Ezekiel 40:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

There was a wall all around the outside of the temple, and in the man's hand was a measuring reed six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the width of the wall structure, one reed, and the height, one reed.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Behold, a wall surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the width of the structure as one rod and its height as one rod.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And, behold, a wall{H2346} on the outside{H2351} of the house{H1004} round about,{H5439} and in the man's{H376} hand{H3027} a measuring{H4060} reed{H7070} six{H8337} cubits{H520} long, of a cubit{H520} and a handbreadth{H2948} each: so he measured{H4058} the thickness{H2948} of the building,{H1146} one{H259} reed;{H7070} and the height,{H6967} one{H259} reed.{H7070}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And behold a wall{H2346} on the outside{H2351} of the house{H1004} round about{H5439}, and in the man's{H376} hand{H3027} a measuring{H4060} reed{H7070} of six{H8337} cubits{H520} long by the cubit{H520} and an hand breadth{H2948}: so he measured{H4058}{(H8799)} the breadth{H7341} of the building{H1146}, one{H259} reed{H7070}; and the height{H6967}, one{H259} reed{H7070}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, there was a wall on the outsyde rounde aboute the house: the meterodde that he had in his honde, was six cubites longe & a spanne. So he measured the bredth of the buyldinge, which was a meterodde, and the heyth also a meterodde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And beholde, I sawe a wall on the outside of the house round about: and in the mans hand was a reede to measure with, of sixe cubites long, by the cubite, and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the buylding with one reede, and the height with one reede.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house, rounde about: the cane to measure with that he had in his hande, was sixe cubites long by the cubite & a hande breadth: So he measured the breadth of the building with one cane, and the heyght with one cane.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits [long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And there was a wall on the outside of the house all round, and in the man's hand there was a measuring rod six cubits long by a cubit and a hand's measure: so he took the measure of the building from side to side, one rod; and from base to top, one rod.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I saw a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring stick 10½ feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall as 10½ feet, and its height as 10½ feet.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 42:20 : 20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.
  • Isa 26:1 : 1 In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
  • Isa 60:18 : 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
  • Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.
  • Ps 125:2 : 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from now on and forevermore.
  • Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, says the LORD, will be a wall of fire around her, and will be the glory in her midst.
  • Rev 21:12 : 12 And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 40:6-13
    8 verses
    85%

    6 Then he went to the gateway facing east and went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one reed wide, and the other threshold was also one reed wide.

    7 Each gate chamber was one reed long and one reed wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits, and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one reed.

    8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one reed.

    9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the posts were two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was toward the inside.

    10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were of the same size, and the posts had the same size on this side and that.

    11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

    12 There was a barrier before the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

    13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other, the width was twenty-five cubits as door faced door.

  • Ezek 41:1-5
    5 verses
    85%

    1 Afterward, he brought me to the temple and measured the posts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tabernacle.

    2 And the width of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other side: and he measured its length, forty cubits; and its width, twenty cubits.

    3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits.

    4 So he measured its length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said to me, This is the most holy place.

    5 After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the house on every side.

  • Ezek 40:2-4
    3 verses
    82%

    2 In the visions of God, He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on which was something like the structure of a city to the south.

    3 He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen line in his hand and a measuring reed, and he stood in the gateway.

    4 The man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show it to you. Declare all you see to the house of Israel."

  • Ezek 41:8-10
    3 verses
    81%

    8 I also saw the height of the house all around: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

    9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber outside, was five cubits: and the space that was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.

    10 And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the house on every side.

  • 81%

    15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate that faced east, and measured it all around.

    16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

    19 He turned to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

    20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.

  • 81%

    47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare; and the altar was in front of the temple.

    48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

    49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits. By the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

  • 79%

    12 Now the building that faced the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

    13 So he measured the house, one hundred cubits long; and the separate place and the building, with its walls, were one hundred cubits long;

    14 Also the width of the face of the house and of the separate place toward the east was one hundred cubits.

    15 And he measured the length of the building opposite the separate place that was behind it, along with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, with the inner temple and the porches of the court;

  • Rev 21:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it.

    16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal.

    17 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.

  • 79%

    35 He brought me to the north gate and measured it according to these same measurements.

    36 Also its gate chambers, its posts, and its arches; it had windows all around, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • 32 He brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these measurements.

  • Zech 2:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

    2 Then I said, 'Where are you going?' And he said to me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.'

  • 17 To that above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure.

  • 17 And the house, that is, the temple in front, was forty cubits long.

  • 1 And there was given to me a reed like a rod, and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there.

  • 76%

    27 There was also a gateway on the inner court facing south, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south one hundred cubits.

    28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these same measurements.

  • 76%

    19 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.

    20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.

  • 23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gate, just as the eastern gate; and he measured from gate to gate one hundred cubits.

  • 6 The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle six cubits wide, and the third seven cubits wide; for he made narrowed rests all around outside of the house, so the beams would not be fastened into the walls of the house.

  • 2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.