Ezekiel 40:26

Ezekiel 40:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side.

Context of Ezekiel 40:26

24Next, the man took me to the south side of the yard. I saw another gate there. The man measured the walls and the rooms in that entrance. They were the same size as the other walls and rooms. 25The rooms in this entrance had windows that were the same as those in the other entrances. The whole entrance was 25 metres long and it was 12½ metres wide. Seven steps went up to it. The entrance room to the yard was at the end of the passage. There were pictures of palm trees on the inside walls of the passage. 27The inside yard of the temple also had a gate on the south side. The man measured 50 metres between the two gates. 28The man took me through the south gate into the inside yard. He measured the gate. It was the same size as the gates in the outside wall.

Ezekiel 40:26 word by word

וּמַעֲל֤וֹת שִׁבְעָה֙ עֹֽלוֹתָ֔יו וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְתִמֹרִ֣ים ל֗וֹ אֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֛וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֖וֹ אֶל־אֵילָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• to go upעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · ascentH5930
• to it, and the archesאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them: and it had palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• on that side, upon the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:26

• Ezekiel 40:6Then he went to the gate on the east side. He climbed its steps and he measured the size of the entrance. It was 3 metres deep.
• 2 Peter 3:18Instead, you must grow as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, who saves us. Continue to know him better and better. He will be kind to you and he will help you more and more. We praise him as he deserves! He is great now and he will be great for ever!
• Ezekiel 40:16The rooms for the guards all had small windows in their outside walls. The walls between the rooms also had small windows. The entrance room to the yard also had windows of the same kind. Men had cut pictures of palm trees on the inside walls of the passage.
• Psalms 92:12Righteous people will do well, like a palm tree that makes new leaves. They will become strong, like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:26

• 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:26

• Seven
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In the dictionaries

• Arch
• Prospect
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites

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