40:28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others. 40:29 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 1 and its width 43¾ feet. 2 40:30 There were porches all around, 43¾ feet 3 long and 8¾ feet 4 wide. 40:31 Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
1 tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
2 tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
3 tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
4 tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).