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Ezekiel 40:47

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So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
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  1. Ezekiel 40:19Rank 1 from verse 47
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    19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

  2. Ezekiel 40:23Rank 2 from verse 47
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    23And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

  3. Ezekiel 40:27Rank 3 from verse 47
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    27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

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Ezekiel 40:47

COMBINED MEANING

measured

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of measure, meaning to determine, allot, or proportion.

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court

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An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.

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cubits

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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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broad

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Wide or great in breadth or extent; spacious, open, ample, or enlarged, whether literally or figuratively.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lord to minister unto him.

47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

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48¶ And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

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