And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| measures | מִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒ mi.do.tei.Ha | H4060 | properly · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular |
| north | צָפ֗וֹן tza.Fon | H6828 | properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| side | פְּאַ֣ת pe.'At | H6285 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| four | וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at | H702 | four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| five | חֲמֵ֤שׁ cha.Mesh | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| hundred | מֵאוֹת֙ me.'Ot | H3967 | a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute |
| south | נֶ֕גֶב Ne.gev | H5045 | the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| side | וּפְאַת u.fe.'at- | H6285 | properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| four | וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at | H702 | four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֑ים 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| five | חֲמֵ֥שׁ cha.Mesh | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| hundred | מֵא֖וֹת me.'ot | H3967 | a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute |
| east | קָדִ֗ים ka.Dim | H6921 | the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| side | וּמִפְּאַ֣ת u.mi.pe.'At | H6285 | properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| four | וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at | H702 | four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| five | חֲמֵ֤שׁ cha.Mesh | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| hundred | מֵאוֹת֙ me.'Ot | H3967 | a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute |
| west | יָ֕מָּה Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| side | וּפְאַת u.fe.'at- | H6285 | properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| four | וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at | H702 | four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִֽים 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| five | חֲמֵ֥שׁ cha.Mesh | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular construct |
| hundred | מֵא֖וֹת me.'ot | H3967 | a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute |
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The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.
And the five thousand that are left - The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand square cubits, Eze 48:20, But their city was only four thousand five hundred square cubits, see Eze 48:13 and Eze 48:16; there remained, therefore, ten thousand cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, on the east and west sides, were reserved for a sort of second city; or for suburbs where laymen might dwell who were employed by those priests and Levites who lodged in the temple and in the city, Eze 48:18. And another space of one thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, which extended only from north to south, was…
Read the whole note in the consoleAnd this shall be the measures thereof,.... Of the city: the north side four thousand and five hundred; that is, measures or reeds: the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred; in all eighteen hundred measures or reeds, as in Ezekiel 48:35 which denotes the largeness of the Gospel church, especially in the latter day; when Jews and Gentiles will be converted, and multitudes, east, west, north and south, will be gathered to it; and as it is an equilateral square, this shows the perfection, firmness, stability, and duration of the church of Christ; so the holy city, the New Jerusalem, is…
Read the whole note in the consoleTo the south was a narrower strip for public use where the city was located. The overall shape of the central area was thus a square. The city was a visible symbol and focus of unity for the twelve tribes, and home to residents from the various tribes.
(Verse 16) And the measurements of it, towards the North side, five hundred and four thousand: and towards the South side, five hundred and four thousand: and towards the East side, five hundred and four thousand: and towards the West side, five hundred and four thousand. What it says: And the measurements of it, it must be understood, of the city. For at the end of the previous chapter it is stated: And the city shall be in the midst of it, that is, the land. And first it begins from the North and extends towards the South. And again it matches like with like: so that it places the Western side opposite the Eastern side, that is, the sea: and each side of the city has four thousand and five hundred paces; which in total, approximately eleven thousand and eighty-five paces, so that the entire city, as it is written at the end of this volume, has a circumference of eighteen thousand paces, which is equivalent to forty-four thousand three hundred and forty. Also, the forty-fourth Psalm, which is titled 'For those who will be changed' and belongs to Idithun, that is, to the beloved of the Lord, or as Aquila has interpreted it, 'For the lilies,' and Symmachus, 'For the flowers,' contains the sacraments of the Church, which is the city of the Lord, about which it is written in the same psalm: At Your right hand stood the queen in a garment adorned with gold, surrounded with variety (Psalm 44:10). And again: All the glory of the daughter of the king is within (Ibid., 14): so that it may not be like the whitened sepulchers outside, but both inside and outside it may wash away all things with the perfume of myrrh (Matthew 23). And when we have moved away from the North, with a very cold wind, we pass to the South, and after the rising of the light of knowledge in us, we fear the setting of fortitudes, considering not the past but the future, neither possessing a certain possession of virtue, but daily saying in prayer: Lead us not into temptation, which we cannot endure (Matthew 86:13).
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And these are its measurements [i.e., the measurements] of the city. The north side, etc. 4,500 rods by 4,500 rods square. Five hundred remain in the width, which will provide them with an open space, 250 to the north and 250 rods to the south, as is stated in the following verse, and likewise to the east and west. Thus we have 5,000 by 5,000 in the middle of the strip, thereby filling its entire width. In the length of this third strip, 10,000 are left to the east and 10,000 are left to the west. Concerning them, Scripture states (verse 18): “And the remainder in length, opposite the offering of the Sanctuary: 10,000 to the east and 10,000 to the west.”
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