Ezekiel 40:37

Ezekiel 40:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
• New International Version (NIV)Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.

Context of Ezekiel 40:37

35Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements— 36also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps. 38There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering. 39In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.

Ezekiel 40:37 word by word

וְאֵילָ֗יו לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־אֵילָ֖יו מִפּ֣וֹ וּמִפּ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מַעֲל֖וֹת מַעֲלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• toward the utterחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going upמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• stepsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:37

• Ezekiel 40:31Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:37

• 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