God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 41:26
26There were small windows and palm trees on both sides of the entrance hall, on the side rooms of the temple, and on the roofs.
Ezekiel 41:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
- New International Version (NIV)On the sidewalls of the portico were narrow windows with palm trees carved on each side. The side rooms of the temple also had overhangs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there were narrow windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule, the side chambers of the temple, and the canopies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There were beveled window frames and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the vestibule—also on the side chambers of the temple and on the canopies.
Context of Ezekiel 41:26
24Each of the doors were double doors that swung open. 25Pictures of angels and palm trees were carved on the doors of the holy place as on the walls. There was a wooden roof hanging over the outer entrance hall. There were small windows and palm trees on both sides of the entrance hall, on the side rooms of the temple, and on the roofs.
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 41:26 word by word
וְחַלּוֹנִ֨ים אֲטֻמ֤וֹת וְתִֽמֹרִים֙ מִפּ֣וֹ וּמִפּ֔וֹ אֶל־כִּתְפ֖וֹת הָֽאוּלָ֑ם וְצַלְע֥וֹת הַבַּ֖יִת וְהָעֻבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- narrowאָטַם'âţam · shutH331
- windowsחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
- and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
- on the one side and on the other side, on the sidesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- of the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
- the side chambersצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and thick planksעָב‛âb ‛ôb · thresholdH5646
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:26
- Ezekiel 41:16The doorposts, the small windows, and the corridors of all three stories were paneled. The walls, from the floor up to the windows, were paneled.
- Ezekiel 40:16The guardrooms and recessed walls inside the gateway had small windows all around. The entrance hall also had windows all around on the inside. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:26
- 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. 1-261. tabernacle--As in the measurement of the outer porch he had pointed to Solomon's temple, so here in the edifice itself, he points to the old tabernacle, which being eight boards in breadth (each one and a half cubits broad) would make in all twelve cubits, as here. On the interior it was only ten cubits.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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