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And the altar was in front of the temple.<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 the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar <i>that was</i> before the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar <i>was</i> in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He measured the courtyard, a <i>perfect</i> square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He measured the court, a perfect square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he measured the court, a <i>perfect</i> square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He measured the court, a <i>perfect</i> square, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He measured the courtyard, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, a <i>perfect</i> square; and the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now the man measured the inner courtyard; it was 50 meters square. I also saw an altar in front of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.<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 courtyard. It was a perfect square-175 feet long and 175 feet wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The man measured the inner courtyard, and it was 168 feet square. The Temple was on the west side, and in front of it was an altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured the court in the form of a square at 100 cubits long and 100 cubits wide. The altar stood in front of the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He measured the court as a square 175 feet long and 175 feet wide; the altar was in front of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He measured the court, one hundred seventy-two feet three inches long, and one hundred seventy-two feet three inches broad, a square; and the altar was in front of the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house. <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 court: the length—one hundred cubits, and the breadth—one hundred cubits, square, and the altar [is] before the house.<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 court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar is before the house.<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 enclosure, the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, quadrated; and the altar before the house.<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 court a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad foursquare: and the altar that was before the face of the temple. <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 court to be one hundred cubits in length, and one hundred cubits in width, with four equal sides. And the altar was before the face of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He measured the courtyard, a square one hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, with the altar standing in front of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured the court, one hundred cubits deep, and one hundred cubits wide, a square; and the altar was in front of the temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.<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 the courtyard, its length a hundred cubits, and its width a hundred cubits, foursided, and the altar that was before the house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.<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 court, the length <i>whereof was</i> a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, on its four sides; and the altar in front of the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-47.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=12424" 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 Inner Courtyard</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">47</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.">Next he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">the court.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7251.htm" title="7251: mə·rub·bā·‘aṯ (V-Pual-Prtcpl-fp) -- To square. ">It was square,</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.">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/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</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.">and 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/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: wə·ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">And the altar was</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.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple.</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.…<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/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="/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="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></span><br />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="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-16</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</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="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a></span><br />Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</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.<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="/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/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</a></span><br />Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-30.htm">Exodus 26:30</a></span><br />So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a></span><br />On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">2 Chronicles 7:7</a></span><br />Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.</p><p class="hdg">an hundred cubits long</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19,23,27</a></b></br> Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-45.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Foursquare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Wide</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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The act of measuring signifies God's order and precision in His plans. The court being measured is part of the visionary temple, which some interpret as a future eschatological temple, while others see it as symbolic of God's perfect order and holiness.<p><b>It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide.</b><br>The square shape of the court reflects the perfection and completeness often associated with divine structures in biblical literature. A hundred cubits, approximately 150 feet or 45 meters, suggests a significant and substantial area, emphasizing the grandeur and majesty of the temple. The square design is reminiscent of the Holy of Holies in Solomon's Temple, which was also a perfect square, symbolizing God's presence and perfection.<p><b>And the altar was in front of the temple.</b><br>The placement of the altar in front of the temple highlights its central role in worship and sacrifice, serving as a focal point for the people's relationship with God. The altar's position signifies the necessity of atonement and sacrifice before entering into God's presence, prefiguring the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This aligns with the sacrificial system established in the Mosaic Law, where the altar was essential for offerings and communion with God. The altar's location also underscores the importance of worship and reverence in approaching the divine.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_court.htm">The Court</a></b><br>The outer court of the temple, described as a perfect square, symbolizing completeness and divine order.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>Central to the temple's worship, the altar represents the place of sacrifice and atonement, crucial for the Israelites' relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The envisioned temple in Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing God's presence among His people and a future hope for restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_angel.htm">The Measuring Angel</a></b><br>A divine messenger who guides Ezekiel through the vision, emphasizing precision and divine order in the temple's design.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a></b><br>The detailed measurements of the temple court reflect God's nature of order and precision. Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's order, pursuing holiness and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/centrality_of_worship.htm">Centrality of Worship</a></b><br>The placement of the altar in front of the temple underscores the centrality of worship and sacrifice in the believer's life. Worship should be at the heart of our daily walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple offers hope for restoration and renewal. In times of personal exile or spiritual dryness, believers can find hope in God's promise of restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar.htm">Symbolism of the Altar</a></b><br>The altar represents atonement and reconciliation with God. In Christ, believers have a perfect sacrifice, and they are called to live lives of gratitude and service in response to His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The temple court was a place for communal worship. Believers are encouraged to engage in corporate worship and fellowship, strengthening their faith and community bonds.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel's_temple_been_built.htm">If Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel 40 was meant as a literal blueprint, why hasn't this Temple been constructed in the centuries that followed?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 47.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He measured the court... and the altar</span>. The dimensions of the former, the open space in front of the temple, alone are given - a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad; those of the latter, which stood before the "house," and occupied the center of the square, are afterwards recorded (<a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13</a>). The distance from north to south of the inner court being a hundred cubits, if to these be added twice two hundred cubits, the space between the outer court wall and that of the inner court, the result will give five hundred cubits as the breadth of the outer court, from north gate to south gate. Then as the length of the inner court was a hundred cubits, if to these be added first the hundred cubits lying before the inner court towards the east, secondly, the hundred cubits covered by the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Ezekiel 41:13, 14</a>), and thirdly, the one hundred cubits which extended behind the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Ezekiel 41:13, 14</a>), the total will amount to five hundred cubits for the length of the outer court from east to west. The outer court, therefore, like the inner, was a square. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-47.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">Next he measured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֨מָד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the court.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֜ר</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 square,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרֻבָּ֑עַת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rub·bā·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7251.htm">Strong's 7251: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quadrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">אַמָּ֗ה</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">long</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֖ה</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">wide.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֛חַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">And the altar [was]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in front</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 temple.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּֽיִת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:47 He measured the court one hundred cubits (Ezek. 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