Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 40:3-8
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
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 ↩
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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