20 And as for the (A)gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width. 21 [a]It had three (B)guardrooms on each side; and its (C)side pillars and its porches [b]had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was (D)fifty cubits, and the width (E)twenty-five cubits. 22 Its (F)windows, its porches, and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as the (G)gate which faced east; and [c]it was reached by seven (H)steps, and its [d]porch was in front of them. 23 The inner courtyard had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a (I)hundred cubits from gate to gate.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:21 Lit Its guardrooms were three
  2. Ezekiel 40:21 Lit were
  3. Ezekiel 40:22 Lit they were going up into it
  4. Ezekiel 40:22 Another reading is porches

20 Then he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north—its depth and width. 21 Its recesses, three on either side, and its posts and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate; its depth was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.(A) 22 Its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. Seven steps led up to it, and its vestibule was on the inside.[a](B) 23 Opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to the inner court; he measured from gate to gate, one hundred cubits.(C)

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  1. 40.22 Gk: Heb before them