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15 From the front of the gatehouse at its outer entry to the gateway of the porch facing inward, the length was fifty cubits. 16 There were recessed windows in the cells on all sides and in the posts on the inner side of the gate. Posts and windows were all around the inside, with palm trees decorating the posts.(A)

The Outer Court. 17 Then he brought me to the outer court,[a] where there were chambers and pavement laid all around the courtyard: thirty chambers facing the pavement.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 40:17 The outer court: the court outside the Temple area proper, which had its own inner court (vv. 28–37).

15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[a] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(A)

The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(B) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(C) along the pavement.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36