And the man said to me, (A)“Son of man, (B)look with your eyes, and (C)hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. (D)Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”

The East Gate to the Outer Court

And behold, there was (E)a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, (F)each being a cubit and a handbreadth[a] in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. Then he went into (G)the gateway facing east, (H)going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
  2. Ezekiel 40:6 Hebrew deep, and one threshold, one reed deep

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