40:17 Then he brought me to the outer court. I saw 1 chambers there, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
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).