He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house.
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He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house.
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So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
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And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 40:47 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 40:19 Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.
- Ezekiel 40:23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate.
- Ezekiel 40:27 There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 40:47 So he measured the court, an hundred…
Eze 40:47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar [that was] before the house.
Ver. 47. So he measured.] Christ doeth all things in his Church in number, weight, and measure. By his Spirit he ordereth the length, breadth, and depth of his spiritual house, and bestoweth his gifts by measure to each member. {Rom 12:6 1Co 12:28-29 Eph 3:7; Eph 4:7}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The court; the inner court, or court of the…
The court; the inner court, or court of the priests, who, according to their several charges, had lodgings in it, as Eze 40:46.
Four-square: this court was an exact equilateral square.
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The altar: here the place of the altar is only mentioned, the measuring of it is Eze 43:13-18. This altar was placed in the very centre of this square, in a direct line from the north, east, and south gates, and might be seen from the lower courts by those who stood there. The house; the temple itself.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 47. He measured the court] This was the…
Verse 47. He measured the court] This was the court of the priests. See FFF in the plan. See Clarke on Eze 48:35.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The court - The inner court (B) where was…
The court - The inner court (B) where was the brass altar Eze 43:13.
The new chapter would begin better at Eze 40:48.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain court, an hundred cubits . . . foursquare--not to…
court, an hundred cubits . . . foursquare--not to be confounded with the inner court, or court of Israel, which was open to all who had sacrifices to bring, and went round the three sides of the sacred territory, one hundred cubits broad. This court was one hundred cubits square, and had the altar in it, in front of the temple. It was the court of the priests, and hence is connected with those who had charge of the altar and the music. The description here is brief, as the things connected with this portion were from the first divinely regulated.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 47. Measurements of the inner court.
47. Measurements of the inner court.
Lines drawn along the inner fronts of the inner gates, and along the front of the house, gave a square of 100 cubits. In this space stood the altar in front of the house, and being high it could be seen through the gates. The place between the temple and the altar was especially sacred. On altar cf. Eze_43:13-17. The square, Fig. 3, iklm; the altar, Fig. 3, F.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He measured the court... and the altar. The dimensions…
He measured the court... and the altar. The dimensions of the former, the open space in front of the temple, alone are given a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad; those of the latter, which stood before the "house," and occupied the center of the square, are afterwards recorded. (Eze_43:13) The distance from north to south of the inner court being a hundred cubits, if to these be added twice two hundred cubits, the space between the outer court wall and that of the inner court, the result will give five hundred cubits as the breadth of the outer court, from north gate to south gate. Then as the length of the inner court was a hundred cubits, if to these be added first the hundred cubits lying before the inner court towards the east, secondly, the hundred cubits covered by the temple, (Eze_41:13, Eze_41:14) and thirdly, the one hundred cubits which extended behind the temple, (Eze_41:13, Eze_41:14) the total will amount to five hundred cubits for the length of the outer court from east to west. The outer court, therefore, like the inner, was a square.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 40:47 The themes of sacrifice and restricted access coalesce…
40:47 The themes of sacrifice and restricted access coalesce in the summary of the dimensions of the inner courtyard. It was a perfect square, the shape of holy spaces throughout the Old Testament (see Exod 26:1-35; 1 Kgs 6:20), 175 feet on each side. Meanwhile, at its center stood the altar of sacrifice, the only piece of furniture located in that space. Holy sacrifices had to be offered without threat of defilement to ensure the continuing presence of the Lord once he returned to fill the Temple with his glory.
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