Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe brought me there, and standing in the gateway was a man whose appearance shone like polished bronze. In his hand he held a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe brought me there, and there was a man whose appearance was like gleaming bronze. In his hand were a linen cord and a measuring reed, and he was standing at the gateway.
KJV
King James VersionAnd he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSo He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
Footnotes
The bronze-like figure (*mar'ehu k'mar'eh nechoshet*, מַרְאֵהוּ כְּמַרְאֵה נְחֹשֶׁת) echoes the divine messenger of Dan. 10:6 and resonates powerfully with the risen Messiah in Rev. 1:15—bronze here signals both radiance and indestructible authority. The linen cord (*petil pishtim*, פְּתִיל פִּשְׁתִּים) served for longer curved distances; the measuring reed (*qaneh ha-middah*, קְנֵה הַמִּדָּה) for shorter straight spans. Linen is the priestly fabric throughout Torah—its presence signals that this measuring is itself a sacred, priestly act of consecration. FOG renders 'gleaming bronze' to evoke divine radiance; FOG Message uses 'polished bronze' to suggest both beauty and enduring authority.