Ezekiel 40:47
Strong's Lexicon
Next he measured
וַיָּ֨מָד (way·yā·māḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4058: 1) to measure, stretch 1a) (Qal) to measure 1b) (Niphal) to be measured 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to extend, continue 1c2) to measure, measure off 1d) (Po) measured 1e) (Hithpolel) to extend oneself, stretch oneself

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the court.
הֶחָצֵ֜ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2691: 1) court, enclosure 1a) enclosures 1b) court 2) settled abode, settlement, village, town

It was square,
מְרֻבָּ֑עַת (mə·rub·bā·‘aṯ)
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7251: 1) to square, be squared 1a) (Qal) square (participle) 1b) (Pual) square (participle)

a hundred
מֵאָ֣ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3967: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)

cubits
אַמָּ֗ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: 1) cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (De 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

long
אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀ (’ō·reḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 753: 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

and a hundred
מֵאָ֥ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3967: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)

cubits
אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: 1) cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (De 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

wide.
וְרֹ֛חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: 1) breadth, width, expanse

And the altar [was]
וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (wə·ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4196: 1) altar

in front
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

of the temple.
הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.

Young's Literal Translation
And he measureth the court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar [is] before the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

New American Standard Bible
He measured the court, a [perfect] square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple.

King James Bible
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar [that was] before the house.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then he measured the court: It was square--a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.

New Living Translation
Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.

English Standard Version
And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple.

New American Standard Bible
He measured the court, a perfect square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple.

King James Bible
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

International Standard Version
He measured the court in the form of a square at 100 cubits long and 100 cubits wide. The altar stood in front of the Temple.

NET Bible
He measured the court as a square 175 feet long and 175 feet wide; the altar was in front of the temple.

American Standard Version
And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

English Revised Version
And he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

Young's Literal Translation
And he measureth the court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar is before the house.
















Cross References
Ezekiel 40:19
Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

Ezekiel 40:23
And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

Ezekiel 41:13
So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 40:46
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

Ezekiel 40:45
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Ezekiel 40:44
And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

Ezekiel 40:48
And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

Ezekiel 40:49
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

Ezekiel 41:1
Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
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