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
New Living Translation
48 Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3⁄4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1⁄4 feet long.[a] 49 The entry room was 35 feet[b] wide and 21 feet[c] deep. There were ten steps[d] leading up to it, with a column on each side.
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- 40:48 As in Greek version, which reads The entrance was 14 cubits [7.4 meters] wide, and the walls of the entrance were 3 cubits [1.6 meters] on each side; Hebrew lacks 14 cubits wide, and the walls of the entrance were.
- 40:49a Hebrew 20 cubits [10.6 meters].
- 40:49b As in Greek version, which reads 12 cubits [21 feet or 6.4 meters]; Hebrew reads 11 cubits [19 1⁄4 feet or 5.8 meters].
- 40:49c As in Greek version; Hebrew reads There were steps that were.
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