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Gates to the Inner Courtyard

28 And he brought me to the inner courtyard through[a] the gate of the south, and he measured the south gate, and it had measurements like the others.[b] 29 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were just like these measurements. And it had windows for it and for its porticos[c] all the way around,[d] fifty cubits[e] along[f] its length, and twenty-five cubits[g] wide. 30 And there were porticos all the way around[h] its length, twenty-five cubits;[i] and its width was five cubits.[j] 31 And its porticos were to the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters, and eight steps were for its stairs.

32 And he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the east gate, and he measured the gate as just like the other measurements.[k] 33 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were also like these measurements, and windows were for it and for its porticos all around;[l] its length was fifty cubits,[m] and it was twenty-five cubits[n] wide. 34 And its porticos were toward the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters one each side,[o] and eight steps served as it stairs.[p]

35 And he brought me to the gate of the north, and he measured it; and he measured the same measurements as these others,[q] 36 its alcoves, its pilasters and porticos, and its windows[r] all the way around,[s] and a length of fifty cubits[t] and twenty-five cubits wide.[u] 37 And its pilasters faced the outer courtyard,[v] and it had palm tree images on its pilasters[w] on each side;[x] and eight steps served as its stairs.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:28 Or “at”
  2. Ezekiel 40:28 Literally “the measurements the these”
  3. Ezekiel 40:29 Hebrew “portico”
  4. Ezekiel 40:29 Literally “all around, all around”
  5. Ezekiel 40:29 Hebrew “cubit”
  6. Ezekiel 40:29 Literally “long”
  7. Ezekiel 40:29 That is, 43.75 feet
  8. Ezekiel 40:30 Literally “all around, all around”
  9. Ezekiel 40:30 That is, 43.75 feet
  10. Ezekiel 40:30 That is, 8.75 feet, which differs from 40:9; the LXX and some Greek versions lack this verse altogether
  11. Ezekiel 40:32 Literally “the measurements the these”
  12. Ezekiel 40:33 Literally “all around, all around”
  13. Ezekiel 40:33 That is, 87.5 feet
  14. Ezekiel 40:33 That is, 43.75 feet
  15. Ezekiel 40:34 Literally “from here and from here”
  16. Ezekiel 40:34 Literally “and eight steps its stairs”
  17. Ezekiel 40:35 Literally “like the measurements the these”
  18. Ezekiel 40:36 Literally “its windows were for it”
  19. Ezekiel 40:36 Literally “all around, all around”
  20. Ezekiel 40:36 That is, 87.5 feet
  21. Ezekiel 40:36 That is, 43.75 feet
  22. Ezekiel 40:37 Literally “were to the courtyard the outer”
  23. Ezekiel 40:37 Literally “and palm tree images were for its pilaster”
  24. Ezekiel 40:37 Literally “from here and from here”

28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others. 29 Its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches had the same dimensions as the others, and there were windows all around it and its porches; its length was 87½ feet[a] and its width 43¾ feet.[b] 30 There were porches all around, 43¾ feet[c] long and 8¾ feet[d] wide. 31 Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. He measured the gate; it had the same dimensions as the others. 33 Its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches had the same dimensions as the others, and there were windows all around it and its porches; its length was 87½ feet[e] and its width 43¾ feet.[f] 34 Its porches faced the outer court, it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it; it had the same dimensions as the others— 36 its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches. It had windows all around it; its length was 87½ feet[g] and its width 43¾ feet.[h] 37 Its jambs[i] faced the outer court, and it had decorative palm trees on its jambs on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:29 tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
  2. Ezekiel 40:29 tn Heb “25 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  3. Ezekiel 40:30 tn Heb “25 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  4. Ezekiel 40:30 tn Heb “5 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).
  5. Ezekiel 40:33 tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
  6. Ezekiel 40:33 tn Heb “25 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  7. Ezekiel 40:36 tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
  8. Ezekiel 40:36 tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
  9. Ezekiel 40:37 tc The LXX reads “porches.”