“And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.”
And the guard chambers were one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guard chambers was five cubits, and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate toward the temple was one rod—detailing the internal structure of the gate with its guard chambers. The guard chambers suggest security functions; gates serve to control access to the sacred space. The one-rod dimensions establish proportionality and regularity. The five-cubit spacing between guard chambers provides passage for travelers and suggests functional design. The repeated specification of threshold dimensions emphasizes the boundary function of gates; thresholds mark transitions between zones of holiness. This verse provides architectural detail concerning the internal arrangement of the eastern gate.
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