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Ezekiel 40:27

And 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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וְשַׁ֛עַרveshaarand doorשַׁעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).לֶחָצֵ֥רlechatserto courtחָצֵרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַפְּנִימִ֖יhapnimithe interiorפְּנִימִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the interior”, the ordinary formH6442interior(with-) in(-ner, -ward).דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הַדָּר֑וֹםhadaromthe southדָּרוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the south”, the ordinary formH1864the south; poet. the south windsouth.וַיָּ֨מָדvayamadand measureמָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and measure”, the next action in the storyH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.מִשַּׁ֧עַרmishaarfrom doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַשַּׁ֛עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).דֶּ֥רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הַדָּר֖וֹםhadaromthe southדָּרוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the south”, the ordinary formH1864the south; poet. the south windsouth.מֵאָ֥הmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.אַמּֽוֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the gate of the inner court [is] southward, and he measureth from gate unto gate southward, a hundred cubits.

World English Bible

There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.

Darby Translation

And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

Douay-Rheims

And there was a gate of the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south, a hundred cubits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And there was a gate opposite the gate of the inner court southward: and he measured the court from gate to gate, a hundred cubits in breadth southward.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πύλη κατέναντι τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς τῆς ἐσωτέρας πρὸς Νότον, καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν αὐλὴν ἀπὸ πύλης ἐπὶ πύλην, πήχεις ἑκατὸν τὸ εὖρος πρὸς Νότον.