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

vLiterally “toward the four winds”
wLiterally “all around, all around”
xThat is, 875 feet

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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 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

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 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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