Ezekiel 40:26

Ezekiel 40:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.

Context of Ezekiel 40:26

24Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements as the others. 25The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side. 27The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits. 28Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.

Ezekiel 40:26 word by word

וּמַעֲל֤וֹת שִׁבְעָה֙ עֹֽלוֹתָ֔יו וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְתִמֹרִ֣ים ל֗וֹ אֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֛וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפּ֖וֹ אֶל־אֵילָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• to go upעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · ascentH5930
• to it, and the archesאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them: and it had palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• on that side, upon the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:26

• 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.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
• Ezekiel 40:16The 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.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:26

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The north gateway and the south gateway are described in similar ways to the east gateway. However, the description gives fewer details than it does for the east gateway. Even so, these gates were strong and impressive structures. Like the east gateway, they served as a powerful defensive barrier. They were meant to prevent any defilement (anything unclean or impure) from entering the sacred area. There was no west gateway to either the outer court or the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2720-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:26

• Seven
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In the dictionaries

• Arch
• Prospect
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites

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