Ezekiel 40:15

15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.^[a]

Ezekiel 40:15 in Other Translations

15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

15 From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.

15 The full length of the gateway passage was 87 feet from one end to the other.

15 The distance from the entrance of the gate complex to the far end of the porch was seventy-five feet.

15 And [from] the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

15 The total length of the gateway from the front of the outer part to the front of the inner part of the entrance hall was 87½ feet.

15 [The distance] from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate's portico on the inside was 87 and a half feet.

15 It was 87 and a half feet from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its porch.

Ezekiel 40:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 40:15

And from the face of the gate of the entrance
That is, from the outward gate as you went into the porch, and was to the east, so called from people's passing and repassing ^F2 in it; so Jarchi takes it to be the eastern gate; the Targum calls it the middle gate: unto the face of the porch of the inner gate;
which opened at the other end of the porch, into the outward court, and was to the west: from gate to gate were fifty cubits;
as he measured the breadth of the porch before, ( Ezekiel 40:13 ) , here the length; there were three chambers six cubits long, which made eighteen; and between each chamber were five cubits, which were ten cubits; and the space between the chambers and the gates at each end were six cubits each; ( Ezekiel 40:8 ) , which make twelve more; and then allow ten cubits for the thickness of both walls of each gate, and there will be fifty cubits, or twenty nine yards and half a foot.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Vid. R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 9. 1.

Ezekiel 40:15 In-Context

13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one.

14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits. The measurement was up to the portico facing the courtyard.

15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.

16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.

17 Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36