3:4a The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple,

The porch in front of the temple
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There was an entrance room before the house

3:4b was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high.

was twenty cubits wide, just like the building itself, and twenty cubits high.
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that measured ten (10) meters wide and ten (10) meters high. ⌊These measurements were⌋ the same as the hall of the temple.

3:4c He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

He overlaid the inside ⌊of the porch⌋ with pure gold.
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He used high quality gold to cover the inside of the entrance room.

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