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46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests (A)who have charge of the altar. These are (B)the sons of Zadok, who alone[a] among the sons of Levi may come (C)near to the Lord to minister to him. 47 And he measured the court, (D)a hundred cubits long and (E)a hundred cubits broad, a square. And (F)the altar was in front of the temple.

The Vestibule of the Temple

48 Then he brought me to (G)the vestibule of the temple and measured the (H)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the side walls of the gate[b] were three cubits on either side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:46 Hebrew lacks alone
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks was fourteen cubits, and the side walls of the gate

46 and the room facing north(A) is for the priests who guard the altar.(B) These are the sons of Zadok,(C) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(D)

47 Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.(E)

The New Temple

48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(F) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[a] and its projecting walls were[b] three cubits[c] wide on either side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
  3. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters