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Ezekiel 41:2
2And the breadth of the entry was ten cubits, and the sides of the entry were five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits.
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
1And he brought me to the temple; and he measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, the breadth of the tent. And the breadth of the entry was ten cubits, and the sides of the entry were five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits. 3And he went inwards, and measured the post of the entry, two cubits; and the entry, six cubits; and the breadth of the entry, seven cubits. 4And he measured its length, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy [place].
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 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
- breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- sidesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:2
- Exodus 26:36And thou shalt make for the entrance of the tent a curtain of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, of embroidery.
- Exodus 36:37And he made a curtain for the entrance of the tent of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, of embroidery;
- 1 Kings 6:31And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] side posts were the fifth part [of the breadth of the house].
- 2 Chronicles 3:7And he covered the house, the beams, the threshold, and its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.
- 2 Chronicles 29:7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered up burnt-offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.
- John 10:7Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
- 1 Kings 6:2And the house that king Solomon built for Jehovah was sixty cubits in length, and twenty in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.
- 2 Chronicles 3:3And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
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
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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
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