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18 which extended around the courtyard. This outer courtyard was at a lower level than the inner courtyard.

19 There was a gateway at a higher level that led to the inner courtyard. The man measured the distance between the two gateways, and it was 168 feet.[a]

The North Gate

20 Then the man measured the gateway on the north side that led into the outer courtyard.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:19 Hebrew has two additional words, the meaning of which is unclear.

18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(A) it was a hundred cubits[a](B) on the east side as well as on the north.

The North Gate

20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47