The Vestibule of the Temple

48 Then he brought me to (A)the vestibule of the temple and measured the (B)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate[a] were three cubits on either side. 49 (C)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve[b] cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps.[c] And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate
  2. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew and by steps that would go up to it

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

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