1.1 KiB
surrounding the temple complex
"going all the way around the temple area"
six cubits in length
"six cubits long." This was about 3.2 meters.
each "long" cubit equaling a cubit and a handwidth
AT: "these were the long cubits, which were the length of a regular cubit plus a handwidth." Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance)
handwidth
"the width of a hand." This was about 8 centimeters.
the width of the building
"the width of the wall" or "how wide the wall was." The wall was hollow like a building.
one stick
"it was one stick wide." This was about 3.2 meters.
the height—one stick
AT: "and one stick high"
up its steps
"and he went up the steps of the gate"
in depth
"from the front edge of the threshold to the back edge"
The guards' niches
These were like open rooms that were built inside of the gate where guards stayed to protect the gate.
five cubits
about 2.7 meters
between any two of the niches
"between the rooms"
portico
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 8:16.