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He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel 42:16 — KJV
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He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel 42:16 — KJV
Five hundred reeds. The LXX has no word for “reeds.” Presumably cubits are meant. Notice that the word “reeds” is supplied in v. 20, and that it does not appear in ch. 45:2. Further, the sum of the measurements of the gateways, courts, etc., is 500 cu. each way.
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