Ezekiel 40:18

Over against] RV 'answerable unto.'

The Outer Northern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:20), Fig. 3, N. This was similar to the E. gateway. 'Porch' should be read for 'arches.' Seven steps led up to this gateway, and the breadth of the outer court was the same on the N. as on the E. side.

The Outer Southern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:24), Fig. 3, S. This was similar to those already described. 'Porch' for 'arches' as before.

(b) The Inner Court and its Gateways (Ezekiel 40:28)

The Inner Southern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:28), Fig. 3, S1. This was reached from the outer court by 8 steps. It was exactly similar to the outer gateways, except that the porch (Fig. 1, d) was at the outer and not at the inner end. Ezekiel 40:30 should be omitted with LXX.

The Inner Eastern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:32), Fig. 3, E1, and the Inner Northern Gateway (Ezekiel 40:35), Fig. 3, N1, were similar to that on the S.

Arrangements for Preparing the Sacrifices (Ezekiel 40:38). At one of the inner gateways (probably that on the N.) there were a chamber for washing the burnt offerings (Ezekiel 40:38) and a number of tables for slaying and preparing them (Ezekiel 40:39). The exact position of the tables must remain uncertain.