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The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3 1 / 2 feet thick. The entrance was 10 1 / 2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were 12 1 / 4 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he went into the inner room and measured the jambs of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls on either side of the entrance, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also he went inside and measured the doorposts, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits <i>high;</i> and the width of the entrance, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured <i>each</i> side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits <i>high;</i> and the width of the doorway, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured each side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits high; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured each side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits <i>high;</i> and the width of the doorway, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured each side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits <i>high</i>; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he went inside [the inner sanctuary] and measured each side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits [high], and the width of the doorway, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He went inside the next room and measured the jambs at the entrance; they were 3 1 /2 feet wide. The entrance was 10 1 /2 feet wide, and the width of the entrance’s side walls on each side was 12 1 /4 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He went inside the next room and measured the pilasters at the entrance; they were 3 1/2 feet wide. The entrance was 10 1/2 feet wide, and the width of the entrance&#8217s side walls on each side was 12 1/4 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then went he inward, and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then went he inward, and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits: and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the man went inside and measured the passageway. It was 3 1/2 feet thick. The entrance was 10 1/2 feet high and 12 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he went to the innermost room. He measured the passageway into it: it was 3 feet deep and 10 feet wide, with walls on either side 12 feet thick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured the door jambs at two cubits wide and the doorway at six cubits high. The doorway was seven cubits wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3 1/2 feet, the entrance as 10 1/2 feet, and the width of the entrance as 12� feet<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he went into the inner room, and measured each jamb of the entrance, three feet five inches; and the entrance, ten feet four inches; and the breadth of the entrance twelve feet one inch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then he went inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then he went inward and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he has gone inward, and measures the post of the opening—two cubits, and the opening—six cubits, and the breadth of the opening—seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he hath gone inward, and measureth the post of the opening two cubits, and the opening six cubits, and the breadth of the opening seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he went inside, and he will measure the post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then going inward he measured the front of the gate two cubits: and the gate six cubits, and the breadth of the gate seven cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And proceeding inward, he measured the front of the gate to be two cubits. And the gate was six cubits, and the width of the gate was seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured the posts at the other entrance, two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, with walls seven cubits long on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he went into the inner room and measured the pilasters of the entrance, two cubits; and the width of the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls of the entrance, seven cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he went inside and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he entered within and he measured into the doorway two cubits, and the door six cubits, and its width seven cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then went he inward, and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, seven cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he went into the inner court, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the side-pieces of the door, seven cubits on one side, and seven cubits on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/41-3.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=12488" 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/41.htm">Inside the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And he went</a> <a href="/hebrew/6441.htm" title="6441: lip̄·nî·māh (Prep-l:: Adv) -- Toward the side or inside, within. From paniym with directive enclitic; faceward, i.e. Indoors.">into the inner sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">and measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’êl- (N-msc) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">the side pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: hap·pe·ṯaḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">to be two</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits wide.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: wə·hap·pe·ṯaḥ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">The entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">was six</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: hap·pe·ṯaḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">and the walls on each side</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">were seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”…<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="/1_kings/6-31.htm">1 Kings 6:31-35</a></span><br />For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a></span><br />And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. / Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">2 Chronicles 3:7-14</a></span><br />He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. / 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. / The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3-5</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. / Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<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="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a></span><br />Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-8</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-9</a></span><br />Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.</p><p class="hdg">two cubits </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Ezekiel 41:2,4</a></b></br> And the breadth of the door <i>was</i> ten cubits; and the sides of the door <i>were</i> five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Door-Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-42.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Inwards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Room</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Sidewalls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Uprights</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Door-Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Inwards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Measureth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Room</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Sidewalls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Uprights</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And he went into the inner sanctuary</b><br>The "he" refers to the angelic guide leading Ezekiel through the visionary temple. The inner sanctuary, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the most sacred part of the temple, where God's presence dwelt. This mirrors the inner sanctum of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16-20</a>) and the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a>). It symbolizes the ultimate communion with God, foreshadowing the access believers have through Christ (<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>).<p><b>and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide</b><br>The measurement of the side pillars emphasizes precision and order in God's design. A cubit is approximately 18 inches, making these pillars about three feet wide. Pillars often symbolize strength and stability (<a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">Galatians 2:9</a>), and their presence at the entrance signifies the support and foundation of God's dwelling place. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the cornerstone and foundation of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>).<p><b>The entrance was six cubits wide</b><br>The entrance's width, about nine feet, indicates accessibility and openness, yet it is still a controlled entry, signifying that access to God's presence is both available and restricted to those who are sanctified. This reflects the narrow gate Jesus speaks of in <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a>, where entry into the Kingdom requires commitment and righteousness.<p><b>and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide</b><br>The walls, measuring about ten and a half feet wide, provide a sense of security and separation from the outside world. The number seven often represents completeness and perfection in the Bible, suggesting the perfect protection and holiness of God's presence. This can be connected to the protective nature of God's covenant with His people, as seen throughout scripture (<a href="/psalms/91.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a>).<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 the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a> represents a future idealized temple, symbolizing God's presence and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring.htm">The Measuring</a></b><br>The act of measuring the temple signifies God's order, precision, and the importance of His dwelling place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_order.htm">God's Holiness and Order</a></b><br>The precise measurements of the temple highlight God's holiness and the order He brings to His creation. Believers are called to reflect God's holiness in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's desire to dwell among His people. In the New Covenant, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of living in a way that honors God's presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>Just as the temple's construction required attention to detail, our worship and service to God should be intentional and reverent, reflecting His glory and majesty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 41</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/is_ezekiel_41's_temple_feasible.htm">What scientific or historical evidence supports or refutes the feasibility of the temple dimensions given in Ezekiel 41?</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/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Went he inward.--</span>There is here a noticeable change in the usual expression; in all other cases the angel had brought the prophet to the places to be measured, but as he is here entering the Holy of Holies, into which, under the law, Ezekiel might not enter, the angel goes in alone. The prophetic vision was not yet sufficiently clear to speak of the way into the true Holy of Holies as at length opened to all (<a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm" title="The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:">Hebrews 9:8</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm" title="Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.">Hebrews 9:12</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm" title="Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,">Hebrews 10:19</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The door, six cubits.--</span><span class= "ital">Door</span> is here used for <span class= "ital">doorway,</span> the clear space between the posts. The "breadth of the door" itself is immediately said to be seven cubits, the door overlapping the posts in a shoulder half a cubit on each side.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then went he inward</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> into the most holy place. As this could not be entered even by a priest, but only by the high priest once a year (<a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-17.htm">Leviticus 16:17</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a>), Ezekiel was left without, while "the man" announced to him in succession the measurements of the <span class="accented">adytum</span>, <span class="accented">as</span> these were taken. First, that of <span class="cmt_word">the post of the door</span> (the singular for the plural, meaning the post on either side of the doorway) <span class="cmt_word">two cubits</span>. Next, that of the door itself, which is given first as <span class="cmt_word">six</span> and second as <span class="cmt_word">seven cubits</span>. Kliefoth and Keil take the six as the height and the seven as the breadth of the entrance into the holy of holies; but as no other measurement of height occurs throughout this description, Dr. Currey regards "six" as the distance from "pest" to "post," and "seven" as the actual width of the door, each post projecting half a cubit beyond the hinge of the door, which opened inward. Ewald and Villalpandus, after the LXX., read, "the entrance six cubits and the flanks of the entrance seven cubits;" and these figures, 7 + 6 4- 7, certainly make up the breadth of the interior; only it is impossible to extract this meaning from the Hebrew without tampering with the text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/41-3.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 went</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into [the inner sanctuary]</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנִ֔ימָה</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nî·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6441.htm">Strong's 6441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toward the side or inside, within</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and measured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥מָד</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 side pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽיל־</span> <span class="translit">(’êl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the entrance</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֖תַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to be] two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתַּ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits [wide].</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The entrance</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַפֶּ֙תַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hap·pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits [wide],</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and the walls on each side]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֖תַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[were] seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֥חַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Ezekiel 41:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/41-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:3 Then went he inward and measured each (Ezek. 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