OET interlinear EZE 40:26

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) portico

(Some words not found in UHB: and_[were],steps seven stairways_of,its and,porches_of,its [were],before_of,them and,palm_trees to=him/it one(ms) from,here and,one from,here to/towards pillars_of,its )

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

(Occurrence 0) on either side

(Some words not found in UHB: and_[were],steps seven stairways_of,its and,porches_of,its [were],before_of,them and,palm_trees to=him/it one(ms) from,here and,one from,here to/towards pillars_of,its )

Alternate translation: [on both sides]

Note 1 topic: translate-plural

וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and_[were],steps seven stairways_of,its and,porches_of,its [were],before_of,them and,palm_trees to=him/it one(ms) from,here and,one from,here to/towards pillars_of,its )

Here Ezekiel is using the plural porches. See the chapter introduction for more information. He may be referring to: (1) one porch using an unusual form. He only directly refers to one porch for each gate. Alternate translation: [and its porch was to their face] (2) several porches (probably two), one for entrance and one for the exit of the gate. Alternate translation: [and its two porches were to their face]

Note 2 topic: translate-alternativereadings

לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

[were],before_of,them

The word translated as to their face represents the standard written Hebrew text as we have it today. This reading, however, does not seem to make sense, since the porch was on the inside end of the gate, not near the steps outside. Scholars have proposed that a scribe may have accidentally switched some of the consonants of the text, resulting in this word. With a these consonants switched, it would say “to the inside,” which may better fit the meaning of this passage. You may want to follow the major translation in your area. See how you translated the similar phrase in [40:22](../40/22.md). Alternate translation: [were to the inside]