5 Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same. 6 Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep—the first threshold was 10 feet deep. 7 Each recess was about 10 feet long and 10 feet deep, and there was a space of 8¾ feet between the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate’s portico was about 10 feet. 8 Next he measured the portico of the gate; 9 it was 14 feet, and its pilasters were 3½ feet. The portico of the gate was on the temple side.
10 There were three recesses on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the pilasters on either side also had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the gate’s entrance; it was 17½ feet, while the width of the gateway was 22¾ feet. 12 There was a barrier of 21 inches in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10½ feet square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43¾ feet. The openings of the recesses faced each other. 14 Next, he measured the pilasters—105 feet. The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court. 15 The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87½ feet. 16 The recesses and their pilasters had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each pilaster was decorated with palm trees.