And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
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Gill's Exposition
And from the face of the gate of the entrance,.... That is, from the outward gate as you went into the porch, and was to the east, so called from people's passing and repassing (b) in it; so Jarchi…
The east gate-building. See Plan III. Eze 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Eze 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one reed broad (or 9 ft.). The measurements are being taken from East to west, i.…
Adam Clarke
Fifty cubits - The length of the building. See MMMMM in the plan.
The measuring-reed which was in the hand of the surveyor-general was mentioned before, Eze 40:3. Here we are told (Eze 40:5) what was the exact length of it, which must be observed, because the house…
Cambridge Bible
Measurement of the whole length of the gate-building, 50 cubits.
the face of the gate i.e. the outside front.
face of the porch of the inner gate i.e the front of the porch at the inner end of the…