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Ezekiel 42:15

13 Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.

14 Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”

Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:

16 With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.

17 He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:
KJV
Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
WEB
Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faces toward the east, and measured it all around.
ASV
Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
DARBY
And when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose front was toward the east, and measured [the enclosure] round about.
BLB
And he had completed the measurements of the inner temple, and he brought me out through the gateway that [has] its face toward the east, and he measured it round about.
ÅB
Og da han var ferdig med målingen i det indre hus, førte han meg ut gjennom den port hvis forside vendte mot øst; og han målte der rundt omkring.
OTB
Da han hadde fullført målingen av det indre området av tempelet, førte han meg ut gjennom østporten og målte området rundt.
B1930
Og da han var ferdig med målingen i det indre hus, førte han mig ut gjennem den port hvis forside vendte mot øst; og han målte der rundt omkring.

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  • Ezekiel 43:1

    Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,

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  • Ezekiel 41:15

    Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,

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  • Ezekiel 40:6–16

    Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.

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  • Ezekiel 41:2–5

    The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.

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