‘The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.‘And the name of the city from that time on will be:THE Lord IS THERE.’Footnotes for the Book of Ezekiela 1 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here and throughout Ezekiel because of its possible association with ‘Son of Man’ in the New Testament.a 4 Or upon your sideb 10 That is, about 230 gramsc 11 That is, about 0.6 litred 17 Or away ina 14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts Riblaha 2 Or saw a fiery figurea 24 Or Chaldeaa 14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20a 10 Or things to a brothera 29 Bamah means high place.b 40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruitsc 49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.a 16 Or When I have allotted you your inheritanceb 25 Septuagint; Hebrew prophetsa 23 Or away ina 5 That is, Mount Hermonb 6 Targum; the Masoretic Text has a different division of the consonants.c 15 Septuagint; Hebrew Dedand 16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Edome 17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.a 7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to standb 10 That is, the upper Nile regionc 21 Horn here symbolises strength.a 9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / tob 27 Septuagint; Hebrew warriors who were uncircumcisedc 27 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text punishmenta 26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blesseda 2 Or the prince of Rosh,b 3 Or Gog, prince of Rosh,c 5 That is, the upper Nile regiond 12 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.e 13 Or her strong lionsa 5 That is, about 3.2 metres; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 53 centimetres is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40 – 48.b 7 That is, about 2.7 metres; also in verse 48c 8,9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. 9Then he measured the portico of the gateway; itd 9 That is, about 4.2 metrese 9 That is, about about 1 metref 11 That is, about 5.3 metres wide and 6.9 metres longg 13 That is, about 13 metres; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36h 14 That is, about 32 metresi 14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wallj 14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.k 15 That is, about 27 metres; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36l 19 That is, about 53 metres; also in verses 23, 27 and 47m 37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambsn 39 Or purification offeringso 42 That is, about 80 centimetres long and wide and 53 centimetres highp 43 That is, about 9 centimetresq 44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which werer 44 Septuagint; Hebrew easts 48 That is, about 7.4 metrest 48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance wasu 48 That is, about 1.6 metresv 49 That is, about 11 metresw 49 Septuagint; Hebrew elevenx 49 That is, about 6.4 metresy 49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to ita 2 That is, about 53 metres long and 27 metres wideb 3 That is, about 11 metresc 4 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew and one cubitd 4 That is, about 5.3 metres wide and 53 metres longe 10 Septuagint; Hebrew Eastwardf 13 Or purification offeringsg 16 See Septuagint of verse 17; Hebrew rods; also in verses 18 and 19.h 16 Five hundred cubits equal about 265 metres; also in verses 17, 18 and 19.i 17 Septuagint; Hebrew rodsa 27 Or purification offering; also in verse 29b 29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.a 5 That is, probably about 16 kilograms; also in verses 7 and 11b 5 That is, about 3.8 litres; also in verses 7 and 11c 14 That is, probably about 2.7 kilogramsd 14 That is, about 1.3 litrese 20 Or purification offeringf 22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.g 22 That is, about 21 metres long and 16 metres widea 8 That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometres; also in verses 9, 10, 13, 15, 20 and 21b 9 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometres; also in verses 10, 13 and 18c 15 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometresd 16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometres; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34e 17 That is, about 135 metresf 35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometres