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Ezekiel 40:8

He also measured the entry room of the gateway.

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.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
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 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

5 I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1⁄2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1⁄2 feet thick and 10 1⁄2 feet high. 6 Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1⁄2 feet front to back. 7 There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10 1⁄2 feet square, with a distance between them of 8 3⁄4 feet along the passage wall. The gateway's inner threshold, which led to the entry room at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10 1⁄2 feet front to back. 8 He also measured the entry room of the gateway. 9 It was 14 feet across, with supporting columns 3 1⁄2 feet thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple. 10 There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical. 11 The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17 1⁄2 feet wide at the opening and 22 3⁄4 feet wide in the gateway passage. 12 In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10 1⁄2 feet on each side. 13 Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3⁄4 feet. 14 He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet.

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
The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes.
Genesis 40:11
I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
Genesis 40:15
For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I'm here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it."
Genesis 40:16
When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given the first dream such a positive interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I had a dream, too. In my dream there were three baskets of white pastries stacked on my head.
Psalms 25:14
The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
Isaiah 8:19
Someone may say to you, "Let's ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do." But shouldn't people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?
Daniel 2:11
The king's demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people."
Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.
Daniel 2:47
The king said to Daniel, "Truly, your God is the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings, a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this secret."
Daniel 4:8
At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

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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