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Ezekiel 42:20
20So the wall made a square around the place where the temple was. Each side was 250 metres. The wall made the holy place separate from the ordinary places around it.
Ezekiel 42:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
- New International Version (NIV)So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common.
Ezekiel 42:20 word by word
לְאַרְבַּ֨ע רוּח֜וֹת מְדָד֗וֹ ח֤וֹמָה לוֹ֙ סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֔יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת וְרֹ֖חַב חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- it by the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- sidesרוּחַrûach · spirit: sideH7307
- it had a wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- to make a separationבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
- between the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- and the profane placeחֹלchôl · commonH2455
Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:20
- Ezekiel 40:5I saw a wall all the way round the place where the temple was. The stick in the man's hand was 3 metres long. He used it to measure the wall. The wall was 3 metres wide and 3 metres high.
- Isaiah 25:1Lord, you are my God! I will praise you because your name is great. You have done wonderful things. You decided a long time ago what you would do. And you have done exactly what you promised to do.
- Isaiah 26:1At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round.
- Isaiah 60:18You will not hear the noise of violence in your land any more. Inside its borders, nobody will fight wars or destroy things. You will call your city's walls ‘Salvation’, and you will call your city's gates ‘Praise’.
- Micah 7:11But the time will come for you to build the walls of your cities again. You will make the borders of your country much wider then.
- Zechariah 2:5The Lord himself promises that he will be like a wall of fire round Jerusalem. He will shine as a beautiful light inside the city.’
- Ezekiel 45:2Part of this land will be for the temple. It will be 250 metres long and 250 metres wide. Keep an empty space 25 metres wide all around this piece of land.
- Ezekiel 48:20The whole of the special land, including the holy part and the part for the city, will be a square. Each side will be 12½ kilometres.
- Revelation 21:12The city had a very big, high wall round it. The wall had 12 gates in it. 12 angels stood at the 12 gates. The names of the 12 tribes of Israel's people were written on the 12 gates.
- Ezekiel 22:26The priests in the land do not obey my law. They do not respect my holy things. They do not think that holy things are different from ordinary things. They say that unclean things and clean things are the same. They refuse to make my Sabbath days special. Because of this, people do not give me any honour.
- Ezekiel 44:23They must teach my people that holy things are different from ordinary things. They must also show them how to know if something is clean or unclean.
- Ezekiel 48:15The other part of the special land is 12½ kilometres from east to west and 2½ kilometres from north to south. That part is not holy. Ordinary people may use it. They may live there and use the fields. There will be a city in the middle of it.
- Leviticus 10:10You must know what is holy. And you must know what is not holy. You must know what you can use. And you must know what you must not use to worship me.
- Luke 16:26But that is not everything. Between you and us, there is a big hole. It is wide and long and deep. There is a reason why that hole is there. Nobody can cross from here to where you are. And nobody can cross from where you are to come here.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17And so, the Lord says: ‘Come out from among them and be separate. Do not touch anything that is disgusting. Then I will accept you.’
- Revelation 21:10Then God's Spirit caused me to see and to hear strange things. The angel carried me away to a great mountain that was very high. He showed me God's own holy city, Jerusalem. The city was coming down out of heaven from God.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 42:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20It had a wall round about - to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place - The holy place was that which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen, nor stranger, nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The profane place was that in which men, women, Gentiles, pure or impure might be admitted. Josephus says War, lib. vi., c. 14, that in his time there was a wall built before the entrance three cubits high, on which there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The “sanctuary” proper is probably here the most holy place as distinguished from the rest of the temple Ezekiel 41:23; Ezekiel 45:3; but the term was capable of extension first to the whole temple, then to all the ground that was separated to “holy” as distinguished from “profane,” i. e., common uses. In the vision the courts rose on successive platforms, the outer court being raised seven steps above the precincts, the inner court eight steps above the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20After finishing his tour of the inner courtyard, Ezekiel saw the overall dimensions of the area. The entire complex was square, symbolizing holiness. This shape set it apart from Solomon's Temple and the tabernacle, where only the Most Holy Place was square. The description of the temple ends where it started, mentioning a wall surrounding it (see Ezekiel 40:5). Ezekiel reminds us that the wall's purpose was to separate the holy from the common.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. wall ... separation between ... sanctuary and ... profane--No longer shall the wall of partition be to separate the Jew and the Gentile (Ep 2:14), but to separate the sacred from the profane. The lowness of it renders it unfit for the purpose of defense (the object of the wall, Re 21:12). But its square form (as in the city, Re 21:16) is the emblem of the kingdom that cannot be shaken (He 12:28), resting on prophets and apostles, Jesus Christ being…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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