Ezekiel 40:47

Ezekiel 40:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
• New International Version (NIV)Then 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of Ezekiel 40:47

45And he said to me, "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, 46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him." 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. 48Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. 49The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.

Ezekiel 40:47 word by word

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֜ר אֹ֣רֶךְ׀ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה מְרֻבָּ֑עַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• foursquareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• and the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:47

• Ezekiel 40:19Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47He measured the court - This was the court of the priests. See FFF in the plan.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47The court - The inner court (B) where was the brass altar Ezekiel 43:13. The new chapter would begin better at Ezekiel 40:48.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47The themes of sacrifice and limited access come together in the description of the inner courtyard's size. It was a perfect square, a common shape for holy spaces in the Old Testament (see Exodus 26:1–35; 1 Kings 6:20), measuring 175 feet on each side. At its center stood the altar of sacrifice, the only piece of furniture there. People had to offer holy sacrifices without risking impurity to ensure the Lord's presence when he returned to fill the temple…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. court, an hundred cubits ... foursquare--not to be confounded with the inner court, or court of Israel, which was open to all who had sacrifices to bring, and went round the three sides of the sacred territory, one hundred cubits broad. This court was one hundred cubits square, and had the altar in it, in front of the temple. It was the court of the priests, and hence is connected with those who had charge of the altar and the music. The description…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Prospect
• Altar
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Foursquare
• Leviticus
• Priest, High

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40

• 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
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings