King James Version

Ezekiel 40:15

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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וְעַ֗לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵי֙penea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַשַּׁ֣עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).היאתוןhytvnthe entranceיְאִתוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the entrance”, the ordinary formH2978an entryentrance.הָֽאִית֔וֹןhaitonthe entranceיְאִתוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the entrance”, the ordinary formH2978an entryentrance.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לִפְנֵ֕יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֻלָ֥םulamporchאוּלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “porch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH197a vestibule (as bound to the building)porch.הַשַּׁ֖עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).הַפְּנִימִ֑יhapnimithe interiorפְּנִימִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the interior”, the ordinary formH6442interior(with-) in(-ner, -ward).חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.אַמָּֽהamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And from the forefront of the gate of the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

Young’s Literal Translation

and by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits;

World English Bible

From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

Darby Translation

And from the front of the gate of the entrance unto the front of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

Douay-Rheims

And before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And from the forefront of the gate of the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the open space of the gate without to the open space of the porch of the gate within was fifty cubits.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ αἴθριον τῆς πύλης ἔξωθεν, εἰς τὸ αἴθριον αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἔσωθεν πηχῶν πεντήκοντα.