48 Then he brought me to the (A)vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. 49 (B)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were (C)pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

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48 And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the pilaster of the portico, five cubits on each side,[a] and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.[b] 49 The length of the portico was twenty cubits[c] and its width eleven cubits,[d] and with ten steps they went up to it, and the pilasters had pillars,[e] one on each side.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, 8.75 feet; literally “five cubits from here and five cubits from here”
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 Literally “was three cubits from here and three cubits from here”
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, 35 feet
  4. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, 19.25 feet; LXX reads 12 cubits or 21 feet
  5. Ezekiel 40:49 Literally “and pillars were to the pilasters”
  6. Ezekiel 40:49 Literally “one from here and one from here”