Discovery BoxEzekiel 40:7 
Context40:7 The alcoves were 10½ feet long and 10½ feet wide; between the alcoves were 8¾ feet. 1 The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was 10½ feet.
Ezekiel 40:10
Context40:10 There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement. 2
Ezekiel 40:29
Context40:29 Its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches had the same dimensions as the others, and there were windows all around it and its porches; its length was 87½ feet 3 and its width 43¾ feet. 4
1 tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters) according to the “long” cubit. See the note on the first occurrence of the phrase “10½ feet” in v. 5.
2 sn The three alcoves are parallel to the city gates found at Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer.
3 tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
4 tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
