15. Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me forth toward the gate which faces east and measured it [the outer area] round about.
16. He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.
17. He measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.
18. He measured the south side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
19. He turned about to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
20. He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall round about, the length five hundred reeds and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy [the temple proper] and that which was common [the outer area].