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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 40:47

45And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. 46The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the Lord to minister to him.” 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. 48Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8-3/4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24-1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5-1/4 feet long. 49The entry room was 35 feet wide and 21 feet deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each 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 the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.

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