Revelation 11:1-2

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ¹  a measuring rod ²  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ³  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there. 11:2 But ⁴  do not measure the outer courtyard ⁵  of the temple; leave it out, ⁶  because it has been given to the Gentiles, ⁷  and they will trample on the holy city ⁸  for forty-two months.

Exodus 40:3-5

40:3 You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain. 40:4 You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; ⁹  then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. 40:5 You are to put ¹⁰  the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

Ezekiel 41:1-5

The Inner Temple

41:1 Then he brought me to the outer sanctuary, and measured the jambs; the jambs were 10½ feet ¹¹  wide on each side. 41:2 The width of the entrance was 17½ feet, ¹²  and the sides ¹³  of the entrance were 8¾ feet ¹⁴  on each side. He measured the length of the outer sanctuary as 70 feet, ¹⁵  and its width as 35 feet. ¹⁶ 

41:3 Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3½ feet, ¹⁷  the entrance as 10½ feet, ¹⁸  and the width of the entrance as 12¼ feet ¹⁹  41:4 Then he measured its length as 35 feet, ²⁰  and its width as 35 feet, ²¹  before the outer sanctuary. He said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

41:5 Then he measured the wall of the temple ²²  as 10½ feet, ²³  and the width of the side chambers as 7 feet, ²⁴  all around the temple.

Zechariah 2:1

Vision Three: The Surveyor

2:1 (2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

[11:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ² tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ³ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:2]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:2]  ⁵ tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”

[11:2]  ⁶ tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.

[11:2]  ⁷ tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[11:2]  ⁸ sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.

[40:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “and you will set in order its setting” or “arrange its arrangement.” See 25:29-30 for items that belonged on the table.

[40:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “give” (also four additional times in vv. 6-8).

[41:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “six cubits” (i.e., 3.15 meters).

[41:2]  ¹² tn Heb “ten cubits” (i.e., 5.25 meters).

[41:2]  ¹³ tc The translation follows the LXX. The MT reads “the width of the gate was three cubits,” the omission due to haplography.

[41:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).

[41:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “forty cubits” (i.e., 21 meters).

[41:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

[41:3]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “two cubits” (i.e., 1.05 meters).

[41:3]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “six cubits” (i.e., 3.15 meters).

[41:3]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “seven cubits” (i.e., 3.675 meters).

[41:4]  ²⁰ tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

[41:4]  ²¹ tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

[41:5]  ²² tn Heb “house” throughout Ezek 41.

[41:5]  ²³ tn Heb “six cubits” (i.e., 3.15 meters).

[41:5]  ²⁴ tn Heb “four cubits” (2.1 meters).