A cubit was a unit of measure, a little less than half a meter long.
Gen 6:15
three hundred cubits
138 meters. You may use the Hebrew measuring units from the ULB or the metric units from the UDB or your own culture's units if you know how they compare to the metric units. You may also write a footnote that says: "Three hundred cubits is about 138 meters."
Gen 6:15
fifty cubits
twenty-three meters
Gen 6:15
thirty cubits
fourteen meters
Gen 6:16
cubit
A cubit was a little less than half a meter long. See how you translated this in [Genesis 6:15](./15.md).
Exo 25:10
two and a half cubits ... one cubit and a half
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.5 cubits ... 1.5 cubits" or "115 centimeters ... almost 69 centimeters"
Exo 25:17
two and a half cubits ... a cubit and a half
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.5 cubits ... 1.5 cubits" or "115 centimeters ... 69 centimeters"
Exo 25:23
two cubits ... one cubit ... a cubit and a half
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2 cubits ... 1 cubit ... 1.5 cubits" or "92 centimeters ... 46 centimeters ... 69 centimeters"
Exo 26:2
twenty-eight cubits ... four cubits
28 cubits ... 4 cubits. A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 26:8
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 26:13
cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 27:1
five cubits long and five cubits wide
2.2 meters long on each side
Exo 27:1
The altar must be square and three cubits high
The altar must be square and 1.3 meters high
Exo 27:1
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 27:9
one hundred cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "44 meters"
Exo 27:14
fifteen cubits
about seven meters
Exo 27:18
one hundred cubits
100 cubits. A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 28:16
span
A span is 22 centimeters.
Exo 36:21
ten cubits ... one and a half cubits
10 cubits ... 1.5 cubits
Exo 37:1
two and a half cubits ... one cubit and a half
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.5 cubits ... 1.5 cubits" or "115 centimeters ... 69 centimeters"
Exo 37:6
two and a half cubits ... one and a half cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.5 cubits ... 1.5 cubits" or "115 centimeters ... 69 centimeters"
Exo 37:10
two cubits ... one cubit ... one and a half cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2 cubits ... 1 cubit ... 1.5 cubits" or "92 centimeters ... 46 centimeters ... 69 centimeters"
Exo 37:12
handbreadth
This was the width of a man's hand with fingers spread out.
Exo 37:25
cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 38:1
cubits
One cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 38:9
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 38:11
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 38:13
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 38:18
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Exo 39:9
span
A span is 23 centimeters.
Num 11:31
about two cubits
A cubit is a unit of measurement equal to about 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 92 centimeters" or "about 1 meter"
Num 35:5
two thousand cubits
2,000 cubits. A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Deu 3:11
cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters.
Jos 3:4
two thousand cubits
2,000 cubits. The word "cubit" is a measurement equaling the distance from the elbow to the finger tips.
Jdg 3:16
one cubit
If it is necessary to use a modern measurement of length, here are two ways of doing it. Alternate Translation: "46 centimeters" or "about one half meter"
1Sa 17:4
six cubits and a span
A cubit is a unit of measurement equal to about 46 centimeters. A span is a unit of measurement equal to about 23 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 3 meters"
1Ki 6:3
twenty cubits ... ten cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 4.6 meters"
1Ki 6:6
five cubits ... six cubits ... seven cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 2.3 meters ... about 2.8 meters ... about 3.2 meters"
1Ki 6:10
five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.3 meters"
1Ki 6:16
twenty cubits ... forty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 18.4 meters"
1Ki 6:17
twenty cubits ... forty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 18.4 meters"
1Ki 6:23
ten cubits ... five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters"
1Ki 6:24
ten cubits ... five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters"
1Ki 7:2
one hundred cubits ... fifty cubits ... thirty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "46 meters ... 23 meters ... 13.8 meters"
1Ki 7:6
fifty cubits ... thirty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "23 meters ... 13.8 meters"
1Ki 7:10
eight and ten cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 3.7 meters and 4.6 meters"
1Ki 7:15
eighteen cubits ... twelve cubits ... five cubits
A cubit is about 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 8.3 meters ... 5.5 meters ... 2.3 cubits"
1Ki 7:16
eighteen cubits ... twelve cubits ... five cubits
A cubit is about 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 8.3 meters ... 5.5 meters ... 2.3 cubits"
1Ki 7:19
four cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 1.8 meters"
1Ki 7:23
ten cubits ... five cubits ... thirty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters ... 13.8 meters"
1Ki 7:27
four cubits ... three cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 1.8 meters ... about 1.4 meters"
1Ki 7:31
a cubit and a half ... a cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 70 centimeters ... about 50 centimeters"
1Ki 7:32
a cubit and a half
A cubit was 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 70 centimeters"
1Ki 7:35
half a cubit deep
A cubit was 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "twenty-three centimeters wide"
1Ki 7:38
four cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 1.8 meters"
2Ki 14:13
cubits
A cubit was about 46 centimeters.
2Ki 25:17
eighteen cubits ... three cubits
A cubit was 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 8.3 meters ... about 1.4 meters"
1Ch 11:23
five cubits
A "cubit" is a unit of measurement equal to 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "2.3 meters"
2Ch 3:4
twenty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters"
2Ch 3:8
twenty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters"
2Ch 3:11
twenty cubits ... five cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 2.3 meters"
2Ch 3:13
twenty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters"
2Ch 4:1
twenty cubits ... ten cubits ... five cubits ... thirty cubits ... each cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters ... 13.8 meters ... every 46 centimeters"
2Ch 4:2
twenty cubits ... ten cubits ... five cubits ... thirty cubits ... each cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters ... 13.8 meters ... every 46 centimeters"
2Ch 4:3
twenty cubits ... ten cubits ... five cubits ... thirty cubits ... each cubit
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters ... 4.6 meters ... 2.3 meters ... 13.8 meters ... every 46 centimeters"
2Ch 4:5
thick as the width of a hand
This is about 8 centimeters.
2Ch 6:13
five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high
You may convert these to modern measures. Alternate Translation: "two and one-third meters long, two and one-third meters wide, and one and one-half meters high"
Neh 3:13
a thousand cubits
1,000 cubits. This may be written in modern measurements. Alternate Translation: "460 meters"
Jer 52:21
eighteen cubits ... twelve cubits
A cubit was about 46 centimeters long. Alternate Translation: "18 cubits ... 12 cubits" or "about 8.3 meters ... about 5.5 meters"
Jer 52:22
five cubits
A cubit was about 46 centimeters long. Alternate Translation: "5 cubits" or "about 2.3 meters"
Ezk 40:5
Each long cubit was a cubit and a handbreadth in length
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. Alternate Translation: "These were the long cubits, which were the length of a regular cubit plus a handbreadth"
Ezk 40:5
a handbreadth
the width of a hand. This was about 8 centimeters.
Ezk 40:7
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
Ezk 40:9
two cubits
about one meter
Ezk 40:11
ten cubits
about 5.4 meters
Ezk 40:14
sixty cubits
about 32 meters
Ezk 40:19
one hundred cubits
about 54 meters
Ezk 40:21
fifty cubits
about 27 meters.
Ezk 40:25
fifty cubits
about 27 meters
Ezk 40:27
one hundred cubits
about 54 meters
Ezk 40:29
fifty cubits
about 27 meters
Ezk 40:33
fifty cubits
about 27 meters
Ezk 40:36
fifty cubits
about 27 meters
Ezk 40:42
one and a half cubits
about 0.8 meter
Ezk 40:43
a handbreadth in length
about 8 centimeters
Ezk 40:47
one hundred cubits
about 54 meters
Ezk 40:48
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
Ezk 41:1
six cubits
about 3.2 meters.
Ezk 41:1
cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
Ezk 41:2
ten cubits
about 5.4 meters
Ezk 41:2
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
Ezk 41:2
forty cubits
about 22 meters
Ezk 41:2
twenty cubits
about 11 meters
Ezk 41:3
two cubits
about 1.1 meter
Ezk 41:3
cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:05](../40/05.md).
Ezk 41:3
six cubits
about 3.2 meters
Ezk 41:3
seven cubits
about 3.8 meters
Ezk 41:4
twenty cubits
about 11 meters
Ezk 41:5
six cubits
about 3.2 meters
Ezk 41:5
cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:05](../40/05.md).
Ezk 41:8
cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:05](../40/05.md).
Ezk 41:8
six cubits
about 3.2 meters
Ezk 41:9
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
Ezk 41:10
twenty cubits
about 11 meters
Ezk 41:10
cubits
See how you translated these "long" cubits in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md).
Ezk 41:11
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
Ezk 41:12
seventy cubits ... five cubits ... ninety cubits ... one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). "70 cubits ... 5 cubits ... 90 cubits ... 100 cubits" or "about 38 meters ... about 2.7 meters ... about 49 meters ... about 54 meters"
Ezk 41:13
seventy cubits ... five cubits ... ninety cubits ... one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). "70 cubits ... 5 cubits ... 90 cubits ... 100 cubits" or "about 38 meters ... about 2.7 meters ... about 49 meters ... about 54 meters"
Ezk 41:15
one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). "100 cubits" or "about 54 meters"
Ezk 41:22
three cubits ... two cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 1.6 meters ... about 1.1 meters"
Ezk 42:2
one hundred cubits ... fifty cubits ... twenty cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "100 cubits ... 50 cubits ... 20 cubits" or "about 54 meters ... about 27 meters ... about 11 meters"
Ezk 42:3
one hundred cubits ... fifty cubits ... twenty cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "100 cubits ... 50 cubits ... 20 cubits" or "about 54 meters ... about 27 meters ... about 11 meters"
Ezk 42:4
ten cubits ... one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "10 cubits ... 100 cubits" or "about 5.4 meters ... about 54 meters"
Ezk 42:7
fifty cubits ... one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "50 cubits ... 100 cubits" or "about 27 meters ... about 54 meters"
Ezk 42:8
fifty cubits ... one hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "50 cubits ... 100 cubits" or "about 27 meters ... about 54 meters"
Ezk 42:16
five hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "500 cubits" or "about 270 meters"
Ezk 42:20
five hundred cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "500 cubits" or "about 270 meters"
Ezk 43:13
a cubit ... two cubits ... four cubits
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 54 centimeters ... about 1.1 meters ... about 2.2 meters"
Ezk 43:13
one span
A span was 23 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. Alternate Translation: "about 23 centimeters"
Ezk 43:14
a cubit ... two cubits ... four cubits
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 54 centimeters ... about 1.1 meters ... about 2.2 meters"
Ezk 43:15
four cubits ... twelve cubits ... fourteen cubits ... a half cubit ... a cubit
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 2.2 meters ... about 6.5 meters ... about 7.6 meters ... about 27 centimeters ... about 54 centimeters"
Ezk 43:16
four cubits ... twelve cubits ... fourteen cubits ... a half cubit ... a cubit
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 2.2 meters ... about 6.5 meters ... about 7.6 meters ... about 27 centimeters ... about 54 centimeters"
Ezk 43:17
four cubits ... twelve cubits ... fourteen cubits ... a half cubit ... a cubit
Each "long cubit" was about 54 centimeters. You may choose not to include this information if you give modern measurements instead of "cubits" as the UDB does. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "about 2.2 meters ... about 6.5 meters ... about 7.6 meters ... about 27 centimeters ... about 54 centimeters"
Ezk 45:1
twenty-five thousand cubits in length ... ten thousand cubits in width ... five hundred cubits ... fifty cubits in width
Each cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits long ... 10,000 cubits wide ... 500 cubits ... 50 cubits wide" or "about 13.5 kilometers long ... about 5.4 kilometers wide ... about 270 meters ... about 27 meters wide"
Ezk 45:2
twenty-five thousand cubits in length ... ten thousand cubits in width ... five hundred cubits ... fifty cubits in width
Each cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits long ... 10,000 cubits wide ... 500 cubits ... 50 cubits wide" or "about 13.5 kilometers long ... about 5.4 kilometers wide ... about 270 meters ... about 27 meters wide"
Ezk 45:3
twenty-five thousand cubits ... ten thousand
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits ... 10,000 cubits" or "about 13.5 kilometers ... about 5.4 kilometers"
Ezk 45:6
five thousand cubits ... twenty-five thousand
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "5,000 cubits ... 25,000 cubits" or "about 2.7 kilometers ... about 13.5 kilometers"
Ezk 46:22
forty cubits ... thirty
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "40 cubits ... 30 cubits" or "about 21.6 meters ... about 16.2 meters"
Ezk 47:3
one thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "1,000 cubits" or "about 540 meters"
Ezk 48:8
twenty-five thousand cubits ... ten thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits ... 10,000 cubits" or "13.5 kilometers ... 5.4 kilometers"
Ezk 48:9
twenty-five thousand cubits ... ten thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits ... 10,000 cubits" or "13.5 kilometers ... 5.4 kilometers"
Ezk 48:10
twenty-five thousand cubits ... ten thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits ... 10,000 cubits" or "13.5 kilometers ... 5.4 kilometers"
Ezk 48:13
twenty-five thousand cubits ... ten thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits ... 10,000 cubits" or "13.5 kilometers ... 5.4 kilometers"
Ezk 48:20
twenty-five thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits" or "about 13.5 kilometers"
Ezk 48:21
twenty-five thousand cubits
Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 40:5](../40/05.md). Alternate Translation: "25,000 cubits" or "about 13.5 kilometers"
Dan 3:1
sixty cubits tall and six cubits wide
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "about 27 meters tall and almost 3 meters wide"
Zec 5:2
twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate Translation: "9.2 meters long and 4.6 meters wide"