Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 41:16
16the thresholds, the shuttered windows, and the galleries all around in three stories opposite the thresholds—were paneled with wood all around, from the ground up to the windows (even the windows were covered),
Ezekiel 41:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
- New International Version (NIV)as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows and galleries around the three of them—everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the thresholds and the narrow windows and the galleries all around the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered),
- New King James Version (NKJV)their doorposts and the beveled window frames. And the galleries all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood from the ground to the windows—the windows were covered—
Context of Ezekiel 41:16
14and the width of the face of the House and the separate area toward the east was also 100 cubits. 15When he measured the length of the building facing the separate area behind it, with its galleries on each side, it was 100 cubits. Now the inner Sanctuary and the porches of the court— the thresholds, the shuttered windows, and the galleries all around in three stories opposite the thresholds—were paneled with wood all around, from the ground up to the windows (even the windows were covered), 17over the space above the door, as far as the inner House, and on all the wall outside all around inside and outside, by measurement. 18It was made with cheruvim and palm trees. A palm tree was between cheruv and cheruv. Every cheruv had two faces:
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 41:16 word by word
הַסִּפִּ֡ים וְהַחַלּוֹנִ֣ים הָ֠אֲטֻמוֹת וְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים׀ סָבִיב֙ לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם נֶ֧גֶד הַסַּ֛ף שְׂחִ֥יף עֵ֖ץ סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֑יב וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ עַד־הַֽחַלֹּנ֔וֹת וְהַֽחַלֹּנ֖וֹת מְכֻסּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The door postsסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
- and the narrowאָטַם'âţam · shutH331
- windowsחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
- and the galleriesאַתִּיק'attûq 'attîyq · galleryH862
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- on their three storiesשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- over againstנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
- cieledשָׁחִיףshâchîyph · paneledH7824
- with woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- and from the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:16
- Ezekiel 41:26There were shuttered windows and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch, the side chambers of the House and the thick beams.
- Ezekiel 40:16There were shuttered windows toward the chambers and toward their pillars within the surrounding gate, and likewise the porches had windows all around inside. On each pillar were palm trees.
- 1 Kings 6:4Also for the House he made windows with artistic frames.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.
- 1 Kings 6:15He paneled the walls of the House on the inside with cedar planks of cedar; from the floor of the House to the ceiling he overlaid on the inside with wood; and he overlaid the floor of the House with planks of cypress.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5He paneled the main hall with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold and embossed on it palm trees and chains.
- Haggai 1:4“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this House lies in ruins?
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Galleries - The upper story of the side-chambers was probably built in the form of an open gallery. Over against the door - The rows of the side-chambers extended to the front of the temple, so that they were “over against” the opening, but did not extend so far as the porch. Cieled - Overlaid. Pillars, galleries, narrow windows were overlaid with wood 1 Kings 6:15-16. Were covered - With wood.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-20The temple building was covered with wooden panels. The walls were decorated with carvings of palm trees and cherubim. The cherubim were like those Ezekiel saw in his earlier visions of judgment (see Ezekiel 1:5–12; 10:2–14). In those visions, the cherubim had four faces. However, the carved images in the temple had only two faces. One face was a lion, the greatest of the wild animals. The other was a human, the highest part of God’s created order…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. covered--being the highest windows they were "covered" from the view below. Or else "covered with lattice-work."Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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