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Ezekiel 40:46-48
New English Translation
Ezekiel 40:46-48
New English Translation
46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the Lord to minister to him.” 47 He measured the court as a square 175 feet long and 175 feet wide;[a] the altar was in front of the temple.
48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet[b] on either side; the width of the gate was 24½ feet,[c] and the sides[d] were 5¼ feet[e] on each side.
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- Ezekiel 40:47 tn Heb “100 cubits long and 100 cubits wide, a square” (i.e., 52.5 meters by 52.5 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:48 tn Heb “5 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:48 tn The LXX reads “14 cubits” (i.e., 7.35 meters). See following note.
- Ezekiel 40:48 tc The translation follows the LXX. The MT reads: “the width of the gate was 3 cubits,” the omission due to haplography.tn Or “sidewalls.”
- Ezekiel 40:48 tn Heb “3 cubits” (i.e., 1.575 meters).
Ezekiel 40:46-48
New International Version
Ezekiel 40:46-48
New International Version
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)
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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.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
- Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
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