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He also measured the entry room of the gateway.[a] It was 14 feet[b] across, with supporting columns 3 1⁄2 feet[c] thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple.

10 There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:8 As in many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac version; other Hebrew manuscripts add which faced inward toward the Temple; it was 1 rod [10.5 feet or 3.2 meters] deep. Then he measured the entry room of the gateway.
  2. 40:9a Hebrew 8 cubits [4.2 meters].
  3. 40:9b Hebrew 2 cubits [1.1 meters].

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