Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 40:3-15
3So He tookH935 meH853 thereH8033, and I sawH2009 a manH376 whose appearanceH4758 was like bronzeH5178. HeH1931 was standingH5975 in the gatewayH8179 with a linenH6593 cordH6616 and a measuringH4060 rodH7070 in his handH3027. 4“SonH1121 of manH120,” he saidH1696 to meH413H376, “lookH7200 with your eyesH5869, hearH8085 with your earsH241, and pay attentionH7760H3820 to everythingH3605 IH589 am going to show youH7200, forH3588 thatH4616 is why you have been broughtH935 hereH2008. ReportH5046 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 everythingH3605 youH859 seeH7200.”
5And I sawH2009 a wallH2346 surroundingH5439 the temple areaH2351H1004. Now the length of the measuringH4060 rodH7070 in the man’sH376 handH3027 was sixH8337 long cubitsH5201 (each measuring a cubitH520 and a handbreadthH2948), and he measuredH4058 theH1146 wall to be oneH259 rodH7070 thickH7341 and oneH259 rodH7070 highH6967.
6Then he cameH935 toH413 the gateH8179 facingH834H6440H1870 eastH6921 and climbedH5927 its stepsH4609. He measuredH4058 the thresholdH5592 of the gateH8179 to be oneH259 rodH7070 deepH7341.2 7Each gate chamberH8372 was oneH259 rodH7070 longH753 and oneH7070H259 rod wideH7341, and there were fiveH2568 cubitsH5203 betweenH996 the gate chambersH8372. The inner thresholdH5592 of the gateH8179 byH681 the porticoH197H8179 facing inwardH1004 was oneH259 rodH7070 deep. 8Then he measuredH4058 the porticoH197 of the gatewayH8179 insideH1004;4 9it was eightH8083 cubitsH520 deep,5 and its jambsH352 were twoH8147 cubitsH520 thick.6 And the porticoH197 of the gatewayH8179 facedH1004 the temple.
10There were threeH7969 gate chambersH8372 on each sideH6311H7969 of the eastH6921 gateH8179H1870, each with the sameH259H7969 measurementsH4060, and the gatepostsH352 on either sideH6311 also had the sameH259 measurementsH4060. 11And he measuredH4058 the widthH7341 of the gatewayH8179 entranceH6607 to be tenH6235 cubitsH520,7 and its lengthH753H8179 was thirteenH7969H6240 cubitsH520.8
12In frontH6440 of each gate chamberH8372 was a wallH1366 oneH259 cubitH520 high, and the gate chambersH8372 were sixH8337 cubitsH520H259H1366 squareH6311. 13Then he measuredH4058 the gatewayH8179 from the roofH1406 of one gate chamberH8372 to the roofH1406 of the opposite oneH7341; the distance was twenty-fiveH6242H2568 cubitsH5209 from doorwayH6607 toH5048 doorwayH6607.
14Next he measuredH6213 the gatepostsH352 to be sixtyH8346 cubitsH520 high.10 The gatewayH8179 extended aroundH5439 toH413 the gatepostH352 of the courtyardH2691. 15And the distance fromH5921 the entranceH6440H2978 of the gatewayH8179 toH5921 the far end ofH6440 its innerH6442 porticoH197 was fiftyH2572 cubitsH520.11
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 40:5 6 long cubits, the length of the reed used for measuring, is approximately 10.5 feet or 3.2 meters; similarly in verses 6, 7, and 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or 53.3 centimeters is the basic unit of length throughout Ezekiel 40 to 48. ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 40:6 Hebrew one reed deep, even one threshold, one reed deep. ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 40:7 5 (long) cubits is approximately 8.75 feet or 2.7 meters; also in verses 30 and 48. ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 40:8 Literally the portico of the gateway inside, one rod ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 40:9 8 (long) cubits is approximately 14 feet or 4.3 meters. ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 40:9 2 (long) cubits is approximately 3.5 feet or 1.1 meters. ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 40:11 10 (long) cubits is approximately 17.5 feet or 5.3 meters. ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 40:11 13 (long) cubits is approximately 22.75 feet or 6.9 meters. ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 40:13 25 (long) cubits is approximately 43.75 feet or 13.3 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33, and 36. ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 40:14 60 (long) cubits is approximately 105 feet or 32 meters. ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 40:15 50 (long) cubits is approximately 87.5 feet or 26.7 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33, and 36. ↩
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
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