Ezekiel 41:2

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

1Next he brought me into the great hall and measured the jambs; on each side the width of the jamb was 10½ feet. The width of the entrance was 17½ feet, and the side walls of the entrance were 8¾ feet wide on each side. He also measured the length of the great hall, 70 feet, and the width, 35 feet. 3He went inside the next room and measured the jambs at the entrance; they were 3½ feet wide. The entrance was 10½ feet wide, and the width of the entrance’s side walls on each side was 12¼ feet. 4He then measured the length of the room adjacent to the great hall, 35 feet, and the width, 35 feet. And he said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

Ezekiel 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• of the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the sidesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the other side: and he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• thereof, fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:2

• Exodus 26:36“For the entrance to the tent you are to make a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
• Exodus 36:37He made a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent,
• 1 Kings 6:31For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made olive wood doors. The pillars of the doorposts were five-sided.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7He overlaid the temple — the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors — with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
• 2 Chronicles 29:7They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel.
• John 10:7Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
• 1 Kings 6:2The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
• 2 Chronicles 3:3These are Solomon’s foundations for building God’s temple: the length was ninety feet, and the width thirty feet.

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

• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Holy Place
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

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