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On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred <i>cubits</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 <i>cubits</i> by measurement,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 <i>cubits</i> by measurement,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 <i>cubits</i> by measurement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“These are the exits of the city: on the north side, [which is to extend] 4,500 <i>cubits</i> by measurement,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1 /2 miles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And these are the goings out of the city; on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These will be the exits for the city: The north side will be 7,875 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"These are the exits to the city: On the north side, 4,500 units by measurement, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles by measure,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And these [are] the outgoings of the city: on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are the outgoings of the city on the north side, five hundred, and four thousand measures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these the goings out of the city from the side north, five hundred and four thousand the measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And these shall be the exits of the city: from the northern region, you shall measure four thousand and five hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the exits from the city: On the north side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And these shall be the limits of the city: on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the exits of the city from the north wind: the measurement, four thousand and five hundred<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these are the goings out of the city northward, four thousand and five hundred by measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/48-30.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=14972" 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/48.htm">The City Gates and Dimensions</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">“These</a> <a href="/hebrew/8444.htm" title="8444: tō·wṣ·’ōṯ (N-fpc) -- An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape. Or totsaah; from yatsa'; exit, i.e. boundary, or deliverance, source.">will be the exits</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">Beginning on the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: mip·pə·’aṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">side,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: mid·dāh (N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">which will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">4,500 cubits long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.…<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/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-14</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, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Isaiah 54:12</a></span><br />I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10-11</a></span><br />All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. / People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></span><br />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="/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="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1-32</a></span><br />At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall. / The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. / The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27-39</a></span><br />At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. / The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, / from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Isaiah 26:1-2</a></span><br />In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. / Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.<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="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Psalm 48:12-13</a></span><br />March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, / consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6</a></span><br />On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.</p><p class="hdg">the goings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Ezekiel 48:16,32-35</a></b></br> And these <i>shall be</i> the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></b></br> And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.</p><p class="hdg">four.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Ezekiel 48:15</a></b></br> And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane <i>place</i> for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16</a></b></br> He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Egresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Exits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-17.htm">North</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-28.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/8-1.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-31.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Egresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Exits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Four</a> <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-33.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-33.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-31.htm">North</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Outgoings</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-31.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">of the sanctuary;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">of the city and suburbs;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">and of the prince.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">The dimensions and gates of the city.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These will be the exits of the city:</b><br>This phrase introduces the detailed description of the gates of the new city, which is part of Ezekiel's vision of the restored Israel. The city represents the future hope and restoration for the people of Israel. The exits symbolize accessibility and the openness of the city to the tribes of Israel, reflecting God's inclusive plan for His people.<p><b>Beginning on the north side:</b><br>The north side is significant as it often represents the direction from which invaders came in biblical history, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians. In this context, the north side being mentioned first may symbolize the reversal of past judgments and the beginning of a new era of peace and security.<p><b>Which will be 4,500 cubits long:</b><br>The measurement of 4,500 cubits (approximately 1.5 miles or 2.4 kilometers) indicates the size and grandeur of the city. This specific measurement reflects the order and precision of God's plan. The use of cubits, an ancient unit of measure, connects the vision to the historical context of the Israelites, who would have understood this as a substantial and significant size for a city. The precise dimensions also echo the detailed plans given for the tabernacle and the temple, emphasizing God's attention to detail and the importance of divine order.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God concerning the restoration of Israel and the establishment of a new temple and city.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Refers to the future city of Jerusalem as envisioned in Ezekiel's prophecy, symbolizing the restored community of God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north_side.htm">The North Side</a></b><br>One of the four sides of the city, each with specific measurements and gates, representing the orderly and divinely ordained structure of the new Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Restoration</a></b><br>The detailed measurements and structure of the city highlight God's sovereign plan and order in restoring His people. We can trust in God's perfect design for our lives and His church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision provides hope for a future where God's presence dwells among His people. This encourages us to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_order_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Unity and Order in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The orderly arrangement of the city gates signifies the unity and harmony in God's kingdom. As believers, we are called to live in unity and peace with one another.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a></b><br>The city represents the dwelling place of God with His people. We should prioritize seeking God's presence in our daily lives and in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_ezekiel_48's_tribes.htm">What archaeological evidence supports the precise tribal divisions described in Ezekiel 48, or is there any at all?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_explain_rebuilding_ezekiel_48.htm">If Ezekiel 48 is meant to be literal, how can the scientific and logistical challenges of reconstructing such a layout be explained?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_45_1-6_lands_align_today.htm">How do the extensive land measurements in Ezekiel 45:1-6 align with known geography, given no historical proof of such boundaries?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">The goings out</span> <span class= "bld">of</span> <span class= "bld">the city.--</span>In <a href="/context/ezekiel/48-30.htm" title="And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.">Ezekiel 48:30-34</a> the dimensions of the city are again given for the purpose of introducing the mention of the gates, three on each side, one for each of the tribes of Israel. In this enumeration Levi takes his place as a tribe, and Joseph is therefore reckoned as only one tribe; but the order of their names is neither that of their geographical arrangement nor of their seniority. It will be remembered that the symbolism of the twelve gates enters also into the vision of <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm" title="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:">Revelation 21:12</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm" title="And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.">Revelation 21:21</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 30-35.</span> - The closing paragraph is devoted to a statement of <span class="accented">the gates</span>, <span class="accented">dimensions</span>, <span class="accented">and name of the city</span>.<span class="accented"></span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The goings out of the city</span>. These were not, as Hitzig, Gesenius, Ewald, Schroder, and Currey have supposed, the city exits, or gates, which are afterwards referred to, but, as Kliefoth, Keil, Hengstenberg, and Smend suggest, the extensions or boundary-lines of the city, in other words, the city walls in which the gates should be placed, and which are measured before the gates are specified. The north wall, with which the rest should correspond, should be <span class="cmt_word">four thousand and five hundred measures</span>; literally, <span class="accented">five hundred and four thousand</span> (not cubits, as Ewald states, but reeds) <span class="accented">by measure</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/48-30.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">These</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be the exits</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹצְאֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wṣ·’ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8444.htm">Strong's 8444: </a> </span><span class="str2">An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the city:</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beginning on the north</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6285.htm">Strong's 6285: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mouth, direction, region, extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which measures</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">4,500 [cubits long],</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 48:30 These are the exits of the city: (Ezek. 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