Ezekiel 42:20

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.

Context of Ezekiel 42:20

18On the south side he measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. 19He turned to the west side and measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred rods and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and 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

• He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• on the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• sidesרוּחַrûach · spirit: sideH7307
• wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• allסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• widthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• divideבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• commonחֹלchôl · commonH2455

Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:20

• Ezekiel 40:5And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.
• Isaiah 25:1Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
• Isaiah 26:1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for security.
• Isaiah 60:18Violence will not be heard again in your land, Nor devastation or destruction within your borders; But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.
• Micah 7:11It will be a day for building your walls. On that day your boundary will be extended.
• Zechariah 2:5But I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire to her on all sides, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”
• Ezekiel 45:2Out of this there shall be for the sanctuary a square encompassing five hundred by five hundred cubits, and fifty cubits for its open space round about.
• Ezekiel 48:20The whole allotment shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.
• Revelation 21:12It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
• Ezekiel 22:26Her priests have done violence to My Law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have closed their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am defiled among them.
• Ezekiel 44:23Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
• Ezekiel 48:15“The remainder, five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand in length, shall be for common use for the city, for homes and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst.
• Leviticus 10:10and to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
• Luke 16:26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set, so that those who want to go over from here to you will not be able, nor will any people cross over from there to us.’
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.
• Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 42:20

• Church
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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