Ezekiel 42:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 42:16 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 40:3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
  2. Zechariah 2:1Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  3. Revelation 11:1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.

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