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It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and so the temple area was a perfect square. The wall around this area separated what was sacred from what was ordinary. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> so that the wall enclosed a square 840 feet on each side. The wall served to separate what was holy from what was not. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To the four winds he measured it: the wall to it round about, round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to separate between the holy to the profane.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> By the four winds, he measured its wall, on every side throughout the course: five hundred cubits in length and five hundred cubits in width, dividing between the sanctuary and the place of the common people. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He measured it on the four sides; and the wall round about, five hundred reeds long and five hundred broad, making a separation between the sanctuary and the unconsecrated ground. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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 <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Outer Measurements</a> …19And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long. 20<a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: mə·ḏā·ḏōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">So he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: lə·’ar·ba‘ (Prep-l:: Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">the area on all four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">sides.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·māh (N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">It had a wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</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.">hundred cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">and five</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.">hundred cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: lə·haḇ·dîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">to separate</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2455.htm" title="2455: lə·ḥōl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Profaneness, commonness. From chalal; properly, exposed; hence, profane.">from the common.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a> 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. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a> The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a> And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. <a href="/revelation/21-25.htm">Revelation 21:25-27</a> Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations. / But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. <a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14-15</a> 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. / But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. <a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">Revelation 21:5</a> And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” <a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Revelation 21:9</a> Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” <a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Revelation 21:19-20</a> The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. <a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23-24</a> And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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<a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a> 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.<a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Song of Solomon 2:9</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Isaiah 25:1</a> 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<a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Ezekiel 48:20</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-17</a> 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<a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a> And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.<a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Ezekiel 48:15</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-19.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-15.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</a> </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 phrase indicates a thorough and precise measurement, reflecting the importance of order and structure in God's plans. In biblical times, measurement was a way to establish ownership and boundaries, signifying God's sovereignty over the sacred space. The act of measuring is reminiscent of other biblical passages where God delineates sacred spaces, such as in the construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 25-27) and Solomon's Temple (1 Kings 6). It underscores the meticulous nature of God's instructions and the importance of obedience to His design.It had a wall all around, The presence of a wall signifies protection and separation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, walls were essential for defense and demarcation. Spiritually, walls around sacred spaces symbolize the holiness and purity required to approach God. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a>, where the New Jerusalem is described with a great, high wall, emphasizing the separation between the holy city and the outside world. The wall serves as a boundary to maintain the sanctity of the area, preventing the profane from entering.five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, The specific dimensions highlight the symmetry and perfection in God's design. A cubit, approximately 18 inches, was a standard unit of measurement in ancient Israel. The equal length and width suggest a square, a shape often associated with completeness and stability. This mirrors the dimensions of the New Jerusalem in <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, which is also described as a perfect square. The precise measurements reflect God's order and the importance of adhering to His specifications.to separate the holy from the common. This separation underscores the biblical theme of holiness, which means to be set apart. In <a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>, the priests are instructed to distinguish between the holy and the common, the clean and the unclean. This concept is central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, emphasizing the need for purity and consecration. The wall serves as a physical and symbolic barrier, reminding the Israelites of the distinction between God's sacred presence and the ordinary world. This separation is fulfilled in Christ, who through His sacrifice, makes believers holy and able to approach God (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The vision of the temple in Ezekiel chapters 40-48 represents a future restoration and the presence of God among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a> The wall described in <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20</a> serves as a boundary to separate the holy from the common, emphasizing the sanctity of the temple area.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> God calls His people to be holy and set apart, just as the temple was separated from the common. This separation is not just physical but spiritual, requiring a lifestyle that honors God. <a href="/topical/o/order_and_precision_in_worship.htm">Order and Precision in Worship</a> The detailed measurements of the temple remind us that God values order and precision in worship. Our worship should be intentional and reverent, reflecting God's nature. <a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a> The temple symbolizes God's presence among His people. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we must live in a way that honors His indwelling presence. <a href="/topical/b/boundaries_in_the_christian_life.htm">Boundaries in the Christian Life</a> Just as the wall separated the holy from the common, Christians are called to establish boundaries that protect their spiritual lives from worldly influences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a> <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> <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 href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_temple_sizes_differ.htm">Given Ezekiel 42:15–20 lists precise measurements, how do we explain discrepancies with other ancient Near Eastern temple dimensions? </a> <a href="/q/do_ezekiel_40_5-16_match_temple_finds.htm">How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) It had a wall.--Around this vast enclosure on all sides was a wall, not of the slight character of that in <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm" title="And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.">Ezekiel 42:7</a>; but the same word is used as in <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:5</a>, 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."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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 <a href="/psalms/114-2.htm">Psalm 114:2</a>; <a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Daniel 9:20</a>). (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 <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1</a>, etc., and Ezekiel 48:16, will show that this is incorrect. . . . <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So he measured מְדָד֗וֹ (mə·ḏā·ḏōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended the area on all four לְאַרְבַּ֨ע (lə·’ar·ba‘) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four sides. רוּח֜וֹת (rū·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit It had a wall ח֤וֹמָה (ḥō·w·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> A wall of protection all סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around around, סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around five חֲמֵ֣שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five hundred [cubits] מֵא֔וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred long אֹ֚רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length and five חֲמֵ֣שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five hundred [cubits] מֵא֑וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred wide, וְרֹ֖חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width to separate לְהַבְדִּ֕יל (lə·haḇ·dîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> To be divided, separate the holy הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity from the common. לְחֹֽל׃ (lə·ḥōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">Strong's 2455: </a> Profaneness, commonness <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:20 He measured it on the four sides: (Ezek. 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