17 Then he brought me into the outer court,(A) and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.(B) Thirty chambers faced the pavement, 18 which flanked the gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet.[a] This was the east; next the north is described.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:19 Lit 100 cubits

The Outer Courtyard

17 And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around it, and thirty chambers were facing to the pavement. 18 And the pavement flanked[a] the side of the gates and all along the gates;[b] this describes the lower pavement. 19 And he measured the width from the front of[c] the lower gate to the front of[d] the outside of the inner courtyard as a hundred cubits[e] to the east and to the north.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:18 Literally “was to the side of”
  2. Ezekiel 40:18 Literally “to along side the length of the gates”
  3. Ezekiel 40:19 Literally “to the face of”
  4. Ezekiel 40:19 Literally “to the face of”
  5. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, 175 feet