36 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others,[a] and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 37 Its vestibule[b] faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

38 There was (A)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,[c] (B)where the burnt offering was to be washed.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:36 One manuscript (compare verses 29 and 33); most manuscripts lack were of the same size as the others
  2. Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint, Vulgate (compare verses 26, 31, 34); Hebrew jambs
  3. Ezekiel 40:38 Hebrew at the jambs, the gates

36 as did its alcoves,(A) its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 37 Its portico[a](B) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.(C)

The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(D) were washed.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs