——那三十二肘里有十肘正对着圣所的门口。门口以北十一肘,门口以南十一肘。可见那坛正对着圣所与它的两墙。照这一说,那坛既与圣所的门口成一直线,就把门口挡住了。以色列院的地面比东门的门槛高十三肘半。再加那坛的九肘,坛顶就比那门的门槛高出二十二肘半;这样,人从圣殿山东门望进去,就看不见圣所的门口了。所以非把东墙放低不可,好叫站在橄榄山上的祭司望得见圣所的门口。
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——那三十二肘里有十肘正对着圣所的门口。
Ten of those cubits stood opposite the entrance to the Sanctuary.
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门口以北十一肘,门口以南十一肘。
Eleven of those cubits were to the north of the entrance and eleven of those cubits were to the south of the entrance.
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可见那坛正对着圣所与它的两墙。
It follows that the altar was aligned precisely opposite the Sanctuary and its walls.
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照这一说,那坛既与圣所的门口成一直线,就把门口挡住了。
According to this opinion, since the altar was directly aligned with the entrance of the Sanctuary, it blocked the entrance.
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以色列院的地面比东门的门槛高十三肘半。
The floor of the Israelite courtyard was thirteen and a half cubits above the threshold of the Eastern Gate.
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再加那坛的九肘,坛顶就比那门的门槛高出二十二肘半;这样,人从圣殿山东门望进去,就看不见圣所的门口了。
Add nine cubits, which was the height of the altar, and the result is that the top of the altar was twenty-two and a half cubits higher than the threshold of the gate, rendering it impossible to see the entrance of the Sanctuary through the eastern gate of the Temple Mount.
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所以非把东墙放低不可,好叫站在橄榄山上的祭司望得见圣所的门口。
Therefore, it was necessary to lower the eastern wall to enable the priest standing on the Mount of Olives to see the entrance of the Sanctuary.