## surrounding the temple complex ##

"going all the way around the temple area"

## six cubits in length ##

"six cubits long." This was about 3.2 meters.

## each "long" cubit equaling a cubit and a handwidth ##

AT: "these were the long cubits, which were the length of a regular cubit plus a handwidth." Each long cubit was about 54 centimeters. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaldistance]])

## handwidth ##

"the width of a hand." This was about 8 centimeters.

## the width of the building ##

"the width of the wall" or "how wide the wall was." The wall was hollow like a building.

## one stick ##

"it was one stick wide." This was about 3.2 meters.

## the height—one stick ##

AT: "and one stick high"

## up its steps ##

"and he went up the steps of the gate"

## in depth ##

"from the front edge of the threshold to the back edge"

## The guards' niches ##

These were like open rooms that were built inside of the gate where guards stayed to protect the gate.

## five cubits ##

about 2.7 meters

## between any two of the niches ##

"between the rooms"

## portico ##

See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).