Ezekiel 40:28

Ezekiel 40:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements.

Context of Ezekiel 40:28

26Seven steps went up to it and led to its entrance hall. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, one picture on each side. 27The inner courtyard had a gateway facing south. The man measured the distance from the gateway on the south side to its opposite gateway. It was 175 feet. Then the man brought me to the inner courtyard through the south gateway. He measured the south gateway. It was the same size as the others. 29Its guardrooms, recessed walls, and entrance hall were the same size as the other gateways. The guardrooms and the entrance hall had windows all around. The gateway was 87½ feet long and 44 feet wide. 30There were entrance halls all around the inner courtyard. They were all 44 feet long and 9 feet wide.

Ezekiel 40:28 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי אֶל־חָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֶת־הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּר֔וֹם כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me to the innerפְּנִימִיpenîymîy · innerH6442
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• by the southדָּרוֹםdârôm · southH1864
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• according to these measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:28

• Ezekiel 40:32Then the man brought me to the east side of the inner courtyard. He measured the gateway. It was the same size as the others.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:28

• 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