Revelation 21:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He measured its wall to be one hundred forty-four cubits, by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς, ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τεσσάρων πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου, ὅ ἐστιν, ἀγγέλου.

Transliteration

And he-emetrēsen the teichos of-her, hekaton tessarakonta tessarōn pēchōn, metron anthrōpou, which estin, angelou.

Grammar Details

• *emetrēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - measured
• *teichos*: accusative, neuter, singular - wall
• *hekaton*: numeral - hundred
• *tessarakonta*: numeral - forty
• *tessarōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - four
• *pēchōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - cubits (unit of measurement)
• *metron*: nominative, neuter, singular - measure/measurement
• *anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - man/human
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *angelou*: genitive, masculine, singular - angel/messenger

Word Meanings

• *emetrēsen*: measured/evaluated
• *teichos*: wall/fortification
• *pēchōn*: cubits (unit of measurement, approx. 45-50 cm)
• *metron*: measure/measurement/standard
• *anthrōpou*: man/human/person
• *angelou*: angel/messenger

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he measud the wall theof, an hundd and forty and four cubits, according to the measu of a man, that is, of the angel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he measured the wall therof. an cxliiii. cubittes: the measure that ye angell had was after the measure that man vseth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he measured the wall therof, an cxliiij. cubittes, after ye measure of a man, which the angel had.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee measured the wall thereof, an hundreth fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is, of the Angell.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he measured the wall thereof an hundreth and fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is of the angell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits,{144 cubits is about 65.8 meters or 216 feet} by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, `according to' the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took the measure of its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, after the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement, which is also the angel’s.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.
• Rev 7:4 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
• Rev 13:18 : 18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.
• Rev 14:3 : 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
• Rev 21:9 : 9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'