411 Then the man brought me to the main hall and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits[1] on each side.[2]

Other Translations of Ezekiel 41:1

King James Version

411 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.

English Standard Version

411 Then he brought me to the nave and measured the jambs. On each side six cubitsA cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters was the breadth of the jambs.Compare Septuagint; Hebrew tent

The Message

411 He brought me into the Temple itself and measured the doorposts on each side. Each was ten and a half feet thick.

New King James Version

411 Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side--the width of the tabernacle.

New Living Translation

411 After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10 feet thick.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1

Chapter Summary

After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.