Ezekiel 40:48-49
New English Translation
48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet[a] on either side; the width of the gate was 24½ feet,[b] and the sides[c] were 5¼ feet[d] on each side. 49 The length of the porch was 35 feet[e] and the width 19¼ feet;[f] steps[g] led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.
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- Ezekiel 40:48 tn Heb “5 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:48 tn The LXX reads “14 cubits” (i.e., 7.35 meters). See following note.
- Ezekiel 40:48 tc The translation follows the LXX. The MT reads: “the width of the gate was 3 cubits,” the omission due to haplography.tn Or “sidewalls.”
- Ezekiel 40:48 tn Heb “3 cubits” (i.e., 1.575 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:49 tn Heb “20 cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:49 tn Heb “11 cubits” (i.e., 5.775 meters).
- Ezekiel 40:49 tc The LXX reads: “ten steps.”
Ezekiel 40:48-49
Christian Standard Bible
48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were 8¾ feet thick on each side. The width of the gate was 24½ feet,[a] and the side walls of the gate were[b] 5¼ feet[c] wide on each side. 49 The portico was 35 feet[d] across and 21[e] feet[f] deep, and 10 steps led[g] up to it.(A) There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side.(B)
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