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Ezekiel 40:8

Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Reed;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Arch;   Ezekiel;   Measuring Reed;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Tabernacle;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Weights and Measures;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gareb;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Weights and Measures;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gate;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Next he measured the gate’s portico;
Hebrew Names Version
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
King James Version
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
English Standard Version
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed.
New American Standard Bible
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
New Century Version
Then the man measured the porch of the gateway.
Amplified Bible
He also measured the porch of the gate facing inward [toward the temple of the LORD], one rod.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He measured also the porche of the gate within with one reede.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
Contemporary English Version
at the end of the passageway. The man measured this room: It was thirteen feet from the doorway to the opposite wall, and the distance from the doorway to the wall on either side was three feet.
Complete Jewish Bible
He measured the gate's entranceway facing the house at ten-and-a-half feet.
Darby Translation
And he measured the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he measured the porch.
George Lamsa Translation
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Good News Translation
He measured this room and found it was 14 feet deep. It formed that end of the gateway which was nearest the Temple, and at its far end the walls were 4 feet thick.
Lexham English Bible
And then he measured the portico of the gate on the inside as one reed.
Literal Translation
And he measured the porch of the gate from the house, one reed.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He measured also the porche of the ynnermer dore, which conteyned a meterodde.
American Standard Version
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
Bible in Basic English
And he took the measure of the covered way of the doorway inside,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
King James Version (1611)
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He measured also the porche of the gate within one cane.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the third chamber equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed.
English Revised Version
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
World English Bible
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he mat the lyntil of the yate bisidis the porche of the yate with ynne, bi o rehed.
Update Bible Version
He measured also the porch of the gate,
Webster's Bible Translation
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
New English Translation
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward as 10½ feet.
New King James Version
He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.
New Living Translation
He also measured the entry room of the gateway.
New Life Bible
Then he showed me with his stick that the porch of the inside gate was one-tenth stick wide.
New Revised Standard
Then he measured the inner vestibule of the gateway, one cubit.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then measured he the porch of the gate inwards, one read.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed.
Revised Standard Version
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits;
Young's Literal Translation
And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,
THE MESSAGE
He measured the inside porch of the gate complex: twelve feet deep, flanked by pillars three feet thick. The porch opened onto the Temple courtyard.

Contextual Overview

5And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high. 6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep. 7Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep. 8Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;9it was eight cubits deep and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple. 10There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements. 11And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits. 12In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square. 13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of a gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. 14Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the porch Jeremiah 31:39 - General Ezekiel 40:21 - after

Cross-References

Genesis 40:10
and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
Genesis 40:11
Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup into his hand."
Genesis 40:15
For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon."
Genesis 40:16
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Isaiah 8:19
When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn't a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Daniel 2:11
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals."
Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Daniel 2:47
The king said to Daniel, "Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, a revealer of mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery."
Daniel 4:8
But at last, Daniel came into my presence (his name is Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) And I told him the dream:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed. This was either the measure of the breadth of the porch between the opposite chambers on both sides; or rather of the length of that space, which was between the third little chamber and the last gate; and such a space must be supposed to be between the first gate and the first little chamber, which space were three yards and a half; which shows how spacious the churches of Christ will be, and how exactly measured.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 אולם 'ûlâm; the Septuagint: αἰλάμ ailam; Vulgate: vestibulum. The word probably means porch or portico, connected with “ail” post or pillar.

Ezekiel 40:9

The porch is now measured from north to south in “wide.” “The breadth of the entry of the gate” was “ten cubits,” made up of the “eight cubits,” with “a cubit” for “a post” or pillar on each side Ezekiel 40:11.

Posts - A projection like a ram’s horn; in architecture, a column projecting from the wall with its base, shaft, and capital, or it may be the “base” only Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 40:49. Here “post” represents the lower part of the column. and the dimensions given are those of the section of the base.

Ezekiel 40:10

In front of each guard-chamber were columns, whose “posts” (bases) were each one cubit square.

Ezekiel 40:11

The length of the gate - The length of the gateway (including the porch, E.) from the court to the uncovered space. The threshold was “six cubits,” and the porch “six.” In addition one cubit was probably allowed in front of the porch, as before the porch of the temple itself Ezekiel 40:49.

Ezekiel 40:13

This measurement is across the gate-building from north to south. The breadth of the gate-building was exactly half its length Ezekiel 40:15.

Ezekiel 40:14

Posts of threescore cubits - Sixty cubits were the length of a series of columns. This gives us another feature of the gate-building. Between the porch (E) and the two most western guard-chambers was a space of five cubits (through which the road passed), forming a kind of hall with columns along the sides. This hall is called the “arches” Ezekiel 40:16. A hall of the same dimensions was between the boundary wall and eastern guard-chambers Ezekiel 40:31. It is probable that in one of these halls (that of the eastern gateway of the inner court) the prince “ate bread” on solemn festivals Ezekiel 44:3.

Unto the post of the court round about the gate - This hall or colonnade extended the whole breadth of the building to the pavement (Ezekiel 40:18, H, Plan II). Outside the building on the pavement was a series of pillars.

Ezekiel 40:15

The whole length of the gate-building was thus made up:

Thickness of boundary wall 6 cubits
Hall of the entrance 5 cubits
Three guard-chambers (6 cubits) 18 cubits
Spaces between guard-chambers 10 cubits
Hall of the porch 5 cubits
The porch 6 cubits
Total 50 cubits

Ezekiel 40:16

The “narrow” (closed and (?)latticed “windows” lit up both the guard-chambers and the hall. On the square base of the “post” stood the shaft in the form of a palm-tree, as we see in ancient buildings in the east.


 
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