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11 And he measured the width of the doorway of the gate as ten cubits[a] and the length of the gateway[b] was thirteen cubits.[c] 12 And a wall[d] was before[e] the alcoves; one cubit[f] on either side[g] was the wall from here.[h] And the alcove was six cubits[i] on each side.[j] 13 And he measured the gate from the top slab of the alcove to its opposite top slab as twenty-five cubits in width, from one entrance to the other one opposite it.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:11 That is, 17.5 feet
  2. Ezekiel 40:11 Hebrew “gate”
  3. Ezekiel 40:11 That is, 22.75 feet; or the inside width of the gateway was 22.75 feet
  4. Ezekiel 40:12 Or “guard wall”; others prefer “curb” (NLT)
  5. Ezekiel 40:12 Literally “was to the face of”
  6. Ezekiel 40:12 That is, about 18 inches
  7. Ezekiel 40:12 Literally “cubit one and cubit one”; or 21 inches
  8. Ezekiel 40:12 Or “from the front”
  9. Ezekiel 40:12 That is, 10.5 feet
  10. Ezekiel 40:12 Literally “was six cubits from here and six cubits from here”
  11. Ezekiel 40:13 Literally “doorway opposite doorway”