Revelation 11:2

and the courtyard, the outwardly of{the temple}, cast-out[verb imperative] outwardly, and you-should_not_measure same, that it-is-given to{the nations}, and they-will-tread the city, the holy, forty two months,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

In Context

1and [a] reed similar/analogous to{[a] staff} is-given to{me}, saying, "Rouse-self and measure the temple of{the God}, and the sacrifice-place[i.e. altar], and the[plural] worshiping in to{same};

3and I-will-give to{the two witnesses} of{me} and they-will-prophesy [a] thousand two-hundred sixty days having-been-draped-around sackcloths."

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Matthew Henry on Revelation 11:2-3

The Measuring of the Temple. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. This prophetical passage about measuring the temple is a plain reference to what we find in Ezekiel's vision, Ezek. xl. 3 , &c. But how to… Read the whole commentary →

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