And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

And there was a wall on the outside of the house all round, and in the man's hand there was a measuring rod six cubits long by a cubit and a hand's measure: so he took the measure of the building from side to side, one rod; and from base to top, one rod.

Και ιδου, περιβολος εξωθεν του οικου κυκλω, και εν τη χειρι του ανθρωπου μετρον καλαμινον εξ πηχων και μιας παλαμης· και εμετρησε το πλατος του οικοδομηματος, ενα καλαμον, και το υψος, ενα καλαμον.

And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.