Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 41:2
2The width of the entrance was ten cubits,1 and the sides of the entrance were five cubits2 on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.3
Ezekiel 41:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
- New International Version (NIV)The entrance was ten cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits wide. He also measured the main hall; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. And he measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The width of the entryway was ten cubits, and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits.
Context of Ezekiel 41:2
1Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. 3And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. 4Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 41:2 word by word
וְרֹ֣חַב הַפֶּתַח֮ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּוֹת֒ וְכִתְפ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔תַח חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפּ֔וֹ וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּ֑וֹ וַיָּ֤מָד אָרְכּוֹ֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- The widthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- of the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- and the sidesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- on eachפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311
- He also measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:2
- Exodus 26:36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- Exodus 36:37For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
- 1 Kings 6:31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
- 2 Chronicles 3:7He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- 2 Chronicles 29:7They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
- John 10:7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- 1 Kings 6:2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
- 2 Chronicles 3:3The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The breadth of the door - This was the door, or gate, of the sanctuary, (see gates 3, in the plan), and this doorway was filled up with folding gates. The measurements are exactly the same as those of Solomon's temple. See 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:17.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The measurements are internal, the same as in the Temple of Solomon.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The temple walls were about 3.2 meters thick (10.5 feet). These thick walls showed strength and protection. At this point, the gates were replaced by a doorway. Only the priests were allowed to enter the inner court around the temple, so a heavy gate was not needed. The sanctuary was the most important room in the new temple. For this reason, the vision describes it in greater detail than the other rooms. It also gives more exact measurements for this…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. length thereof--namely, of the holy place [Fairbairn].Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 41:2 10 (long) cubits is approximately 17.5 feet or 5.3 meters. ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 41:2 5 (long) cubits is approximately 8.75 feet or 2.7 meters; also in verses 9, 11, and 12. ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 41:2 The outer sanctuary was approximately 70 feet long and 35 feet wide (21.3 meters long and 10.7 meters wide). ↩
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41
- 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
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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