42 ¹⁵ Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate which faced east, and measured the temple area round about. 42 ¹⁶ He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed. 42 ¹⁷ Then he turned and measured the north side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed. 42 ¹⁸ Then he turned and measured the south side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed. 42 ¹⁹ Then he turned to the west side and measured, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed. 42 ²⁰ He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.