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Ezekiel 40:8
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Next he measured the gate’s portico;
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed.
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
Then the man measured the porch of the gateway.
He also measured the porch of the gate facing inward [toward the temple of the LORD], one rod.
He measured also the porche of the gate within with one reede.
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward, one rod.
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
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.
He measured the gate's entranceway facing the house at ten-and-a-half feet.
And he measured the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Then he measured the porch.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
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.
And then he measured the portico of the gate on the inside as one reed.
And he measured the porch of the gate from the house, one reed.
He measured also the porche of the ynnermer dore, which conteyned a meterodde.
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
And he took the measure of the covered way of the doorway inside,
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
He measured also the porche of the gate within one cane.
And the third chamber equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
and he mat the lyntil of the yate bisidis the porche of the yate with ynne, bi o rehed.
He measured also the porch of the gate,
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward as 10½ feet.
He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.
He also measured the entry room of the gateway.
Then he measured the inner vestibule of the gateway, one cubit.
Then measured he the porch of the gate inwards, one read.
And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed.
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits;
And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,
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.
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Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the porch Jeremiah 31:39 - General Ezekiel 40:21 - after
Cross-References
And there were three branches on the vine. Then its flowers grew out. From the many flowers came grapes ready to eat.
Pharaoh's cup was in my hand. So I took the grapes and made wine from them and poured it into Pharaoh's cup. And I put the cup into Pharaoh's hand."
For I was stolen from the land of the Hebrews. And here also I have done nothing for which they should put me in prison."
The head bread-maker saw that the meaning of the dream was good. He said to Joseph, "I had a dream also. There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him. And He will make them know His agreement.
When they say to you, "Ask those who speak in secret with the spirits of the dead and who use their secret ways," should not a people ask their God? Should they speak to the dead for the living?
What the king asks is too hard. No one can do it for you except the gods, who do not live among men."
But there is a God in heaven who makes secrets known. And He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. This was the special dream you had while you were on your bed.
The king said to Daniel, "For sure your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and He makes hidden things known. For you have been able to make known this secret."
At last Daniel came to me, who was given the name Belteshazzar after the name of my god. A spirit of the holy gods is in him, and I told him about my dream. I said,
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.
