Ezekiel 41:2

Ezekiel 41:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
• New International Version (NIV)The entrance was ten cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits wide. He also measured the main hall; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. And he measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The width of the entryway was ten cubits, and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits.

Context of Ezekiel 41:2

1After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10-1/2 feet thick. The doorway was 17-1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8-3/4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. 3Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3-1/2 feet thick. The entrance was 10-1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were 12-1/4 feet long. 4The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. “This,” he told me, “is the Most Holy Place.”

Ezekiel 41:2 word by word

וְרֹ֣חַב הַפֶּתַח֮ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּוֹת֒ וְכִתְפ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔תַח חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפּ֔וֹ וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּ֑וֹ וַיָּ֤מָד אָרְכּוֹ֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• of the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the sidesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the other side: and he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• thereof, fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:2

• Exodus 26:36“Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
• Exodus 36:37Then he made another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. He made it of finely woven linen and embroidered it with exquisite designs using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
• 1 Kings 6:31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
• 2 Chronicles 29:7They also shut the doors to the Temple’s entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
• John 10:7so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
• 1 Kings 6:2The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
• 2 Chronicles 3:3These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement). It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The breadth of the door - This was the door, or gate, of the sanctuary, (see gates 3, in the plan), and this doorway was filled up with folding gates. The measurements are exactly the same as those of Solomon's temple. See 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The measurements are internal, the same as in the Temple of Solomon.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. 22. length thereof--namely, of the holy place [Fairbairn].Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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

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