Ezekiel 40:13

Ezekiel 40:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door.

Context of Ezekiel 40:13

11When he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, it was ten cubits, and the length of the gate was 13 cubits. 12A barrier wall was in front of the guard chambers, one cubit on each side. Each chamber was six cubits on each side. When he measured the gate from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the other, the width was 25 cubits, door facing door. 14Then he did the pillars—60 cubits. A gateway extended all around to the pillar of the courtyard. 15Now from the front of the gate of the entrance to the front of the inner porch of the gate measured 50 cubits.

Ezekiel 40:13 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הַשַּׁ֗עַר מִגַּ֤ג הַתָּא֙ לְגַגּ֔וֹ רֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמּ֑וֹת פֶּ֖תַח נֶ֥גֶד פָּֽתַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• then the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• from the roofגָּגgâg · roofH1406
• little chamberתָּאtâ' tâ'âh · chamberH8372
• of another: the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:13

• Ezekiel 40:25The gate and its porch had windows all around, like the other windows, 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide.
• Ezekiel 40:7Each guard chamber was one rod long and one rod wide. The space between the chambers was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate, facing the House, measured one rod.
• Ezekiel 40:12A barrier wall was in front of the guard chambers, one cubit on each side. Each chamber was six cubits on each side.
• Ezekiel 40:11When he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, it was ten cubits, and the length of the gate was 13 cubits.
• Ezekiel 40:24Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its pillars and its porches. They had the same measurements.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:13

• 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

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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