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Measurement of the North Gate

20 And as for the gate that had its face toward the north[a] of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width. 21 And its alcoves were three on each side,[b] and its pilasters and its porticos had the same measurement[c] as the first gate: its length was fifty cubits,[d] and its width was twenty-five cubits.[e] 22 And its windows and its porticos and its palm tree images were like the measurement of the gate that was facing toward the east;[f] and it had[g] seven steps that go up it, and there were porticos before them.[h] 23 And a gate led to the inner courtyard, opposite the gate to the north and to the east, and he measured from gate to gate as a hundred cubits.[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:20 Literally “to the way of the north”
  2. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “three from here and three from here”
  3. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “it was like the measurement of”
  4. Ezekiel 40:21 That is, 87.5 feet
  5. Ezekiel 40:21 Literally “in/by the cubit”; 43.5 feet
  6. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “its face to the way of the east”
  7. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “and with steps”
  8. Ezekiel 40:22 Literally “to the face of them”
  9. Ezekiel 40:23 That is, 175 feet

20 the one facing north at the outer courtyard. He measured its length and width, 21 its three inner rooms on each side, its arches, and its porch. Its measurements were the same as the first gate: seventy-five feet long and thirty-seven and a half feet wide. 22 The windows, porch, and palm decorations had the same measurements as those of the east gate. Seven steps led up to the entrance, and the porch was at the other end. 23 There were also gates to the inner courtyard opposite the north and east gates. When he measured from gate to gate, it was one hundred fifty feet.

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