Ezekiel 40:8

Ezekiel 40:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he measured the portico of the gateway;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.

Context of Ezekiel 40:8

6Then he went to the gate facing east. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate as 10½ feet deep. 7The alcoves were 10½ feet long and 10½ feet wide; between the alcoves were 8¾ feet. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was 10½ feet. Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward as 10½ feet. 9He measured the porch of the gate as 14 feet, and its jambs as 3½ feet; the porch of the gate faced inward. 10There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement.

Ezekiel 40:8 word by word

וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• also the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• reedקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 The east gate-building. See Plan III. Ezekiel 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Ezekiel 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one reed broad (or 9 ft.). The measurements are being taken from East to west, i. e., in depth. Ezekiel 40:7 Every little chamber - The guard-chambers (a) for the use of the Levites who kept watch in the temple. The threshold of the gate by the porch - The second threshold in the easternmost gate-way (c). Porch - Hebrew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-16The exact architectural details of the temple are difficult to translate. Some of the building terms are hard to understand in every language. However, the overall impression of these gates is clear. The gates looked like fortresses (strong buildings used for defense). They were built to keep out people who did not have permission to enter. These gates protected the holy space of the temple. The eastern gateway is described first because it was the most…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-49The arrangements as to the land and the temple are, in many particulars, different from those subsisting before the captivity. There are things in it so improbable physically as to preclude a purely literal interpretation. The general truth seems to hold good that, as Israel served the nations for his rejection of Messiah, so shall they serve him in the person of Messiah, when he shall acknowledge Messiah (Is 60:12; Zec 14:17-19; compare Psa 72:11). The…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