The Wall and Outer Gates

⁵ Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple.^(A) The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of 21 inches;^[a] each unit was the standard length plus three inches.^[b] He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet,^[c] and its height was the same.^{[d] 6} Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps.^(B) He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep—the first threshold was 10 feet deep. ⁷ Each recess was about 10 feet^[e] long and 10 feet^[f] deep, and there was a space of 8¾ feet^[g] between the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate’s portico was about 10 feet.^{[h] 8} Next he measured the portico of the gate; ⁹ it^[i] was 14 feet,^[j] and its pilasters were 3½ feet.^[k] The portico of the gate was on the temple side.

¹⁰ There were three recesses on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the pilasters on either side also had the same measurements. ¹¹ Then he measured the width of the gate’s entrance; it was 17½ feet,^[l] while the width^[m] of the gateway was 22¾ feet.^{[n] 12} There was a barrier of 21 inches^[o] in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10½ feet^[p] square. ¹³ Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43¾ feet.^[q] The openings of the recesses faced each other. ¹⁴ Next, he measured the pilasters—105 feet.^[r] The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court.^{[s] 15} The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87½ feet.^{[t] 16} The recesses and their pilasters had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway.^(C) The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each pilaster was decorated with palm trees.^(D)