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Ezekiel 40:27
27And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 40:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
- New International Version (NIV)The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.
Context of Ezekiel 40:27
25And there were windows to it and to its projections round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26And there were seven steps to go up to it; and its projections were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side and one on that side, upon its posts. And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. 28And he brought me into the inner court by the south gate; and he measured the south gate according to these measures: 29and its chambers, and its posts, and its projections, according to these measures; and there were windows to it and to its projections round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth twenty-five cubits.
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וְשַׁ֛עַר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֨מָד מִשַּׁ֧עַר אֶל־הַשַּׁ֛עַר דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַדָּר֖וֹם מֵאָ֥ה אַמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:27
- Ezekiel 40:23And the gate of the inner court was opposite to the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:19And he measured the breadth from the front of the lower gate unto the front of the inner court outside, a hundred cubits eastward and northward.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:27
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The north gateway and the south gateway are described in similar ways to the east gateway. However, the description gives fewer details than it does for the east gateway. Even so, these gates were strong and impressive structures. Like the east gateway, they served as a powerful defensive barrier. They were meant to prevent any defilement (anything unclean or impure) from entering the sacred area. There was no west gateway to either the outer court or the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2720-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.Read the comment
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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
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