Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:11
And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Ezekiel’s visionary tour of a future temple, documenting the exact dimensions of the east gate’s entrance as the prophet surveys the courtyard architecture.
The words — The Hebrew רֹ֥חַב (rochav) denotes the breadth of the opening, while אֹ֣רֶךְ (orekh) specifies its length, establishing the precise spatial parameters of the gateway.
The thread — This insistence on quantified architecture runs throughout Ezekiel 40–43, where every chamber, wall, and gate is systematically measured to demarcate the sacred space.
Why it lands — The text demands that the reader recognize the deliberate, unchanging order of the vision, requiring attention to exact dimensions rather than symbolic speculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.