5I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48. each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.
5And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the 40:5 Lit housetemple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six 40:5 I.e., “long” cubits, see note 4cubits, 40:5 Lit by the cubit andeach of which was a 40:5 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cmcubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the 40:5 Lit buildingwall, one rod; and the height, one rod.
5And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.
5And behold, there was a wall all around the outside [area] of the temple (house) [of the Lord], and in the man’s hand a measuring rod six cubits long (10.2 ft.), 40:5 Lit by a cubit and a handbreadth.each 40:5 20.4 inches in length or longer.cubit being longer than the 40:5 The “standard” Hebrew cubit was about 18 inches in length.standard one by a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.
5And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits40:5 6 long cubits, the length of the reed used for measuring, is approximately 10.5 feet or 3.2 meters; similarly in verses 6, 7, and 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or 53.3 centimeters is the basic unit of length throughout Ezekiel 40 to 48. (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
5I saw a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was 11 feet long. He measured the wall with it. The wall was as thick and as high as one measuring rod.