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24 Then he led me toward the south. I saw[a] a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and its porches; they had the same dimensions as the others. 25 There were windows all around it and its porches, like the windows of the others;[b] 87½ feet[c] long and 43¾ feet[d] wide. 26 There were seven steps going up to it; its porches were in front of them. It had decorative palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. 27 The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
  2. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “as these windows.”
  3. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
  4. Ezekiel 40:25 tn Heb “25 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  5. Ezekiel 40:27 tn Heb “100 cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).

24 He led me toward the south; and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements. 25 There were windows in it and in its arches all around, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits. 26 There were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them. It had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on its posts. 27 There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.

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