Ezekiel 40:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

English ASV

And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the mans hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English Amplified

And behold, there was a wall all around the outside area of the house [of the Lord], and in the man's hand a measuring reed six long cubits in length, each cubit being longer [than the usual one] by a handbreadth; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed, and the height, one reed.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of twenty-one inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 10½ feet, and its height was the same.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring-reed of six cubits, [each] of one cubit and a hand breadth. And he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English EASY 2024

I saw a wall all the way round the place where the temple was. The stick in the man's hand was 3 metres long. He used it to measure the wall. The wall was 3 metres wide and 3 metres high.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I saw a wall that went all the way around the outside of the Temple. In the man's hand there was a ruler for measuring things. It was 6 cubits long using the long measurement, so the man measured the thickness of the wall. It was one ruler thick. He measured the height of the wall. It was one ruler tall.

And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

What I saw was the Temple, and there was a wall around it. The man took his measuring rod, which was 10 feet long, and measured the wall. It was 10 feet high and 10 feet thick.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I saw a wall that surrounded the temple. The man had a measuring stick that was 10 1/2 feet long. He measured the wall. It was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man's hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the [wall] structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same.

English KJV 1611

And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English LSB

And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house of Yahweh 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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring reed of six cubits long, each being one cubit and one handbreadth. So he measured the width of the building, one reed. And the height, one reed.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

(Then I saw an outer wall that completely surrounded the temple. The man was holding a measuring rod six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth; he measured the width and the height of the structure, each of which were found to be one rod.)

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I saw a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring stick 10Â½ feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall as 10Â½ feet, and its height as 10Â½ feet.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I saw a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring rod in the man's hand was ten and a half feet long. He measured the wall with it. The wall was as thick and as high as one measuring rod.

English NIV

I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

English NKJ 1982

Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.

English NLT

I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1/2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area. The length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Behold, I saw an outer wall surrounding the whole area where the temple stood. And the shining man was holding a measuring reed, and its length was six long cubits, each cubit a forearm and a handbreadth. He measured the wall with the reed, and it was one reed high and one reed thick.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The man began to measure the wall around the outside of the Temple area with his measuring stick, which was 10 1/2 feet long. He told me, “This wall is 10 1/2 feet high and 10 1/2 feet wide.“

English Tyndale 1537

Behold, there was a wall on the outside round about the house: the meterod that he had in his hand, was six cubits long and a span. So he measured the breadth of the building, which was a meterod, and the height also a meterod;