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Ezekiel 42:16
Ezekiel 42:16 is verse 16 of Ezekiel chapter 42, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
See LXX; five hundred cubits from verse 17 LXX and implied in verses 16, 18, 19, and 20 is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters in length. Hebrew five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about, that is approximately 5,250 feet or 1,600 meters; similarly in verses 17, 18, 19, and 20.
King James Version
He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
World English Bible
He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.
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Ezekiel 42:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”
15 Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:
16 With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
17 He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
18 He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ezekiel 40:3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
Zechariah 2:1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Revelation 11:1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.