# Then I turned

The word "I" refers to Zechariah.

# lifted my eyes

The word "eyes" represents the person who looks. AT: "looked up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# behold

The word "behold" here shows that Zechariah was surprised by what he saw.

# twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide

A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "9.2 meters long and 4.6 meters wide" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])