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Ezekiel 40:31
31And its projections were toward the outer court; and there were palm-trees upon its posts: and its ascent was [by] eight steps.
Ezekiel 40:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
- New International Version (NIV)Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.
Context of Ezekiel 40:31
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. 30And there were projections round about, twenty-five cubits long, and five cubits broad. And its projections were toward the outer court; and there were palm-trees upon its posts: and its ascent was [by] eight steps. 32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east; and he measured the gate according to these measures: 33and 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.
Read all of Ezekiel 40Ezekiel 40:31 word by word
וְאֵלַמָּ֗יו אֶל־חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־אֵילָ֑יו וּמַעֲל֥וֹת שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה מַעֲלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:31
- Ezekiel 40:26And 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.
- Ezekiel 40:22And its windows, and its projections, and its palm-trees were according to the measure of the gate that looked toward the east; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the projections thereof were before them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Utter court - Translate outward court Ezekiel 40:37; Ezekiel 42:1, Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:19; Ezekiel 46:20-21. Arches toward the outward court - See Ezekiel 40:14 note. Eight steps - So for the east Ezekiel 40:34 and north gates Ezekiel 40:37. From the precincts to the outer court were “seven” steps, from the outer to the inner court “eight,” making together the number of the Psalms Psalm 120134, supposed by some to have been called…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-34The inner courtyard was divided from the outer courtyard by another set of large gateways. These gateways were similar in size and purpose to those of the outer courtyard. The entry rooms of these gateways faced outward toward the outer courtyard, unlike the outer gates, where they faced inward.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3728-37. The inner court and its gates. according to these measures--namely, the measures of the outer gate. The figure and proportions of the inner answered to the outer.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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