The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(A) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(B) along the pavement.(C) 18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(D) it was a hundred cubits[a](E) on the east side as well as on the north.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47

17 Then he brought me into the outer court; there were chambers there and a pavement all around the court; thirty chambers fronted on the pavement.(A) 18 The pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inner front of[a] the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, one hundred cubits.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.19 Compare Gk: Heb from before
  2. 40.19 Heb adds the east and the north