Ezekiel 40:48-49
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The Temple
48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the posts of the vestibule, five cubits deep on either side, and the width of the gate between the posts[a] was fourteen cubits, and the shoulders of the gate were three cubits wide on either side.[b] 49 The width of the vestibule was twenty cubits and the depth twelve[c] cubits; ten steps led up[d] to it, and there were pillars beside the posts on either side.(A)
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Ezekiel 40:48-49
New Living Translation
48 Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3⁄4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1⁄4 feet long.[a] 49 The entry room was 35 feet[b] wide and 21 feet[c] deep. There were ten steps[d] leading up to it, with a column on each side.
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- 40:48 As in Greek version, which reads The entrance was 14 cubits [7.4 meters] wide, and the walls of the entrance were 3 cubits [1.6 meters] on each side; Hebrew lacks 14 cubits wide, and the walls of the entrance were.
- 40:49a Hebrew 20 cubits [10.6 meters].
- 40:49b As in Greek version, which reads 12 cubits [21 feet or 6.4 meters]; Hebrew reads 11 cubits [19 1⁄4 feet or 5.8 meters].
- 40:49c As in Greek version; Hebrew reads There were steps that were.
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