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The Gate to the South

24 And then he took me toward the south,[a] and look, a gate toward the south,[b] and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just like the others.[c] 25 And there were for it windows and for its porticos all the way around it[d] like these windows; fifty cubits[e] long and twenty-five cubits[f] wide. 26 And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos before them.[g] And it had palm tree images[h] all along[i] its pilasters. 27 And there was to the way of the south[j] a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate on the way of the south, a hundred cubits.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  2. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  3. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “like the measurements the these”
  4. Ezekiel 40:25 Literally “all around, all around”
  5. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 87.5 feet
  6. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 43.75 feet
  7. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “to the face of them”
  8. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “and palm tree images were for it”
  9. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “from here and one from here to”
  10. Ezekiel 40:27 That is, “to the south”
  11. Ezekiel 40:27 That is, 175 feet

The South Gate

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(A) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(B) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(C) 27 The inner court(D) also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.(E)

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