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it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner courtyard, a hundred cubits on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, one hundred cubits on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a hundred cubits [both] on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet. This was the east; next the north is described.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet. This was the east; next the north is described. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I saw the gates that led to the inner courtyard of the temple and noticed that they were higher than those leading to the outer courtyard. The man measured the distance between the outer and inner gates, and it was 50 meters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The man measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner courtyard. It was 175 feet from east to north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There was a gateway at a higher level that led to the inner courtyard. The man measured the distance between the two gateways, 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 />He also measured the width from the front lower gate to the front of the exterior inner court at 100 cubits to the east and to the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from before the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court as 175 feet on the east and on the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred seventy-two feet three inches, both on the east and on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then he measured the breadth from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner court without, a hundred cubits eastward and northward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he measures the breadth from before the lower gate, to the front of the inner court, on the outside—one hundred cubits, eastward and northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he measureth the breadth from before the lower gate, to the front of the inner court, on the outside, a hundred cubits, eastward and northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will measure the breadth from the face of the lower gate to the face of the enclosure within from with out, a hundred cubits to the east and to the north.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate to the front of the inner court without, a hundred cubits to the east, and to the north. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he measured the width, from the face of the lower gate to the front of the outer part of the inner court, to be one hundred cubits, to the east and to the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He measured the length of the pavement from the front of the lower gate to the outside of the inner gate, one hundred cubits. He then moved from the east to the north side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, 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 />Then he measured its breadth from the forefront of the gate of the court, one hundred cubits eastward and northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he measured its width from before the door of the courtyard, a hundred cubits to the East and to the North<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, eastward as also northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he measured the breadth of the court, from the open space of the outer gate inwards to the open space of the gate looking outwards: a hundred cubits <i>was the distance to the place</i> of the gate looking eastward: and he brought me to the north;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-19.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=12115" 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 Outer Court</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">the distance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nê (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from the front</a> <a href="/hebrew/8481.htm" title="8481: hat·taḥ·tō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-ms:: 3fs) -- Lower, lowest. Or tachton; from tachath; bottommost.">of the lower</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/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">to the outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">of the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court;</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.">it was a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- 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> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏîm (Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">on the east side</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">as well as on the north.</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/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</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. / 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/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="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">1 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-18</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a></span><br />Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4-5</a></span><br />The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side. / You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 21:10-11</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13-17</a></span><br />These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: / The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. / The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a></span><br />Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30-35</a></span><br />“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, / 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. / On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.</p><p class="hdg">unto the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6</a></b></br> Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, <i>which was</i> one reed broad; and the other threshold <i>of the gate, which was</i> one reed broad.</p><p class="hdg">that looked [heb] whose face was </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Forefront</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-18.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Forefront</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Width</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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Measuring is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing divine assessment and the establishment of boundaries (see <a href="/zechariah/2.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a>, <a href="/revelation/11.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>). It underscores the importance of God's meticulous design for His temple, reflecting His holiness and the need for purity in worship.<p><b>from the front of the lower gateway</b><br>The lower gateway likely refers to the entrance of the outer court of the temple. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, gateways were significant as they controlled access and symbolized transition from the secular to the sacred. This gateway's position emphasizes the structured approach to worship and the progression towards God's presence.<p><b>to the outside of the inner court</b><br>The inner court represents a more sacred area within the temple complex, reserved for priests and specific sacrificial activities. This separation highlights the holiness of God and the need for consecration when approaching Him. The inner court's exclusivity points to the need for mediation, fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus Christ as our High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<p><b>it was a hundred cubits</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The specific measurement of a hundred cubits indicates the grandeur and significance of the temple structure. This precise dimension reflects God's intentional design and the importance of adhering to His specifications, as seen in the construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 25-27).<p><b>on the east side as well as on the north</b><br>The mention of both the east and north sides suggests symmetry and balance in the temple's design. The east side holds particular significance in biblical texts, often associated with the direction of God's glory (<a href="/ezekiel/43.htm">Ezekiel 43:1-4</a>) and the return of Christ (<a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>). The north side, while less emphasized, completes the picture of a well-ordered and divinely orchestrated space for worship.<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 in chapters 40-48.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_rod.htm">The Man with the Measuring Rod</a></b><br>A heavenly being, possibly an angel, who guides Ezekiel through the vision and measures the temple's dimensions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lower_gateway.htm">The Lower Gateway</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex in Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing access and entry into the sacred space.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_court.htm">The Inner Court</a></b><br>A more sacred area within the temple, representing a closer proximity to God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_vision.htm">The Temple Vision</a></b><br>A prophetic vision given to Ezekiel, symbolizing restoration, order, and God's presence among 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 reflect God's nature of order and precision. Believers are called to reflect this order in their lives, valuing discipline and intentionality in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/access_to_god's_presence.htm">Access to God's Presence</a></b><br>The gateways and courts symbolize access to God. Through Christ, believers have direct access to God, and this privilege should be cherished and utilized through prayer and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision was given during a time of exile and despair. It serves as a reminder of God's promise to restore and renew. Believers can hold onto hope in God's promises, even in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The inner court represents a place of holiness. Believers are called to live lives set apart for God, pursuing holiness in their daily actions and decisions.<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/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_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41's instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">An hundred cubits eastward.--</span>As the prophet is taken through the outer court its width is measured from the eastern gate, which he had already examined, and from the northern gate, to which he is next taken (<a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm" title="And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.">Ezekiel 40:20</a>). Afterwards (<a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:27</a>) the same measurement is made to the southern gate, and these all agree as 100 cubits each. The starting-point of the measurement is clearly defined as "from the forefront of the lower gate," <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> from the western or innermost extremity of the outer gate-building; but the final point, as given in this verse, "the forefront of the inner court," leaves the question open, whether this was to the wall of the inner court itself, or only to the outer extremity of its gate. This doubt is removed in <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm" title="And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.">Ezekiel 40:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:27</a>, which expressly say that the measurement was "from gate to gate," <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> between the nearest points of the gate-buildings.<p><a href="/context/ezekiel/40-20.htm" title="And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.">Ezekiel 40:20-23</a> describe the north gate, which was exactly like the east, already described. In <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm" title="And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looks toward the east; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.">Ezekiel 40:22</a> is the first mention of the number of steps leading up to the gates (see also <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm" title="And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on the posts thereof.">Ezekiel 40:26</a>), and in <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm" title="And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.">Ezekiel 40:23</a> the first mention of the gates of the inner court (see also <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:27</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-19.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">Then he measured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣מָד</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</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֡חַב</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the front</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלִּפְנֵי֩</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the lower</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתַּחְתּ֜וֹנָה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·taḥ·tō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8481.htm">Strong's 8481: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lower, lowest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gateway</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֨עַר</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">to the outside</span><br /><span class="heb">מִח֖וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(mi·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֛י</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">הֶחָצֵ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">it was a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֣ה</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">אַמָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">on the east side</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as on the north.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַצָּפֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:19 Then he measured the breadth (Ezek. 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