以西結書 40:25 猶太思想：The Third Beit HaMikdash

Based on Radak’s explanation that orech refers to length, the recurring statement that the orech of the structure’s different elements was 50 cubits¹¹Yechezkel 40:25, 29, 33, 36. can be explained as follows: As I understand it, the height of all the structures was measured when they were lying on the ground.¹²With this paragraph, Tosafos Yom Tov is reconciling Radak’s interpretation with that of Rashi. Ultimately, both commentaries are discussing the height of the structures. Radak uses the term “length,” however, because the height of the structures were measured when they were lying on the ground, as Tosafos Yom Tov proceeds to explain. Thus, when explaining the statement that the angel speaking to Yechez­kel held “a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod,”¹³Yechezkel 40:3. Radak comments that the cord was used to measure large measures of length on the ground.