Ezekiel 40:35

Ezekiel 40:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements—

Context of Ezekiel 40:35

33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it. Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others, 36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 37Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

Ezekiel 40:35 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפ֑וֹן וּמָדַ֖ד כַּמִּדּ֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• Then he brought meבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• It had the same measurementsמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• as the othersאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:35

• Ezekiel 40:27The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
• Ezekiel 44:4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
• Ezekiel 47:2Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:35

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-37The text does not mention a wall around the inner courtyard. This may be because the inner court stood higher than the outer court. It was raised by another eight steps, which may have been about 2.4 meters (about 8 feet) high. If there were no wall, there may have been a free-standing archway (an open structure shaped like an arch). This design would allow people to see what was happening inside. At the same time, the height would prevent anyone from…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3728-37. The inner court and its gates. according to these measures--namely, the measures of the outer gate. The figure and proportions of the inner answered to the outer.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