Ezekiel 41:21

Ezekiel 41:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
• New International Version (NIV)The main hall had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling
• New King James Version (NKJV)The doorposts of the temple were square, as was the front of the sanctuary; their appearance was similar.

Context of Ezekiel 41:21

19the face of a man, which was turned toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a lion, which was turned toward a palm tree on the other side. These pictures were carved all around the temple. 20Pictures of angels and palm trees were carved on the walls from the floor to the space above the door. The doorframes in the holy place were square. In front of the most holy place was something similar. 22There was a wooden altar, 5 feet high and 3½ feet wide. Its corners, its base, and its sides were made of wood. Then the man told me, “This is the table that is in the presence of the Lord.” 23The holy place and the most holy place had two doors.

Ezekiel 41:21 word by word

הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת רְבֻעָ֑ה וּפְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה כַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The postsמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201
• of the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: naveH1964
• squaredרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• the appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:21

• Ezekiel 40:14He also measured the entrance hall. It was 35 feet wide. In front of the entrance hall to the gateway was a courtyard on all sides.
• 1 Kings 6:33In the same way he made square doorposts out of olive wood for the temple’s entrance.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The posts - Not the word used before (see Ezekiel 40:9 note). These “posts” are rather pilasters forming part of the inner walls. The appearance … other - i. e., the appearance in this vision was the same as in the actual temple (compare Ezekiel 43:3); (or, according to others, the front of the sanctuary resembled, the front of the holy place).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-26The temple had 90 side rooms on three levels. Behind it was a large building with an unknown purpose, possibly to prevent unauthorized access. No one could approach God's presence from behind. The side rooms might have stored priestly clothing and equipment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. appearance of the one as the appearance of the other--The appearance of the sanctuary or holy of holies was similar to that of the temple. They differed only in magnitude.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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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