Ezekiel 40:35

Ezekiel 40:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements—

Context of Ezekiel 40:35

33And its little chambers, and its posts, and its arches, were according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in its arches all around: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34And its arches were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon its posts, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps. And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; 36Its little chambers, its posts, and its arches, and the windows all around: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37And its posts were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon its posts, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

Ezekiel 40:35 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפ֑וֹן וּמָדַ֖ד כַּמִּדּ֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:35

• Ezekiel 40:27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
• Ezekiel 44:4Then he brought me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.
• Ezekiel 47:2Then he brought me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way outside to the outer gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:35

• 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