Ezekiel 40:19-21
Good News Translation
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. 21 The three guardrooms on each side of the passageway, the walls between them, and the entrance room all had the same measurements as those in the east gateway. The total length of the gateway was 84 feet and the width 42 feet.
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- Ezekiel 40:19 Hebrew has two additional words, the meaning of which is unclear.
Ezekiel 40:19-21
New International Version
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. 21 Its alcoves(C)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico(D) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47
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