Ezekiel 40:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.”

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BSBPD

“The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the gate of the inner court <FI>is<Fi> southward, and he measureth from gate unto gate southward, a hundred cubits.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 40:27 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 40:19Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
  2. Ezekiel 40:23There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.
  3. Ezekiel 40:32And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
  4. Ezekiel 40:47Next 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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