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Ezekiel 42:15
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:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports that the measuring man finishes surveying the inner temple area and leads the prophet out through the eastern gate to measure the surrounding perimeter. This occurs immediately after instructions regarding priestly garment changes and before the measurement of the east wall.
The words — The Hebrew וְכִלָּה (ve./khi.Lah) means "and he had completed," marking the conclusion of the interior survey. The phrase הַבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי (ha./Ba.yit ha./pe.ni.Mi) literally renders "the inner house," specifying the sacred precinct under examination.
The thread — The eastern gate functions as a recurring transitional marker in the vision, appearing in Ezekiel 40:6 when the man first approaches it and in Ezekiel 43:1 when he later returns the prophet to it. The measuring motif connects directly to Ezekiel 42:16, which records the measurement of the east side at five hundred cubits.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the vision's architecture is systematically quantified from the inner sanctum outward. The reader must track how each measured boundary establishes the precise spatial order of the restored holy place.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 43:1 Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,
- Ezekiel 40:6 Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
- Ezekiel 41:2 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.
- Ezekiel 41:15 Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,