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Ezekiel 40:47-49
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Ezekiel 40:47-49
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47 The man measured the inner courtyard. The courtyard was a perfect square. It was 100 cubits long and 100 cubits wide. The altar was in front of the Temple.
The Porch of the Temple
48 Then the man led me to the porch of the Temple and measured the walls on either side of the porch. Each side wall was 5 cubits thick and 3 cubits[a] wide. The opening between them was 14 cubits.[b] 49 The porch was 20 cubits[c] wide and 12 cubits[d] long.[e] Ten steps went up to the porch. There were two columns for the walls on either side of the porch—one at each wall.
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- Ezekiel 40:48 3 cubits 5' 1 3/16" (1.55 m).
- Ezekiel 40:48 14 cubits 23' 9 11/16" (7.26 m).
- Ezekiel 40:49 20 cubits 34' 1/8" (10.37 m). Also in 41:2, 4.
- Ezekiel 40:49 12 cubits 20' 4 7/8" (6.22 m).
- Ezekiel 40:49 20 … long Literally, “20 cubits long … 12 cubits wide.”
Ezekiel 40:47-49
New International Version
Ezekiel 40:47-49
New International Version
47 Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.(A)
The New Temple
48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(B) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[a] and its projecting walls were[b] three cubits[c] wide on either side. 49 The portico(C) was twenty cubits[d] wide, and twelve[e] cubits[f] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[g] and there were pillars(D) on each side of the jambs.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
- Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
- Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to it
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