Ezekiel 40:14-16

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¹⁴^[a] He measured the faces of all the side walls, including the side walls on either side of the porch at the courtyard. The total was 60 cubits.^[b] ¹⁵From the inside edge of the outer gate to the far end of the porch was 50 cubits.^[c] ¹⁶There were small windows^[d] above all the guardrooms, the side walls, and the porch. The wide part of the windows faced into the gateway. There were carvings of palm trees on the walls that were on either side of the gateway.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of this verse in the Hebrew text is uncertain.
Ezekiel 40:14 60 cubits 102' 3/8" (31.1 m).
Ezekiel 40:15 50 cubits 85' 5/16" (25.92 m). Also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33, 36.
Ezekiel 40:16 small windows These let the soldiers defending the city shoot arrows out at the enemy. The narrow part of the window was on the enemy’s side of the wall to give the smallest target.