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

47Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple. 48Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side. The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.

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

• The porticoאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• wideאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• and twelveעַשְׁתֵּי‛ashtêy · elevenH6249
• and twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• deepרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• and ten stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• led upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to itאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• There were columnsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• the side pillarsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• on each sideפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:49

• 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.
• 1 Kings 7:15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
• 2 Chronicles 3:17Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
• Jeremiah 52:17Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
• Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My 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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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