48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were 8¾ feet thick on each side. The width of the gate was 24½ feet,[a] and the side walls of the gate were[b] 5¼ feet[c] wide on each side. 49 The portico was 35 feet[d] across and 21[e] feet[f] deep, and 10 steps led[g] up to it.(A) There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 40:48 Lit 14 cubits
  2. 40:48 LXX; MT omits 24½ feet, and the side walls of the gate were
  3. 40:48 Lit three cubits
  4. 40:49 Lit 20 cubits
  5. 40:49 LXX; MT reads 19¼
  6. 40:49 Lit 12 cubits
  7. 40:49 MT reads and it was on steps that they would go

The Temple Porch

48 Next, he brought me to the Temple porch and measured the side pillars at five cubits[a] on each side. The width of the gate measured three cubits[b] on each side. 49 The porch was 20 cubits[c] long and eleven cubits[d] wide. The stairway by which it was ascended was equipped with columns attached to its side pillars, one on each side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 8.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 5.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  4. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 19.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches