Ezekiel 40:47

What does Ezekiel 40:47 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 40:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he took the measure of the open square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar was in front of the house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he measureth the court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar <FI>is<Fi> before the house.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he measured the court a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad foursquare: and the altar that was before the face of the temple.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he measured the court, the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, four square: and the altar was before the house.

Context

v.46and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.

v.47This passage

v.48Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 40:19

    Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.

  • Ezekiel 40:23

    And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate, both on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.

  • Ezekiel 40:27

    And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

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