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24 Then he led me toward the south. I saw[a] a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and its porches; they had the same dimensions as the others. 25 There were windows all around it and its porches, like the windows of the others;[b] 87½ feet[c] long and 43¾ feet[d] wide. 26 There were seven steps going up to it; its porches were in front of them. It had decorative palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. 27 The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
  2. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “as these windows.”
  3. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
  4. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “25 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  5. Ezekiel 40:27 tn Heb “100 cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).