22:24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a path 1 among the vineyards, where there was a wall on either side. 2
1 tn The word means a “narrow place,” having the root meaning “to be deep.” The Greek thought it was in a field in a narrow furrow.
2 tn Heb “a wall on this side, and a wall on that side.”
3 tn Heb “one thousand cubits.” The standard cubit in the OT is assumed by most authorities to be about eighteen inches (45 cm) in length, so this would be a distance of 1,500 feet or 500 yards (675 meters).