Ezekiel 40:11

Ezekiel 40:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

Context of Ezekiel 40:11

9It was 14 feet across, with supporting columns 3-1/2 feet thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple. 10There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical. The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17-1/2 feet wide at the opening and 22-3/4 feet wide in the gateway passage. 12In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10-1/2 feet on each side. 13Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43-3/4 feet.

Ezekiel 40:11 word by word

וַיָּ֛מָד אֶת־רֹ֥חַב פֶּֽתַח־הַשַּׁ֖עַר עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֑וֹת אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר שְׁל֥וֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה אַמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• of the entryפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:11

• 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

In the dictionaries

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

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