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Revelation 21:15

13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.

16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

17 And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

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BSB
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
KJV
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
WEB
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
ASV
And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
DARBY
And he that spoke with me had a golden reed [as] a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
BLB
And the one speaking with me had a golden measuring reed, so that he might measure the city and its gates and its wall.
ÅB
Og han som talte med meg, hadde et gullrør for at han skulle måle staden og dens porter og dens mur.
OTB
Engelen som talte med meg hadde en gyllen målestav for å måle byen, dens porter og dens mur.
B1930
Og han som talte med mig, hadde et gullrør forat han skulde måle staden og dens porter og dens mur.

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