Ezekiel 40:35

Ezekiel 40:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements—

Context of Ezekiel 40:35

33Its guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And the gate and its porches had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34Its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps. Then he brought me to the north gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, 36with its guardrooms, its side pillars, and its porches. And the gate had windows all around; the length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 37And its side pillars were toward the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.

Ezekiel 40:35 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפ֑וֹן וּמָדַ֖ד כַּמִּדּ֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• Then he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• according to thoseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• same measurementsמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:35

• Ezekiel 40:27The inner courtyard had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
• Ezekiel 44:4Then He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I fell on my face.
• Ezekiel 47:2And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate, by the way facing east. And behold, water was spurting out from the south side.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:35

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-37The text does not mention a wall around the inner courtyard. This may be because the inner court stood higher than the outer court. It was raised by another eight steps, which may have been about 2.4 meters (about 8 feet) high. If there were no wall, there may have been a free-standing archway (an open structure shaped like an arch). This design would allow people to see what was happening inside. At the same time, the height would prevent anyone from…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