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

The Outer Courtyard

17 Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement. 18 This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement. 19 Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 40:19 Hebrew 100 cubits [53 meters]; also in 40:23, 27, 47.