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Ezekiel 42:18

In Ezekiel 42 of Ezekiel.

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

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אֵ֛תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).ר֥וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).הַדָּר֖וֹםhadaromthe southדָּרוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the south”, the ordinary formH1864the south; poet. the south windsouth.מָדָ֑דmadadmeasureמָדַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “measure”, a completed actionH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.חֲמֵשׁchameshfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).מֵא֥וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.קָנִ֖יםqanimreedקָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.בִּקְנֵ֥הbiqnehin reedקָנֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in reed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.הַמִּדָּֽהhamidahthe garmentמִדָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the garment”, the ordinary formH4060properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

Young’s Literal Translation

The south side he hath measured, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed.

World English Bible

He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

Darby Translation

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed.

Douay-Rheims

And towards the south he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he turned to the west, and measured in front of the west side, five hundred cubits with the measuring reed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε πρὸς θάλασσαν, καὶ διεμέτρησε τὸ κατὰ πρόσωπον θαλάσσης, πεντακοσίους ἐν τῷ καλάμῳ τοῦ μέτρου.

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