the importance of the temple's design.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_the_temple.htm">The Vision of the Temple</a></b><br>A prophetic vision given to Ezekiel, symbolizing hope, restoration, and God's future dwelling with His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_precision.htm">God's Order and Precision</a></b><br>The detailed measurements in Ezekiel's vision remind us of God's order and precision in His plans. We can trust that God has a specific and perfect plan for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/access_to_god's_presence.htm">Access to God's Presence</a></b><br>The gates of the inner court symbolize access to God's presence. As believers, we have access to God through Jesus Christ, our mediator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple was given during a time of exile and despair. It serves as a reminder that God is always working towards restoration and hope, even in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The inner court represents a place of holiness. We are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and to approach Him with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spiritual_temple.htm">The Spiritual Temple</a></b><br>Just as the physical temple was meticulously designed, we are called to build our lives as spiritual temples, grounded in Christ and aligned with His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_rev_11_1-2_literal_if_no_temple.htm">In Revelation 11:1-2, how can the measuring of a temple be taken literally if the historical temple no longer stands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶחָצֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also had a gate</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׁ֛עַר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">facing</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">south,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּר֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1864.htm">Strong's 1864: </a> </span><span class="str2">The south, poet, the south wind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he measured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֨מָד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the distance] from gateway</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשַּׁ֧עַר</span> <span class="translit">(miš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gateway</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֛עַר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the south</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּר֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1864.htm">Strong's 1864: </a> </span><span class="str2">The south, poet, the south wind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to be] a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Ezekiel 40:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:27 There was a gate to the inner (Ezek. 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