Ezekiel 40:24

Ezekiel 40:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements.

Context of Ezekiel 40:24

22Its windows, porches and palm trees were the same measurements as the gate facing toward the east. Its stairway had seven steps, and its porch was in front of them. 23A gate to the inner court was opposite the other gate, northward and eastward. He measured 100 cubits from gate to gate. Then 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. 25The gate and its porch had windows all around, like the other windows, 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide. 26Its stairway had seven steps, and its porches were in front of them. It had palm-trees on its pillars, one on this side and another on that side.

Ezekiel 40:24 word by word

וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם וְהִנֵּה־שַׁ֖עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וּמָדַ֤ד אֵילָיו֙ וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יו כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• After that he broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• me towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• the southדָּרוֹםdârôm · southH1864
• and behold a gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and he measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• thereof and the archesאֵילָם'êylâm 'êlâm 'êlammâh · porchH361
• thereof according to these measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:24

• Ezekiel 40:6Then he went to the gate that faced east and went up its steps. When he measured the threshold of the gate, it was one rod wide. Also the other threshold was one rod wide.
• Ezekiel 46:9When the people of the land come before Adonai at the moadim, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will exit by way of the south gate. Whoever enters by way of the south gate must exit by way of north gate. He should not return by the way of the gate where he came in, since he must exit straight ahead.
• Ezekiel 40:21Its guard chambers were three on this side and three on that side. Its pillars and its porches had the same measurements as the first gate—50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24According to these measures - The same measures that had been used at the eastern court.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The north gateway and the south gateway are described in similar ways to the east gateway. However, the description gives fewer details than it does for the east gateway. Even so, these gates were strong and impressive structures. Like the east gateway, they served as a powerful defensive barrier. They were meant to prevent any defilement (anything unclean or impure) from entering the sacred area. There was no west gateway to either the outer court or the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2720-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.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