Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
- BSB Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
- NKJV Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.
- NASB Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner courtyard, a hundred cubits on the east and on the north.
- NLT Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.
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Quick answer
The distance from the lower gate to the inner court is one hundred cubits. The measure between outer and inner courts is given.
Overview
The guide measures one hundred cubits from the front of the lower (outer) gate to the front of the inner court, on both the east and the north. This significant span marks the separation between the outer and inner courts. The measured distance between courts reflects the careful ordering of approach to the holy place, where nearness to God is granted by His appointment rather than human presumption.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ezek 40:27There was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.
- Ezek 40:23There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate one hundred cubits.
- Ezek 46:1–2Thus says the Lord Yahweh: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
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