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19 Then he measured the distance from the inner front of[a] the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, one hundred cubits.[b](A)

20 Then he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north—its depth and width. 21 Its recesses, three on either side, and its posts and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate; its depth was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.19 Compare Gk: Heb from before
  2. 40.19 Heb adds the east and the north

19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(A) it was a hundred cubits[a](B) on the east side as well as on the north.

The North Gate

20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court. 21 Its alcoves(C)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico(D) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47