There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.
Parallel translations
- WEB There was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.
- KJV And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
- BSB The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
- NASB The inner courtyard had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
- NLT And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.
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Quick answer
An inner-court gate faces south, one hundred cubits from the outer gate. The southern inner gate completes the set of three.
Overview
There is also a gate to the inner court on the south, and the guide measures one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south. As on the north and east, the inner and outer south gates are aligned at the same distance. The complete, symmetrical set of gates on every side underscores the perfect order of God's house and the appointed way of approach into His presence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 40:23There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate one hundred cubits.
- Ezek 40:32He brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measurements;
- Ezek 40:19Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.
- Ezek 40:47He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, square; and the altar was before the house.
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