¹⁶He measured the east side with the reed^r for^s measuring, five hundred cubits,^t with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement, he measured it all around. ¹⁷He measured the north side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement all around. ¹⁸Then he measured the south side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement. ¹⁹He went around the west side^u and he measured five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement. ²⁰Toward the four sides^v he measured it; there was a wall for it all the way around.^w Its length was five hundred cubits^x and its width was five hundred cubits, in order to make a separation between what is holy and what is common.

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Footnotes

rOr “rod”
sLiterally “of measuring”
tHebrew has “reeds” here (= 5,250 feet), which is not correct; 500 cubits = 875 feet.
uOr “side toward/to the sea”
vLiterally “toward the four winds”
wLiterally “all around, all around”
xThat is, 875 feet

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. Then he turned to the west side and measured, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits. He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. He measured the south side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. Then he turned to the west side and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He measured the east side with a measuring rod;

it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.

He measured the north side;

it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.

He measured the south side;

it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.

Then he turned to the west side

and measured 875 feet by the measuring rod.

He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common.

NLTNew Living Translation

He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long. Then he measured the north side, and it was also 875 feet. The south side was also 875 feet, and the west side was also 875 feet. So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common.

KJV 1900King James Version

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

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