Ezekiel 48:30

What does Ezekiel 48:30 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 48:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And these are the outskirts of the town: on the north side, four thousand five hundred by measure;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of the city on the north side, five hundred, and four thousand measures.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And these are the goings out of the city. On the north side, four thousand and five hundred [cubits] by measure.

Context

v.29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.

v.30This passage

v.31and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

Cross references

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

  • Revelation 21:16

    And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

  • Ezekiel 48:16

    And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

  • Ezekiel 48:32

    And at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

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