13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits[a] from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[b] The measurement was up to the portico[c] facing the courtyard.[d](A) 15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:13 That is, about 44 feet or about 13 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36
  2. Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
  3. Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
  4. Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  5. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36

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