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Ezekiel 40:15
15The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
- English Standard Version (ESV)From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.
- New King James Version (NKJV)From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The full length of the gateway passage was 87-1/2 feet from one end to the other.
Context of Ezekiel 40:15
13Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits. The measurement was up to the portico facing the courtyard. The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits. 16The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees. 17Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.
Read all of Ezekiel 40Ezekiel 40:15 word by word
וְעַ֗ל פְּנֵי֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הָֽאִית֔וֹן עַל־לִפְנֵ֕י אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֖עַר הַפְּנִימִ֑י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:15
- Ezekiel 41:21The main hall had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.
- Ezekiel 41:17In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary
- Ezekiel 41:6The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple.
- Ezekiel 41:7The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor.
- Ezekiel 40:6Then he went to the east gate. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Fifty cubits - The length of the building. See MMMMM in the plan.Read the comment
- 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
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