And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
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Gill's Exposition
And the pavement by the sides of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement. That is, this pavement, which went along by every gate, and answered the length of them, and…
The “outward” or outer “court” (o, Plan II) corresponds to what was in Herod’s temple the court of Women, into which all Jews, but not Gentiles were admitted. Eze 40:17 Chambers - (I) See Jer 35:2. A…
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
Render: and the pavement was by the side of the gates, along the length of the gates, to wit, the lower pavement. The pavement is called "lower" because the outer court lay below the level of the…