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48 Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3⁄4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1⁄4 feet long.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 40:48 As in Greek version, which reads The entrance was 14 cubits [7.4 meters] wide, and the walls of the entrance were 3 cubits [1.6 meters] on each side; Hebrew lacks 14 cubits wide, and the walls of the entrance were.

The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[a] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet[b] high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:4a Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; also in 3:8, 11, 13.
  2. 3:4b As in some Greek and Syriac manuscripts, which read 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; Hebrew reads 120 [cubits], which is 180 feet or 55 meters.

The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[a] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet[b] from the front of the Temple.

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  1. 6:3a Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; also in 6:16, 20.
  2. 6:3b Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters].

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