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The Gate to the South

24 And then he took me toward the south,[a] and look, a gate toward the south,[b] and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just like the others.[c] 25 And there were for it windows and for its porticos all the way around it[d] like these windows; fifty cubits[e] long and twenty-five cubits[f] wide. 26 And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos before them.[g] And it had palm tree images[h] all along[i] its pilasters. 27 And there was to the way of the south[j] a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate on the way of the south, a hundred cubits.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  2. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  3. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “like the measurements the these”
  4. Ezekiel 40:25 Literally “all around, all around”
  5. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 87.5 feet
  6. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 43.75 feet
  7. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “to the face of them”
  8. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “and palm tree images were for it”
  9. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “from here and one from here to”
  10. Ezekiel 40:27 That is, “to the south”
  11. Ezekiel 40:27 That is, 175 feet

24 He brought me to the south side, and there was also a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and portico; they had the same measurements as the others. 25 Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 26 Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its jambs, one on each side. 27 The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet.

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