42:1 Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north. 42:2 Its length was 175 feet 1 on the north side, 2 and its width 87½ feet. 3 42:3 Opposite the 35 feet 4 that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. 42:4 In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet 5 wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, 6 and their entrances were on the north.
1 tn Heb “one hundred cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).
2 tn Heb “the door of the north.”
3 tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
4 tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).
5 tn Heb “ten cubits” (i.e., 5.25 meters).
6 tc Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm). The LXX and the Syriac read “one hundred cubits” (= 175 feet).