Translations
Modern
In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.
Traditional
In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
Literal
In the four corners of the court were courts enclosed, forty long and thirty wide, a single measure for their four corners.
Latin
In quatuor angulis atrii atriola disposita, quadraginta cubitorum per longum, et triginta per latum: mensuræ unius quatuor erant.
Original
Hebrew
English
In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.
Notes
The vision of the temple proper (Ezekiel 40–46) ends where the tour started. The prophet began in the outer court. He traveled to the center and back out twice, finishing at the outer court's edges, in the kitchens. Here, people cooked various sacrifices. Some sacrifices were burned completely on the altar. Others were only partially burned, with parts returned so the worshiper could feast with his family in the Lord's presence.
Theme notes and profiles
Israel’s Geography as Theology Temple Legislation as Theology The New Community
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC
Measurements
- thirty cubits wide: About 70 ft x 52.5 ft (21.3 m x 16 m)
Glossary
Baptism of Jesus Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism New Jerusalem Pentecost Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy