Ezekiel 40:31

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.

Context of Ezekiel 40:31

29Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 30And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps. 32Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. 33Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

Ezekiel 40:31 word by word

וְאֵלַמָּ֗יו אֶל־חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־אֵילָ֑יו וּמַעֲל֥וֹת שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה מַעֲלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the archesאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• toward the utterחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• upon the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• thereof: and the going upמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:31

• Ezekiel 40:26And 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.
• Ezekiel 40:22And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps people would go up to it, and find its vestibule 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