The North Gate

20 As for (A)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to (B)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. 21 Its (C)side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of (D)the first gate. Its length was (E)fifty cubits, and its breadth (F)twenty-five cubits. 22 And (G)its windows, its vestibule, and (H)its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps (I)people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. 23 And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to (J)the inner court. And (K)he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.

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Measurement of the North Gate

20 And as for the gate that had its face toward the north[a] of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width. 21 And its alcoves were three on each side,[b] and its pilasters and its porticos had the same measurement[c] as the first gate: its length was fifty cubits,[d] and its width was twenty-five cubits.[e] 22 And its windows and its porticos and its palm tree images were like the measurement of the gate that was facing toward the east;[f] and it had[g] seven steps that go up it, and there were porticos before them.[h] 23 And a gate led to the inner courtyard, opposite the gate to the north and to the east, and he measured from gate to gate as a hundred cubits.[i]

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 40:20 Literally “to the way of the north”
  2. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “three from here and three from here”
  3. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “it was like the measurement of”
  4. Ezekiel 40:21 That is, 87.5 feet
  5. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “in/by the cubit”; 43.5 feet
  6. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “its face to the way of the east”
  7. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “and with steps”
  8. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “to the face of them”
  9. Ezekiel 40:23 That is, 175 feet