Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of this there shall be a five hundred by five hundred square for the holy place; and fifty cubits for its suburbs all around.
- 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.
- 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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Quick answer
Within the holy portion, a precise square is reserved for the sanctuary itself, with open space around it.
Overview
The sanctuary occupies a measured, set-apart square surrounded by a buffer of land. The careful boundaries protect the holiness of God's dwelling place. This deliberate separation underscores the sacredness of God's presence, which in the new covenant dwells among His people through Christ and the Spirit.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 42:16–20With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
- Ezek 27:28The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
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