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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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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 3 cubits 5' 1 3/16" (1.55 m).
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 14 cubits 23' 9 11/16" (7.26 m).
  3. Ezekiel 40:49 20 cubits 34' 1/8" (10.37 m). Also in 41:2, 4.
  4. Ezekiel 40:49 12 cubits 20' 4 7/8" (6.22 m).
  5. Ezekiel 40:49 20 … long Literally, “20 cubits long … 12 cubits wide.”

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