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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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  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 Then he led me toward the south, and there was a gate on the south, and he measured its posts and its vestibule; they had the same dimensions as the others.(A) 25 There were windows all around in it and in its vestibule, like the windows of the others; its depth was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.(B) 26 There were seven steps leading up to it; its vestibule was on the inside.[a] It had palm trees on its posts, one on either side.(C) 27 There was a gate on the south of the inner court, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, one hundred cubits.(D)

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  1. 40.26 Gk: Heb before them