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Ezekiel 40:34

Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Palmtree;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arch;   Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Tabernacle;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Arch;   Palm, Palm Tree,;   South;   Window;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gareb;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascent;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Its portico faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.
Hebrew Names Version
The arches of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts of it, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
King James Version
And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
English Standard Version
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.
New American Standard Bible
Its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.
New Century Version
Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Carvings of palm trees were on its inner walls on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.
Amplified Bible
Its porches faced the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were [carved] on either side of its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the arches thereof were towarde the vtter court, and palme trees were vpon the postes thereof, on this side and on that side, & the going vp to it had eight steppes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.
Legacy Standard Bible
Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.
Contemporary English Version
The entrance room faced the outer courtyard, and the walls in the passageway were decorated with carvings of palm trees. Eight steps also led up to this gate.
Complete Jewish Bible
Its vestibule faced the outer courtyard, palm trees were on its supports, both on the one side and on the other; and it had eight steps leading up to it.
Darby Translation
And its projections were toward the outer court; and there were palm-trees upon its posts on this side and on that side: and its ascent was [by] eight steps.
Easy-to-Read Version
And its porch was at the end of the gateway next to the outer courtyard. Carvings of palm trees were on the walls on either side of the gateway. There were eight steps leading up to the gate.
George Lamsa Translation
And its arches were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon its posts, on this side and on that side; and the stairway had eight steps.
Good News Translation
The entrance room faced the outer courtyard. Palm trees were carved on the walls along the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate.
Lexham English Bible
And its porticos were toward the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters one each side, and eight steps served as it stairs.
Literal Translation
And its porches were toward the outer court. And palm trees were on its pillars from here and from there. And its stairway had eight steps.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
His porches reached vnto the vttemost courte: his pilers also had date trees on either syde, and viij steppes to go vp vpon.
American Standard Version
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Bible in Basic English
And the covered way was on the side nearest the outer square; there were palm-trees on the uprights, on this side and on that: and there were eight steps going up to it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side; and the going up to it had eight steps.
King James Version (1611)
And the arches thereof were toward the outward court, and palme trees were vpon the postes thereof on this side, and on that side, and the going vp to it had eight steps.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the arches therof [were] towarde the vtter court, and paulme trees vpon the frontes thereof on this side and on that side, & the goyng vp to it had eyght steppes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there were porches opening into the inner court, and palm-trees on the posts on this side and on that side: and it had eight steps.
English Revised Version
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
World English Bible
The arches of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts of it, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that is, of the outermore halle; and palme trees grauun in the frount therof, on this side and on that side; and in eiyte degrees was the stiyng therof.
Update Bible Version
And the post thereof was toward the outer court; and palm-trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Webster's Bible Translation
And its arches [were] towards the outward court; and palm-trees were upon its posts, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it [had] eight steps.
New English Translation
Its porches faced the outer court, it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
New King James Version
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.
New Living Translation
Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
New Life Bible
Its gateway was toward the outer open space. Pictures of palm trees were on its side pillars, on each side. And going up to it were eight steps.
New Revised Standard
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its pilasters, on either side; and its stairway had eight steps.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the recesses thereof reached to the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, on this side and on that side, - and eight steps, were the ascents thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the porch thereof, that is, of the outward court: and the graven palm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side: and the going up thereof was by eight steps.
Revised Standard Version
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side; and its stairway had eight steps.
Young's Literal Translation
and its arches [are] toward the outer court, and palm-trees [are] toward its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps [are] its ascent.

Contextual Overview

27The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits. 28Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others. 29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30(There were porticoes all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.) 31Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it. 32And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others. 33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.35Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others, 36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long twenty-five cubits wide.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

palm trees: That is, probably, the capital of each pillar was ornamented with sculpture, representing leaves or branches of the palm tree.

eight steps: Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 40:22, Ezekiel 40:26, Ezekiel 40:31, Ezekiel 40:34, Ezekiel 40:37, Ezekiel 40:49

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:21 - arches

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the arches thereof were toward the outward court,.... As those of the south gate, Ezekiel 40:31, and the palm trees on the posts, and the steps up to it, the same as there.


 
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