Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.
Parallel translations
- WEB He brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits wide on the one side, and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tent.
- KJV Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
- NKJV Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side—the width of the tabernacle.
- NASB Then he brought me to the sanctuary, and he measured the side pillars: six cubits wide on each side was the width of the side pillar.
- NLT After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10-1/2 feet thick.
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Quick answer
The guide brings Ezekiel into the temple proper and measures its entrance posts. This begins the survey of the Holy Place, the inner sanctuary of God's house.
Overview
Ezekiel enters the nave of the temple, the Holy Place, as the guide measures its dimensions. The careful survey continues to convey order, holiness, and the certainty of God's restored presence. The temple's structure foreshadows Christ, who called his own body the true temple (John 2:19-21), the meeting place of God and humanity.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
- Ezek 40:2–3In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Ezek 41:23Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,
- Ezek 41:3And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide.
- Ezek 41:21The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.
- Eph 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 1 Pet 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Rev 21:15The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- Rev 11:1–2Then 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.
- Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- 1 Kgs 6:2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
- Ezek 40:9it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.
- Zech 6:12–13And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
- Rev 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
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