47 Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet[a] long and 175 feet wide. The altar(A) was in front of the temple.

48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8¾ feet[b] thick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24½ feet,[c] and the side walls of the gate were[d] 5¼ feet[e] wide on each side. 49 The portico was 35 feet[f] across and 21[g] feet[h] deep, and 10 steps led[i] up to it.(B) There were pillars by the pilasters, one on each side.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:47 Lit 100 cubits
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 Lit five cubits
  3. Ezekiel 40:48 Lit 14 cubits
  4. Ezekiel 40:48 LXX; MT omits 24½ feet, and the side walls of the gate were
  5. Ezekiel 40:48 Lit three cubits
  6. Ezekiel 40:49 Lit 20 cubits
  7. Ezekiel 40:49 LXX; MT reads 19¼
  8. Ezekiel 40:49 Lit 12 cubits
  9. Ezekiel 40:49 MT reads and it was on steps that they would go

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