Ezekiel 41:4

Ezekiel 41:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.
• New International Version (NIV)And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the main hall. He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he measured the length of the room, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits, across the nave. And he said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He measured the length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, beyond the sanctuary; and he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”

Context of Ezekiel 41:4

2The entrance was 17½ feet wide, and on each side of the entrance the walls were 9 feet wide. Then he measured the length of the holy place. It was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. 3Then the man went inside and measured the passageway. It was 3½ feet thick. The entrance was 10½ feet high and 12 feet wide. Then he measured the room at the end of the holy place. It was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. The man said to me, “This is the most holy place.” 5Next, the man measured the temple wall. It was 10½ feet wide. The width of each side room around the temple was 7 feet. 6The rooms were arranged on three different stories. There were 30 rooms on each story. These rooms had supports all the way around the temple wall, but these supports were not fastened to the temple wall.

Ezekiel 41:4 word by word

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־אָרְכּ֜וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֖ה קֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• thereof, twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: naveH1964
• and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:4

• 1 Kings 6:20The inner room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. Solomon covered it and the cedar altar with pure gold.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8He made the most holy place. It was as long as the temple was wide, 30 feet long. It was also 30 feet wide. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.
• Revelation 21:16The city was square. It was as wide as it was long. He measured the city with the stick. It was 12,000 stadia long. Its length, width, and height were the same.
• Exodus 26:33Hang the canopy from the fasteners in the ceiling, and put the ark containing the words of my promise under it. The canopy will mark off the most holy place from the holy place.
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The length thereof, twenty cubits - This is the measurement of the sanctuary, or holy of holies. See G in the plan. This also was the exact measurement of Solomon's temple, see 1 Kings 6:20. This, and the other resemblances here, sufficiently prove that Ezekiel's temple and that of Solomon were on the same plan; and that the latter temple was intended to be an exact resemblance of the former.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Temple - here is the holy place as distinguished from the most holy, “the Oracle,” which is “before” the holy place, inwards.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The inner room was the Most Holy Place. It was the only square room in the temple. This room was the most sacred space in the building. A person reached it by passing through three openings. Each opening was narrower than the one before it. Access became more limited as a person moved closer to God. The entrance to the entry room was about 7.5 meters wide (24.5 feet; Ezekiel 40:48). The doorway into the sanctuary was about 5.3 meters wide (17.5 feet…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. thereof--of the holy of holies. before the temple--that is, before, or in front of the most holy place (so "temple" is used in 1Ki 6:3). The angel went in and measured it, while Ezekiel stood in front, in the only part of the temple accessible to him. The dimensions of the two apartments are the same as in Solomon's temple, since being fixed originally by God, they are regarded as finally determined.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 41:4

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In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Holy of Holies
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41

• 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