Ezekiel 48 · Verse 16

Ezekiel 48:16

And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 48:16 in other translations

BSBand will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
WEBThese shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
ASVAnd these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
YLTAnd these are its measures: the north side five hundred, and four thousand, and the south side five hundred, and four thousand, and on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and the west side five hundred, and four thousand.
DARBYAnd these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred cubits, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
BBEAnd these will be its measures: the north side, four thousand five hundred, and the south side, four thousand five hundred, and on the east side, four thousand five hundred, and on the west side, four thousand five hundred.
WebsterAnd these shall be the measures of it; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

What does Ezekiel 48:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 48:15-17

15-17. The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.

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Ezekiel 48:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵלֶּה֮ve.'e.Lehand theseH428
מִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒mi.do.tei.Ha[will be] measurements itsH4060
פְּאַ֣תpe.'At[the] side ofH6285
צָפ֗וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828
חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh[will be] fiveH2568
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967
וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atand fourH702
אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505
וּפְאַת\־u.fe.'at-and [the] side ofH6285
נֶ֕גֶבNe.gev[the] southH5045
חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[will be] fiveH2568
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מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atand fourH702
אֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505
וּמִפְּאַ֣תu.mi.pe.'Atand from [the] side ofH6285
קָדִ֗יםka.Dim[the] eastH6921
חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh[will be] fiveH2568
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967
וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atand fourH702
אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505
וּפְאַת\־u.fe.'at-and [the] side ofH6285
יָ֕מָּהYa.mahwest -wardH3220
חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[will be] fiveH2568
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
וְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atand fourH702
אֲלָפִֽים\׃'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 48:16

  • Revelation 21:16

    And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 48:15

    And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

  • Ezekiel 48:16

    And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

  • Ezekiel 48:17

    And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

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Ezekiel 48:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y estas serán sus medidas: á la parte del norte cuatro mil y quinientas cañas, y á la parte del mediodía cuatro mil y quinientas, y á la parte del oriente cuatro mil y quinientas, y á la parte del occidente cuatro mil y quinientas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ce sont ici ses mesures: le côté du nord, 4 500; et le côté du midi, 4 500; et le côté de l’orient, 4 500; et le côté de l’occident, 4 500.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies sollen ihre Maße sein: die Nordseite 4500 Ruten, und die Südseite 4500,und an der Ostseite 4500,und die Westseite 4500.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et hæ mensuræ ejus: ad plagam septentrionalem, quingenta et quatuor millia: et ad plagam meridianam, quingenta et quatuor millia: et ad plagam orientalem, quingenta et quatuor millia: et ad plagam occidentalem, quingenta et quatuor millia.