which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
Parallel translations
- WEB The pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable to the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.
- KJV And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
- NKJV The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.
- NASB And the pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates.
- NLT This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.
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Quick answer
The lower pavement runs alongside the gates, matching their length. The layout of the courtyard pavement is described.
Overview
The pavement, called the lower pavement, lies beside the gates and corresponds to their length. This 'lower' pavement contrasts with higher levels reached later in the vision, hinting at gradations of holiness as one moves inward. The graded approach toward the sanctuary expresses reverence for God's increasing nearness, a reverence the believer now enjoys with boldness through the once-for-all access opened by Christ.
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