12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square. 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)

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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.

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