46:21 Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me past the four corners of the court, and I noticed 1 that in every corner of the court there was a court. 46:22 In the four corners of the court were small 2 courts, 70 feet 3 in length and 52½ feet 4 in width; the four were all the same size. 46:23 There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around. 46:24 Then he said to me, “These are the houses for boiling, where the ministers of the temple boil the sacrifices of the people.”
1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
2 tc The meaning of the Hebrew term is unclear. The LXX and Syriac render “small.”
3 tn Heb “forty cubits” (i.e., 21 meters).
4 tn Heb “thirty cubits” (i.e., 15.75 meters).