Ezekiel 40:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”
Ezekiel 40:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 40:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 40:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a hand width each. So he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”
Ezekiel 40:5 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 40:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. ”
Ezekiel 40:5 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 40:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.”
Ezekiel 40:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 40:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring-reed of six cubits, [each] of one cubit and a hand breadth. And he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. ”
Ezekiel 40:5 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 40:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And beholde, I sawe a wall on the outside of the house round about: and in the mans hand was a reede to measure with, of sixe cubites long, by the cubite, and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the buylding with one reede, and the height with one reede.”
Ezekiel 40:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 40:5 in Context — Ezekiel 40
3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
7 And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
What Does Ezekiel 40:5 Mean?
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