Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 40:8

8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

The posts, which were joyned together at the top by an arch, and so made the Portico, say some. The open space under the Arch between the Posts, or the ally▪ which leads from the gate into the more inward parts of the house, or to the inmost. So the French Version, puis apres il mesura d' une canne l' a[illegible: 2 letters]ee qui menoit a la porte la plus en dedans.