Of this there shall be a five hundred by five hundred square for the holy place; and fifty cubits for its suburbs all around.
Parallel translations
- KJV Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.
- BSB Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
- NKJV Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary, five hundred by five hundred rods, with fifty cubits around it for an open space.
- NASB Out of this there shall be for the sanctuary a square encompassing five hundred by five hundred cubits, and fifty cubits for its open space round about.
- NLT A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet, will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87-1/2 feet wide is to be left empty all around it.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 42:16–20He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.
- Ezek 27:28At the sound of the cry of your pilots the suburbs shall shake.
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