He turned about to the west side And took the dimensions of that, from angle to angle, the south and north points of it: and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed; and it was exactly of the same measure with the other three sides.
17
He measured the northern side, five hundred rods, with the keneh hamiddah all around.
18
He measured the southern side, five hundred rods, with the keneh hamiddah.
19
He turned about to the western side, and measured five hundred rods with the keneh hamiddah.
20
He measured it by the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred rods long, and five hundred wide, lehavdil (to make a separation) between the Kodesh (Holy Precinct, area) and the Chol (Common Precinct, area).
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