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He measured the porch of the gate as 14 feet,[a] and its jambs as 3½ feet;[b] the porch of the gate faced inward. 10 There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement.[c] 11 He measured the width of the entrance of the gateway as 17½ feet,[d] and the length of the gateway as 22¾ feet.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:9 tn Heb “8 cubits” (i.e., 4.2 meters).
  2. Ezekiel 40:9 tn Heb “2 cubits” (i.e., 1.05 meters).
  3. Ezekiel 40:10 sn The three alcoves are parallel to the city gates found at Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer.
  4. Ezekiel 40:11 tn Heb “10 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 meters).
  5. Ezekiel 40:11 tn Heb “13 cubits” (i.e., 6.825 meters).