Ezekiel 40:49

Ezekiel 40:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
• New International Version (NIV)The portico was twenty cubits wide, and twelve cubits from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs, and there were pillars on each side of the jambs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

Context of Ezekiel 40:49

47He measured the courtyard, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, a perfect square; and the altar was in front of the temple. 48Then he brought me to the porch of the temple, and he measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended, there were [two] columns beside the side pillars, one on each side [of the entrance].

Ezekiel 40:49 word by word

אֹ֣רֶךְ הָאֻלָ֞ם עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה וּבַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲל֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעַמֻּדִים֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ה וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• of the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• elevenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• elevenעַשְׁתֵּי‛ashtêy · elevenH6249
• by the stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• whereby they went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• by the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:49

• Ezekiel 40:21Its guardrooms, three on each side, and its side pillars and its porches had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits and the width was twenty-five cubits.
• 1 Kings 7:15He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.
• 2 Chronicles 3:17He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin (may He establish) and the one on the left Boaz (in Him is strength).
• Jeremiah 52:17Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the pillars of bronze which belonged to the house of the Lord, and the bronze pedestals [which supported the ten basins] and the [enormous] bronze Sea, which were in the house of the Lord, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.
• Revelation 3:12He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My [own] new name.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49By the steps - This was a flight of steps that led to the temple; there were eight steps in each flight. See YY in the plan.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49Outside the entry room were square columns with an unknown purpose, similar to those in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 7:15–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-4948-49. These two verses belong to the forty-first chapter, which treats of the temple itself.Read the comment

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• Atonement, Day of
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• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Jachin and Boaz
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• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings