Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one. New Living Translation Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3 / 4 feet. English Standard Version Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. Berean Standard Bible Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. Berean Literal Bible And he measured the gateway from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the, and the width was twenty-five cubits, door over against door. King James Bible He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. New King James Version Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door. New American Standard Bible And he measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, from one door to the door opposite. NASB 1995 He measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the door opposite. NASB 1977 And he measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the door opposite. Legacy Standard Bible He measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the door opposite. Amplified Bible He measured the gate from the roof of one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the opposite door. Berean Annotated Bible Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits <43.75 ft / 13.3 m> from doorway to doorway. Christian Standard Bible Then he measured the gate from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43 3 /4 feet. The openings of the recesses faced each other. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43 3/4 feet. The openings of the recesses faced each other. American Standard Version And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. Contemporary English Version The man measured the distance from the back wall of one of these rooms to the same spot in the room directly across the passageway, and it was twelve and a half meters. English Revised Version And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. GOD'S WORD® Translation He measured the gateway from the top of one guardroom to the top of the opposite guardroom. It was 44 feet wide from one door to the opposite door. Good News Translation Then he measured the distance from the back wall of one room to the back wall of the room across the passageway from it, and it was 42 feet. International Standard Version He measured the gate from the roof of the guardhouses to the roof of another at 25 cubits from doorway to opposite doorway. NET Bible He measured the gateway from the roof of one alcove to the roof of the other, a width of 43 3/4 feet from one entrance to the opposite one. New Heart English Bible He measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side-room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of fourty-three feet one inch; the openings being opposite each other. Webster's Bible Translation He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. World English Bible He measured the gate from the roof of the one side room to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, door against door. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he measures the gate from the roof of the [one] little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth—twenty-five cubits, opening opposite opening. Berean Literal Bible And he measured the gateway from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the, and the width was twenty-five cubits, door over against door. Young's Literal Translation And he measureth the gate from the roof of the one little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth twenty and five cubits, opening over-against opening. Smith's Literal Translation And he will measure the gate from the roof of the chamber to its roof; the breadth, twenty and five cubits, door over against door. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another, in breadth five and twenty cubits: door against door. Catholic Public Domain Version And he measured the gate, from the roof of one chamber to the roof of another, twenty-five cubits in width, from door to door. New American Bible Next he measured the gatehouse from the back wall of one cell to the back wall of the cell on the opposite side through the openings facing each other, a width of twenty-five cubits. New Revised Standard Version Then he measured the gate from the back of the one recess to the back of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, from wall to wall. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe measured then the gate from the roof of one small room to the roof of another; the breadth was twenty-five cubits from door to door. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he measured the gate from its roof to its roof, the width twenty and five cubits, and a gate next to a gate OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he measured the gate from the roof of the one cell to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he measured the gate from the wall of one chamber to the wall of the other chamber: the breadth was twenty-five cubits, the one gate over against the other gate. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The East Gate…12In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square. 13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. 14Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.… Cross References Then he measured the gateway Revelation 11:1-2 Then 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. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. Ezekiel 42:15-20 Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. … Zechariah 2:1-2 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; Ezekiel 42:1-4 Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side. / The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide. / Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court. … Ezekiel 41:5-6 Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits. / The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself. 1 Kings 6:5-6 Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls. the distance was twenty-five cubits Ezekiel 45:1-3 “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. / Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. / From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. Ezekiel 48:20 The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property. Ezekiel 48:8-10 Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary. / The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. / This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. from doorway to doorway. Ezekiel 41:2-3 The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. 1 Kings 6:31-35 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. … 2 Chronicles 3:7 He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. Revelation 21:15-17 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. 1 Kings 6:2-3 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. 2 Chronicles 3:3-4 The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. Exodus 26:30 So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. Treasury of Scripture He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. Ezekiel 40:25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. Ezekiel 40:7 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. Ezekiel 40:12 The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. Jump to Previous Alcove Breadth Cell Chamber Cubits Door Doorway Five Gate Gateway Guardroom Little Lodge Measure Measured Measureth Opposite Parapet Rear Roof Room Side Top Twenty Twenty-Five Wall WidthJump to Next Alcove Breadth Cell Chamber Cubits Door Doorway Five Gate Gateway Guardroom Little Lodge Measure Measured Measureth Opposite Parapet Rear Roof Room Side Top Twenty Twenty-Five Wall WidthEzekiel 40 1. The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple6. The description of the east gate of the outer court 20. of the north gate 24. of the south gate 27. of the south gate of the inner court 32. of the east gate 35. and of the north gate 39. Eight tables 44. The chambers 48. The porch of the house Then he measured the gateway This phrase indicates a precise action taken by the angelic guide in Ezekiel's vision. Measuring in biblical terms often signifies God's order and precision, reflecting His sovereignty and the importance of the structure being measured. The act of measuring can also symbolize judgment or evaluation, as seen in other prophetic books like Revelation 11:1. from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48. 2. The Man with the Measuring Rod A divine figure, possibly an angel, who guides Ezekiel through the vision of the temple and provides precise measurements, symbolizing God's order and precision. 3. The Temple The central focus of Ezekiel's vision in chapters 40-48, representing God's presence among His people and a future hope for restoration. 4. The Gateway Part of the temple structure, the gateway's measurements emphasize the order and holiness required in approaching God. 5. The Exile The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecy, where the Israelites are in Babylon, longing for restoration and return to their homeland. Teaching Points God's Order and PrecisionThe detailed measurements in Ezekiel's vision remind us of God's order and precision in His plans. We are called to trust in His perfect design for our lives. Holiness in Worship The temple's structure and measurements emphasize the holiness required in worship. We should approach God with reverence and purity. Hope for Restoration Ezekiel's vision provided hope for the exiles, reminding us that God has a plan for restoration and renewal in our lives, even in difficult times. Symbolism of the Temple The temple represents God's presence. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that reflect His holiness. Future Fulfillment The vision points to a future fulfillment in Christ and the ultimate restoration of all things, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 40:13?2. How does Ezekiel 40:13 reflect God's precision in temple measurements and design? 3. What can we learn about God's holiness from Ezekiel 40:13's measurements? 4. How does Ezekiel 40:13 connect to the detailed plans in Exodus? 5. How can we apply the orderliness of Ezekiel 40:13 to our worship? 6. What does Ezekiel 40:13 teach about God's attention to detail in our lives? 7. What is the significance of the measurements in Ezekiel 40:13 for understanding the temple's design? 8. How does Ezekiel 40:13 reflect God's attention to detail in His plans? 9. Why are precise measurements important in the context of Ezekiel's vision? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40? 11. Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6? 12. How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure? 13. How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure? 14. Ezekiel 4:6: How do the 40 days for Judah align with or contradict other biblical timelines found in Kings and Chronicles? What Does Ezekiel 40:13 Mean Then he measured the gateway• Ezekiel reports what “the man whose appearance was like bronze” (Ezekiel 40:3) is doing: taking precise measurements. • The careful measuring echoes earlier moments in the vision (Ezekiel 40:5; 40:11) and reminds us of God’s concern for order and holiness, much like the detailed plans given to Moses for the tabernacle (Exodus 25:9) and to Solomon for the first temple (1 Kings 6:2). • By recording the measurements, Ezekiel underlines that this future temple is not symbolic only; it has real, observable dimensions that will stand in the Messianic kingdom (Ezekiel 43:10-12). from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one • The gateway is flanked by guardrooms or chambers; measuring from roof to roof shows the full span of the entrance complex, confirming symmetry and balance. • God’s design emphasizes protection and accessibility: guardrooms watch over who enters, ensuring purity within (2 Chronicles 23:19). • These opposing chambers mirror one another, picturing unity—just as God calls His people to walk in harmony (Psalm 133:1). the distance was twenty-five cubits • Twenty-five cubits (about forty-three feet/13 m) reveals a generous, welcoming width, yet still defined and secure. • Numbers matter in Scripture. Here, 25 = 5 × 5, and “five” often signals God’s grace (Leviticus 25:10). The doubled factor underscores abundant grace extended to all who will enter God’s house (Isaiah 56:7). • This measurement, repeated in the surrounding gates (Ezekiel 40:21, 25), shows uniformity—God treats every entrance the same, reflecting His impartiality (Acts 10:34-35). from doorway to doorway • The phrase ties together both sides of the gate, stressing full, unobstructed access from outside to inside. • It anticipates the promise that nations will stream to God’s house to learn His ways (Isaiah 2:2-3). • The New Jerusalem similarly has measured, open gates (Revelation 21:12-13, 15-16), pointing to ultimate fulfillment. summary Ezekiel 40:13 captures the Lord’s meticulous blueprint for a literal future temple: symmetrical guardrooms, a wide and gracious entryway, and precise measurements that affirm God’s holiness, order, and welcome. The verse reassures us that every detail of God’s plan is trustworthy, revealing His desire to dwell among a purified, unified, and grace-filled people. Verse 13. - The breadth of the gate from the roof of one little chamber or lodge to another, measuring from door to door, was five and twenty cubits, which were thus made up: 10 cubits of footway + 12 (2 × 6) cubits for the two guard-rooms + 3 (2 × say 1.5) cubits for the thickness of the two side walls = 25 cubits in all. According to ver. 42, the length of a hewn stone was one cubit and a half. The doors from which the measurements were taken must have been in the side walls at the back of the guard- looms.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then he measuredוַיָּ֣מָד (way·yā·māḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended the gateway הַשַּׁ֗עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate from the roof מִגַּ֤ג (mig·gaḡ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar of a gate chamber הַתָּא֙ (hat·tā) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8372: A chamber to the roof לְגַגּ֔וֹ (lə·ḡag·gōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar of the opposite one; רֹ֕חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width [the distance was] twenty-five עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמּ֑וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base from doorway פֶּ֖תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way to נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before doorway. פָּֽתַח׃ (pā·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way Links Ezekiel 40:13 NIVEzekiel 40:13 NLT Ezekiel 40:13 ESV Ezekiel 40:13 NASB Ezekiel 40:13 KJV Ezekiel 40:13 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 40:13 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 40:13 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 40:13 French Bible Ezekiel 40:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:13 He measured the gate from the roof (Ezek. 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