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-\v 5 In the vision I saw a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring stick in the man's hand was three and one-tenth meters long. He measured the wall and it was three and one-tenth meters thick and three and one-tenth meters high.
+\v 5 In the vision I saw a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring stick in the man's hand was three and two-tenths meters long. He measured the wall and it was three and two-tenths meters thick and three and two-tenths meters high.
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-\v 6 Then he went to the gate in the temple wall on the temple's east side. He climbed the steps and measured the gateway that faced outward; it was three and one-tenth meters deep.
-\v 7 Next, there were alcoves for the temple guards, each being three and one-tenth meters long and deep. The distance of the wall between each alcove was two and three-quarters meters. The gateway that faced inward, which led to the temple portico, was also three and one-tenth meters deep.
+\v 6 Then he went to the gate in the temple wall on the temple's east side. He climbed the steps and measured the gateway that faced outward; it was three and two-tenths meters deep.
+\v 7 Next, there were alcoves for the temple guards, each being three and two-tenths meters long and deep. The distance of the wall between each alcove was two and seven-tenths meters. The gateway that faced inward, which led to the temple portico, was also three and two-tenths meters deep.
 
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-\v 8 Then he measured the portico that was after the gate; it was three and one-tenth meters long.
-\v 9 He also measured the depth, which was three and one-tenth of a meter. The doorposts on either side were one meter thick. This was the portico attached to the temple gate on the gate's inner side, facing the temple.
+\v 8 Then he measured the portico that was after the gate; it was three and two-tenths meters long.
+\v 9 He also measured the depth, which was three and two-tenths of a meter. The doorposts on either side were one meter thick. This was the portico attached to the temple gate on the gate's inner side, facing the temple.
 \v 10 Inside the east gate there were three alcoves for guards on each side of the gate. They all had the same length and depth, and the distance of wall between them was the same.
 
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-\v 11 Then he measured the opening of the gate; it was five and two-fifths meters wide, and the entrance from the gate was seven meters long.
-\v 12 Running along in front of the alcoves was a low wall one-half meter high. Each of the alcoves was three and one-tenth meters long on all sides.
-\v 13 Then the man measured the gateway's width from the roof of the alcove on one side, to the roof of the alcove on the other side. The distance was 13 and one-half, from one alcove's entrance to that of the other.
+\v 11 Then he measured the opening of the gate; it was five and four-tenths meters wide, and the entrance from the gate was seven meters long.
+\v 12 Running along in front of the alcoves was a low wall one-half meter high. Each of the alcoves was three and two-tenths meters long on all sides.
+\v 13 Then the man measured the gateway's width from the roof of the alcove on one side, to the roof of the alcove on the other side. The distance was thirteen meters from one alcove's entrance to that of the other.
 
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 \v 14 Then the man measured along the wall that separated the alcoves from each other; it was thirty-two meters long. He measured them as far as the gate's portico.
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 \v 20 Then he measured how long and how wide the gateway was on the north side, which was an entrance into the outer courtyard of the temple complex.
-\v 21 There were three alcoves for guards on each side of that gateway. From the gateway to the end of its portico was twenty-seven meters, and they were thirteen and one-half meters wide.
+\v 21 There were three alcoves for guards on each side of that gateway. From the gateway to the end of its portico was twenty-seven meters, and they were thirteen meters wide.
 
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 \v 22 It had the same windows, portico, guard alcoves, and palm tree decorations as the east gate had. Like the east gate, there were seven steps leading up to it and its portico.
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 \v 24 Then he brought me through the south gateway into the inner courtyard, and he measured the entrance. It measured the same as the other gateways. Its alcoves, its walls between the alcoves, and its entry room measured the same as the ones on the other sides.
-\v 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow windows along the walls, as on the other sides. The gateway and its portico measured twenty-five meters long and thirteen and one-half meters wide.
+\v 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow windows along the walls, as on the other sides. The gateway and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen meters wide.
 
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 \v 26 There were seven steps leading up to that gate and its portico. It also had carvings of palm trees on the walls that were between the rooms.
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 \v 28 Then the man brought me through the south entrance into the inner courtyard, and he measured the south entrance. It measured the same as the other gates.
-\v 29 He measured its alcoves, its walls, and its portico with the same measuring standards he had been using. The gate and its portico had windows all around. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen and one-half wide.
-\v 30 The porticos of the inner gates, which led to the inner courtyard, were about thirteen and one-half meters long and two and three-quarters meters wide.
+\v 29 He measured its alcoves, its walls, and its portico with the same measuring standards he had been using. The gate and its portico had windows all around. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen meters wide.
+\v 30 The porticos of the inner gates, which led to the inner courtyard, were about thirteen meters long and two and seven-tenths meters wide.
 \v 31 The portico's entrance faced the outer courtyard. Carvings of palm trees decorated the walls, and there were eight steps leading up to it.
 
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 \v 32 Then the man led me to the east side of the inner courtyard, and he measured the gate. It had the same measurements as the other gates.
-\v 33 Its alcoves, walls, and portico measured the same as the others. The gate and its portico had windows all around. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen and one-half meters wide.
+\v 33 Its alcoves, walls, and portico measured the same as the others. The gate and its portico had windows all around. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen meters wide.
 \v 34 Its portico faced the outer courtyard. It also had carvings of palm trees decorating the walls, and it had eight steps leading up to it.
 
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 \v 35 Then he led me to the entrance on the north side and measured it. It measured the same as the other entrances.
-\v 36 And its alcoves and walls between them and the entry room all had small windows in the walls. It all measured the same as the other gates. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen and one-half meters wide.
+\v 36 And its alcoves and walls between them and the entry room all had small windows in the walls. It all measured the same as the other gates. The gate and its portico measured twenty-seven meters long and thirteen meters wide.
 \v 37 Its portico faced the outer courtyard. It also had carvings of palm trees decorating the walls, and it had eight steps leading up to it.
 
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 \v 41 There were four tables on the outer side of each inner courtyard gate, and there were also four tables on the inner side. The animals to be sacrificed were slaughtered on these tables.
 
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-\v 42 There were also four tables of cut stone for the preparation of the offerings that were to be completely burned, four-fifths of a meter long on each side and one-half meter high. The priests would put on those stone tables the tools for slaughtering all the animals.
+\v 42 There were also four tables of cut stone for the preparation of the offerings that were to be completely burned, eight-tenths of a meter long on each side and one-half meter high. The priests would put on those stone tables the tools for slaughtering all the animals.
 \v 43 The meat for the offerings would be placed on those stone tables. There were hooks on which the meat was hung, each with two prongs, each eight centimeters long, fastened to the walls of the porticos.
 
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-\v 48 Then he brought me to the portico of the sanctuary and measured the doorposts and their walls on each side of the entrance; they were about two and three-quarters meters thick. The doorway was seven meters wide, and the sides on each side of it were one and three-fifths meters wide.
+\v 48 Then he brought me to the portico of the sanctuary and measured the doorposts and their walls on each side of the entrance; they were two and seven-tenths meters thick. The doorway was seven and one-half meters wide, and the sides on each side of it were one and six-tenths meters wide.
 \v 49 The portico was eleven meters wide, and its depth was six meters on each side. There were steps leading up to it, and there were columns on each side of the portico.
 
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-\v 1 Then in the vision the man brought me to into the holy place in the temple and measured the doorposts on either side of the entrance; they were each three and one-tenth meters wide.
-\v 2 The entrance was five and two-fifths meters wide, and the walls of each side of it were two and three-quarters meters long. He also measured the holy place. It was twenty-two meters long and eleven meters wide.
+\v 1 Then in the vision the man brought me to into the holy place in the temple and measured the doorposts on either side of the entrance; they were each three and two-tenths meters wide.
+\v 2 The entrance was five and four-tenths meters wide, and the walls of each side of it were two and seven-tenths meters long. He also measured the holy place. It was twenty-one meters long and eleven meters wide.
 
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-\v 3 Then he entered the inner room of the temple, the very holy place, and measured the walls to either side of the entrance; each was one meter wide. The doorway was three and one-tenth meters wide, and each of the walls on each side of the entrance was three and four-fifths meters long.
+\v 3 Then he entered the inner room of the temple, the very holy place, and measured the walls to either side of the entrance; each was one meter wide. The doorway was three and two-tenths meters wide, and each of the walls on each side of the entrance was three and eight-tenths meters long.
 \v 4 Then he measured the inner room; it was eleven meters long and eleven meters wide. Then he said to me, "This is the very holy place."
 
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-\v 5 Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was three and one-tenth meters thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall of the temple. Each of those rooms was two meters wide.
+\v 5 Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was three and two-tenths meters thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall of the temple. Each of those rooms was two meters wide.
 \v 6 There were three stories of rooms, with thirty rooms on each story. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple that were supports for the side rooms above. There were no extra supports built into the sanctuary wall.
 \v 7 Each of the side rooms was wider than the one below it. The narrowest rooms were built first, at the bottom. Then a wider set of rooms was built over it, and the widest set was at the top. A set of stairs was built from the lowest level through the middle level to the highest level.
 
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-\v 8 I saw that there was a terrace around the temple. The terrace was the foundation for those side rooms; it was three and one-tenth meters high.
-\v 9 The outer wall of those side rooms was two and three-quarters meters thick. All around the sanctuary there was an open area between those side rooms.
+\v 8 I saw that there was a terrace around the temple. The terrace was the foundation for those side rooms; it was three and two-tenths meters high.
+\v 9 The outer wall of those side rooms was two and seven-tenths meters thick. All around the sanctuary there was an open area between those side rooms.
 
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 \v 10 The open areas were near the priests' rooms that were surrounding the courtyard; there was a distance of eleven meters between the two sets of side rooms all around the sanctuary.
-\v 11 There were two doors from those side rooms into another open area; one faced north and one faced south. This open area was two and three-quarters meters wide.
+\v 11 There were two doors from those side rooms into another open area; one faced north and one faced south. This open area was two and seven-tenths meters wide.
 
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-\v 12 There was a large building on the west side of the temple area. It was thirty-eight meters wide, and it had a wall two and three-quarters meters thick and forty-nine meters long.
+\v 12 There was a large building on the west side of the temple area. It was thirty-eight meters wide, and it had a wall two and seven-tenths meters thick and forty-eight meters long.
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 \v 13 Then the man measured the temple. It was fifty-four meters long, and the temple courtyard, where the large building was, was fifty-four meters wide. The building and its wall measured the same.
 \v 14 The courtyard on the east side of the temple, across the front of the temple, was also fifty-four meters wide.
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 \v 21 At the entrance to the main room of the temple there were square doorposts, all the same in appearance.
-\v 22 In front of the very holy place was a wooden altar. It was one and three-fifths meters high and one meter wide on all four sides. Its corners and base and sides were all made of wood. The man said to me, "This is the table that is in the presence of Yahweh."
+\v 22 In front of the very holy place was a wooden altar. It was one and six-tenths meters high and one meter wide on all four sides. Its corners and base and sides were all made of wood. The man said to me, "This is the table that is in the presence of Yahweh."
 \v 23 The holy place and the very holy place had folding doors.
 \v 24 Each door consisted of two parts that swung on hinges.
 
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 \v 3 In that building there was one group of rooms that faced the inner courtyard. The distance between those rooms and the sanctuary, the main temple building, was eleven meters. These rooms were built on three stories. Each set of rooms had a walkway over the set of rooms below it. There were rooms that overlooked the open area of the outer courtyard.
 
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-\v 4 To one side of the rooms was a walkway that was five and two-fifths meters wide and fifty-four meters long. All the doors of the rooms were on their north side.
+\v 4 To one side of the rooms was a walkway that was five and four-tenths meters wide and fifty-four meters long. All the doors of the rooms were on their north side.
 \v 5 Each set of rooms was narrower than the set of rooms below them because each upper set had a walkway in front.
 \v 6 The rooms on the upper levels had no pillars to support them as there were in the courtyard, because those rooms were supported by the walls of the rooms below.
 
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 \v 16-19 He measured the four sides of the area. There was a wall around the area that was 270 meters long on each side.
 
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-\v 20 He measured the wall that separated what was sacred from the areas that were not sacred on four sides. The wall was five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide.
+\v 20 He measured the wall that separated what was sacred from the areas that were not sacred on four sides. The wall was 270 meters long and 270 meters wide.
 
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 \v 15 The hearth at the top of the altar is another two meters high, and there is a hornlike projection that juts up from each of the four corners.
-\v 16 That place at the top of the altar is square, six and one-half meters long on each side.
-\v 17 The upper ledge that borders the hearth is also a square, seven and three-fifths meters long on each side, and has a rim all around that is twenty-seven centimeters wide. There is a gutter measuring one-half meter at the bottom of the altar. There are steps leading up to the east side of the altar."
+\v 16 That place at the top of the altar is square, six and four-tenths meters long on each side.
+\v 17 The upper ledge that borders the hearth is also a square, seven and one-half meters long on each side, and has a rim all around that is twenty-seven centimeters wide. There is a gutter measuring one-half meter at the bottom of the altar. There are steps leading up to the east side of the altar."
 
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-\v 1 When the land of Israel is divided among the twelve tribes, you must present to Yahweh one part of the land to be a sacred district. It will be thirteen and one-half kilometers long and five and two-fifths kilometers wide. This entire area will be reserved for Yahweh.
+\v 1 When the land of Israel is divided among the twelve tribes, you must present to Yahweh one part of the land to be a sacred district. It will be thirteen kilometers long and five and four-tenths kilometers wide. This entire area will be reserved for Yahweh.
 \v 2 Part of that area, a square about 270 meters long on each side will be left empty all around the temple area. An additional strip of ground, about twenty-seven meters wide, will be left empty all around the temple area.
 
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-\v 3 Inside the sacred district, measure a section thirteen and one-half kilometers long and five and two-fifths kilometers wide. It will be where the sanctuary is, and that is the most holy place.
+\v 3 Inside the sacred district, measure a section thirteen kilometers long and five and four-tenths kilometers wide. It will be where the sanctuary is, and that is the most holy place.
 \v 4 It will be the sacred portion of the land for the priests who work in the temple, those who come near to Yahweh to serve him. It will be a place very special for Yahweh, for the priests' houses, as well as for the temple.
-\v 5 An area thirteen and one-half kilometers long and five and two-fifths kilometers wide will be for the descendants of Levi who work in the temple. That area will belong to them, and they can build towns there to live in.
+\v 5 An area thirteen kilometers long and five and two-fifths kilometers wide will be for the descendants of Levi who work in the temple. That area will belong to them, and they can build towns there to live in.
 
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-\v 6 Alongside this sacred area will be a section of land that is thirteen and one-half kilometers long and two and three-quarters kilometers wide. It will be for a city where anyone in Israel may live.
+\v 6 Alongside this sacred area will be a section of land that is thirteen kilometers long and two and seven-tenths kilometers wide. It will be for a city where anyone in Israel may live.
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 \v 7 The ruler of Israel will have the land that is on each side of the area formed by the temple district and the city. It will extend to the west from the western end of those areas, and to the east from the eastern end of those areas. The far eastern and far western borders of the king's land will measure the same as the parallel borders of those other tracts.
 
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 \v 21 Then the man brought me to the outer courtyard and led me around to its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosed area;
-\v 22 each was twenty-two meters long and sixteen meters wide.
+\v 22 each was twenty-one meters long and sixteen meters wide.
 \v 23 Around the inside of each of these enclosed areas was a stone ledge, with places to make fires all around under the ledge.
 \v 24 The man said to me, "These are the kitchens where the descendants of Levi who work in the temple will cook the sacrifices that the people bring."
 
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 \v 8 South of Judah's land will be an area that the entire nation will give to me; you will set it apart for special use. The temple will be in the center of this area. It will be as long as any of the portions of land assigned a tribe of Israel.
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-\v 9 This special area will be thirteen and one-half kilometers long and five and two-fifths kilometers wide. This is what you will give to Yahweh.
+\v 9 This special area will be thirteen kilometers long and five and four-tenths kilometers wide. This is what you will give to Yahweh.
 
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-\v 10 Within this special area, these will what you will assign to the priests: you will assign them an area of land measuring thirteen and one-half kilometers on the northern and southern side; and five and two-fifths kilometers on the western and eastern sides. The temple of Yahweh will be in the middle of this special area.
+\v 10 Within this special area, these will what you will assign to the priests: you will assign them an area of land measuring thirteen kilometers on the northern and southern side; and five and four-tenths kilometers on the western and eastern sides. The temple of Yahweh will be in the middle of this special area.
 \v 11 The temple area will be for the priests, those set apart for my honor, who are descendants of Zadok. They are ones who served me faithfully and did not turn away from Yahweh as the descendants of Levi did.
 \v 12 When the land is distributed, you will offer that special area to me, for it to be the priests' special portion; it is land that you will treat as very special to me. Next to the priests' territory will be where the other descendants of Levi will live.
 
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-\v 13 The land that you will assign to the descendants of Levi will be the same size as the land that the priests will receive. So together, these two portions of land will be thirteen and one-half kilometers long and about eleven kilometers wide.
+\v 13 The land that you will assign to the descendants of Levi will be the same size as the land that the priests will receive. So together, these two portions of land will be thirteen kilometers long and about eleven kilometers wide.
 \v 14 None of this special land, this best land, may ever be sold or traded or used by other people, because it belongs to Yahweh. It is set apart for him.
 
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-\v 15 Another strip of land thirteen and one-half kilometers long and about two and three-quarters kilometers wide will be allotted for other people iving in the special area to use. There they may build homes and have pasturelands, and there will be a city in the middle of this area.
-\v 16 The city will be square, two and two-fifths kilometers long on each side.
+\v 15 Another strip of land thirteen kilometers long and about two and seven-tenths kilometers wide will be allotted for other people iving in the special area to use. There they may build homes and have pasturelands, and there will be a city in the middle of this area.
+\v 16 The city will be square, two and four-tenths kilometers long on each side.
 
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-\v 17 There will be an open area around the city, within the special area, that will be about 135 meters deep in each direction.
-\v 18 Outside the city there will be a farming area that will extend five and two-fifths kilometers on the east side and five and two-fifths kilometers on the west side. Men who work there will produce food for the people who work in the city.
+\v 17 There will be an open area around the city, within the special area, that will be about 130 meters deep in each direction.
+\v 18 Outside the city there will be a farming area that will extend five and four-tenths kilometers on the east side and five and four-tenths kilometers on the west side. Men who work there will produce food for the people who work in the city.
 
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 \v 19 Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may also work in this farmland.
-\v 20 This entire special area, including the land given for Yahweh's use and the city, will be a square that is thirteen and one-half kilometers long on each side.
+\v 20 This entire special area, including the land given for Yahweh's use and the city, will be a square that is thirteen kilometers long on each side.
 
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-\v 30 Here are the city gates: On the north side, which is two and two-fifths kilometers long,
+\v 30 Here are the city gates: On the north side, which is two and four-tenths kilometers long,
 \v 31 there will be three gates. Each gate will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi.
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-\v 32 On the east side, also two and two-fifths kilometers long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
+\v 32 On the east side, also two and four-tenths kilometers long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
 
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-\v 33 On the south side, also two-fifths of a kilometer long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
+\v 33 On the south side, also two and four-tenths kilometers long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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-\v 34 On the west side, also two-fifths of a kilometer long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
+\v 34 On the west side, also two and four-tenths kilometers long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
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-\v 35 The distance around the city would be nine and three-quarters kilometers.
+\v 35 The distance around the city would be nine and seven-tenths kilometers.
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