The Vestibule of the Temple

48 Then he brought me to (A)the vestibule of the temple and measured the (B)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate[a] were three cubits on either side. 49 (C)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve[b] cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps.[c] And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate
  2. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew and by steps that would go up to it

The Temple Porch

48 Next, he brought me to the Temple porch and measured the side pillars at five cubits[a] on each side. The width of the gate measured three cubits[b] on each side. 49 The porch was 20 cubits[c] long and eleven cubits[d] wide. The stairway by which it was ascended was equipped with columns attached to its side pillars, one on each side.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 8.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 5.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  4. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 19.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches