Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were windows in it and in its arches all around, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits.
- KJV And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
- NKJV There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.
- NASB The gate and its porches had windows all around like those other windows; the length was fifty cubits and the width, twenty-five cubits.
- NLT It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87-1/2 feet long and 43-3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
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Quick answer
The south gate has matching windows and the same fifty-by-twenty-five-cubit measure. Its dimensions mirror the other gates.
Overview
Like the others, the south gate has windows all around in it and its arches, and measures fifty cubits long by twenty-five wide. The repetition of identical measures reinforces the harmonious uniformity of the temple gates. This consistency continues to emphasize that God's dwelling is ordered throughout, every detail conforming to one divine plan.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 40:33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:21–22Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
- 2 Pet 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- 1 Cor 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
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