God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 42:15
15When the man had finished measuring the inner part of the temple area, he led me out through the east gate. Then he measured all the way around the outer area.
Ezekiel 42:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
- New International Version (NIV)When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all around:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around.
Context of Ezekiel 42:15
13Then the man said to me, “The northern and southern side rooms that face the open area are holy rooms. These rooms are where the priests who come near the Lord eat the holiest offerings. Because these rooms are holy, the priests keep the holiest offerings there: the grain offerings, the offerings for sin, and the guilt offerings. 14Once the priests enter the holy place, they must not go out of the holy place into the outer courtyard until they leave behind the clothes that they wore as they served. These clothes are holy. The priests must put on other clothes. Then they can go into the area that is for the people.” When the man had finished measuring the inner part of the temple area, he led me out through the east gate. Then he measured all the way around the outer area. 16He measured the east side with a measuring stick. It was 875 feet long according to the measuring stick. 17He measured the north side. It was 875 feet long according to the measuring stick.
Read all of Ezekiel 42Ezekiel 42:15 word by word
וְכִלָּ֗ה אֶת־מִדּוֹת֙ הַבַּ֣יִת הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְהוֹצִיאַ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וּמְדָד֖וֹ סָבִ֥יב׀ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now when he had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- of measuringמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
- the innerפְּנִימִיpenîymîy · innerH6442
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- he brought me forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
- the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- whose prospectפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
- the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
- and measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- it round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:15
- Ezekiel 41:2The 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.
- Ezekiel 40:6Then the man went to the gateway that faced east. He went up its steps and measured the entrance to the gateway. It was 10½ feet wide.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 42:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 The Precincts. The temple and its courts were surrounded by an area of exact dimensions 3,000 cubits (1,500 yards) square. See Plan IV. Ezekiel 42:15 The inner house - The temple and its courts, all that lay within the “wall on the outside of the house Ezekiel 40:5; the gate” is the eastern gate of the outer court. Measured it round about - The precincts, into which he had brought the seer through the eastern gate of the outer court.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The prophet’s tour of the new temple began outside the building. He then moved step by step toward its center. After reaching the inside, he walked outward again. The tour ended at the kitchens located in the corners of the outer courtyard (Ezekiel 46:19–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-202. Before the length of an hundred cubits--that is, before "the separate place," which was that length (Eze 41:13). He had before spoken of chambers for the officiating priests on the north and south gates of the inner court (Eze 40:44-46). He now returns to take a more exact view of them.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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