Ezekiel 40:24

Ezekiel 40:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements.

Context of Ezekiel 40:24

22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them. 23There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits. Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others. 25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 26Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.

Ezekiel 40:24 word by word

וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם וְהִנֵּה־שַׁ֖עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וּמָדַ֤ד אֵילָיו֙ וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יו כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• Then he led meהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
• toדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• the south sideדָּרוֹםdârôm · southH1864
• and I sawהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• a gatewayשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• its side pillarsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• and porticoאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• and they had the same measurementsמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• as the othersאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:24

• Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
• Ezekiel 46:9When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.
• Ezekiel 40:21Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24According to these measures - The same measures that had been used at the eastern court.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The north gateway and the south gateway are described in similar ways to the east gateway. However, the description gives fewer details than it does for the east gateway. Even so, these gates were strong and impressive structures. Like the east gateway, they served as a powerful defensive barrier. They were meant to prevent any defilement (anything unclean or impure) from entering the sacred area. There was no west gateway to either the outer court or the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2720-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.Read the comment

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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