Ezekiel 40:16

Ezekiel 40:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
• New International Version (NIV)The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the gateway had windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were palm trees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees.

Context of Ezekiel 40:16

14Next, he measured the porch — 105 feet. 15The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87½ feet. The recesses and their jambs had beveled windows all around the inside of the gate. The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each jamb was decorated with palm trees. 17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, 18which flanked the courtyard’s gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

Ezekiel 40:16 word by word

וְחַלֹּנ֣וֹת אֲטֻמ֣וֹת אֶֽל־הַתָּאִ֡ים וְאֶל֩ אֵלֵיהֵ֨מָה לִפְנִ֤ימָה לַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֔יב וְכֵ֖ן לָאֵֽלַמּ֑וֹת וְחַלּוֹנ֞וֹת סָבִ֤יב׀ סָבִיב֙ לִפְנִ֔ימָה וְאֶל־אַ֖יִל תִּמֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• narrowאָטַם'âţam · shutH331
• windowsחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• to the little chambersתָּאtâ' tâ'âh · chamberH8372
• and to their postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• withinפְּנִ֫ימָהpenîymâh · withinH6441
• the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and likewise to the archesאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:16

• Ezekiel 41:16the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold — were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),
• 1 Kings 6:4He also made windows with beveled frames for the temple.
• 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.
• Ezekiel 40:7Each recess was 10½ feet long and 10½ feet deep, and there was a space of 8¾ feet between the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate’s portico was 10½ feet.
• Ezekiel 40:21Its three recesses on each side, its jambs, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.
• Ezekiel 41:15Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple yard to the west, with its galleries on each side; it was 175 feet. The interior of the great hall and the porticoes of the court —
• Ezekiel 42:3Opposite the 35 foot space belonging to the inner court and opposite the paved surface belonging to the outer court, the structure rose gallery by gallery in three tiers.
• John 5:2By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Aramaic, which has five colonnades.
• 1 Kings 6:29He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings — cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms — in the inner and outer sanctuaries.
• 2 Chronicles 3:5The larger room he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 The east gate-building. See Plan III. Ezekiel 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Ezekiel 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one reed broad (or 9 ft.). The measurements are being taken from East to west, i. e., in depth. Ezekiel 40:7 Every little chamber - The guard-chambers (a) for the use of the Levites who kept watch in the temple. The threshold of the gate by the porch - The second threshold in the easternmost gate-way (c). Porch - Hebrew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The carved palm trees remind readers of the rich plant life of the garden of Eden. Palm trees were a sign of life and fruitfulness (that is, the ability to grow and produce food). Similar carvings appear in the temple described in 1 Kings 6:29.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. narrow--latticed [Henderson]. The ancients had no glass, so they had them latticed, narrow in the interior of the walls, and widening at the exterior. "Made fast," or "firmly fixed in the chambers" [Maurer]. arches--rather, "porches."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:16

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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