English Standard Version
Ezekiel 40:49
49The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.
Ezekiel 40:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
- New International Version (NIV)The portico was twenty cubits wide, and twelve cubits from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs, and there were pillars on each side of the jambs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The entry room was 35 feet wide and 21 feet deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side.
Context of Ezekiel 40:49
47And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple. 48Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.
Read all of Ezekiel 40Ezekiel 40:49 word by word
אֹ֣רֶךְ הָאֻלָ֞ם עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה וּבַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲל֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעַמֻּדִים֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ה וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- of the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
- twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- elevenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- elevenעַשְׁתֵּי‛ashtêy · elevenH6249
- by the stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
- whereby they went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
- by the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:49
- Ezekiel 40:21Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
- 1 Kings 7:15He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.
- 2 Chronicles 3:17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on the north Boaz.
- Jeremiah 52:17And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.
- Revelation 3:12The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49By the steps - This was a flight of steps that led to the temple; there were eight steps in each flight. See YY in the plan.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49Outside the entry room were square columns with an unknown purpose, similar to those in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 7:15–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-4948-49. These two verses belong to the forty-first chapter, which treats of the temple itself.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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