New English Translation
Ezekiel 41:1
1Then he brought me to the outer sanctuary, and measured the jambs; the jambs were 10½ feet wide on each side.
Ezekiel 41:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the man brought me to the main hall and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits on each side.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the nave and measured the jambs. On each side six cubits was the breadth of the jambs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side—the width of the tabernacle.
Context of Ezekiel 41:1
Then he brought me to the outer sanctuary, and measured the jambs; the jambs were 10½ feet wide on each side. 2The width of the entrance was 17½ feet, and the sides of the entrance were 8¾ feet on each side. He measured the length of the outer sanctuary as 70 feet, and its width as 35 feet. 3Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3½ feet, the entrance as 10½ feet, and the width of the entrance as 12¼ feet
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 41:1 word by word
וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הָאֵילִ֗ים שֵׁשׁ־אַמּ֨וֹת רֹ֧חַב־מִפּ֛וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־אַמּֽוֹת־רֹ֥חַב מִפּ֖וֹ רֹ֥חַב הָאֹֽהֶל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Afterward he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- me to the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: naveH1964
- and measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
- sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- on the one sideפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311
- of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tent: homeH168
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:1
- 1 Kings 6:2The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
- Zechariah 6:12Then say to him, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “Look – here is the man whose name is Branch, who will sprout up from his place and build the temple of the Lord.
- Ephesians 2:20because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
- 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 3:12The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name as well.
- Revelation 11:1Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, and I was told, “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1To the temple - He had first described the courts and the porch. See chap. 40.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The Temple - Properly the holy place (a), as distinguished from the porch (G) and the holy of holies (B) 1 Kings 6:17; 1 Kings 7:50. The posts - The outer wall of the temple was six cubits thick Ezekiel 41:5. The eastern posts of this wall forming part of the front of the temple were ornamented with pillars, six cubits on each side. He measured the breadth - This breadth was twenty cubits Ezekiel 41:2. Omit “which was.” “tabernacle” is here the interior…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The temple walls were about 3.2 meters thick (10.5 feet). These thick walls showed strength and protection. At this point, the gates were replaced by a doorway. Only the priests were allowed to enter the inner court around the temple, so a heavy gate was not needed. The sanctuary was the most important room in the new temple. For this reason, the vision describes it in greater detail than the other rooms. It also gives more exact measurements for this…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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