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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Wycliffe Bible
Ezekiel 40:20
And he mat bothe in lengthe and in breede the yate that bihelde the weie of the north, of the outermore halle.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.
He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.
Hebrew Names Version
The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.
The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.
King James Version
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
English Standard Version
As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
New American Standard Bible
And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width.
And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width.
New Century Version
The man measured the length and width of the north gateway leading to the outer courtyard.
The man measured the length and width of the north gateway leading to the outer courtyard.
Amplified Bible
And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced the north he measured [both] its length and its width.
And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced the north he measured [both] its length and its width.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the gate of the outwarde court, that looked toward the North, measured he after the length and breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outwarde court, that looked toward the North, measured he after the length and breadth thereof.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width.
As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width.
Legacy Standard Bible
As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width.
As for the gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width.
Berean Standard Bible
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
Contemporary English Version
Next, the man measured the north gate that led to the outer courtyard.
Next, the man measured the north gate that led to the outer courtyard.
Complete Jewish Bible
Next he measured the length and width of the outer courtyard gate that faced north.
Next he measured the length and width of the outer courtyard gate that faced north.
Darby Translation
And the gate of the outer court, that looked toward the north, he measured its length and its breadth.
And the gate of the outer court, that looked toward the north, he measured its length and its breadth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the man measured the length and width of the north gate that was in the wall surrounding the outer courtyard.
Then the man measured the length and width of the north gate that was in the wall surrounding the outer courtyard.
George Lamsa Translation
And at the gate of the outer court that looks toward the north, he measured its length and its breadth.
And at the gate of the outer court that looks toward the north, he measured its length and its breadth.
Good News Translation
Then the man measured the gateway on the north side that led into the outer courtyard.
Then the man measured the gateway on the north side that led into the outer courtyard.
Lexham English Bible
And as for the gate that had its face toward the north of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width.
And as for the gate that had its face toward the north of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width.
Literal Translation
And the gate which faces the way of the north of the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
And the gate which faces the way of the north of the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the dore in the vttemost courte towarde the north, measured he after the legth and bredth:
And the dore in the vttemost courte towarde the north, measured he after the legth and bredth:
American Standard Version
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
Bible in Basic English
And there was a doorway to the outer square, looking to the north; and he took the measure of it to see how wide and how long it was.
And there was a doorway to the outer square, looking to the north; and he took the measure of it to see how wide and how long it was.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the gate of the outer court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outer court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
King James Version (1611)
And the gate of the outward court, that looked toward the North, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outward court, that looked toward the North, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the gate in the outward court that loked toward the north, measured he after the length and breadth therof.
And the gate in the outward court that loked toward the north, measured he after the length and breadth therof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and behold a gate looking northwards belonging to the outer court, and he measured it, both the length of it and the breadth;
and behold a gate looking northwards belonging to the outer court, and he measured it, both the length of it and the breadth;
English Revised Version
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
World English Bible
The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.
The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length of it and the breadth of it.
Update Bible Version
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the width thereof.
And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the width thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the gate of the outward court that looked towards the north, he measured its length, and its breadth.
And the gate of the outward court that looked towards the north, he measured its length, and its breadth.
New English Translation
He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces north.
He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces north.
New King James Version
On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.
On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.
New Living Translation
The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east.
The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east.
New Life Bible
He then showed me the length and width of the north gate of the outer open space.
He then showed me the length and width of the north gate of the outer open space.
New Revised Standard
Then he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north—its depth and width.
Then he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north—its depth and width.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And as for the gate which looked towards the north, pertaining to the outer court, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And as for the gate which looked towards the north, pertaining to the outer court, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He measured also both the length and the breadth of the gate of the outward court, which looked northward.
He measured also both the length and the breadth of the gate of the outward court, which looked northward.
Revised Standard Version
and behold, there was a gate which faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court. He measured its length and its breadth.
and behold, there was a gate which faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court. He measured its length and its breadth.
Young's Literal Translation
As to the gate of the outer court whose front [is] northward, he hath measured its length and its breadth;
As to the gate of the outer court whose front [is] northward, he hath measured its length and its breadth;
THE MESSAGE
Measuring the Temple Complex In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year on the tenth of the month—it was the fourteenth year after the city fell— God touched me and brought me here. He brought me in divine vision to the land of Israel and set me down on a high mountain. To the south there were buildings that looked like a city. He took me there and I met a man deeply tanned, like bronze. He stood at the entrance holding a linen cord and a measuring stick. The man said to me, "Son of man, look and listen carefully. Pay close attention to everything I'm going to show you. That's why you've been brought here. And then tell Israel everything you see." First I saw a wall around the outside of the Temple complex. The measuring stick in the man's hand was about ten feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall: about ten feet. The height was also about ten feet. He went into the gate complex that faced the east and went up the seven steps. He measured the depth of the outside threshold of the gate complex: ten feet. There were alcoves flanking the gate corridor, each ten feet square, each separated by a wall seven and a half feet thick. The inside threshold of the gate complex that led to the porch facing into the Temple courtyard was ten feet deep. 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. Inside this east gate complex were three alcoves on each side. Each room was the same size and the separating walls were identical. He measured the outside entrance to the gate complex: fifteen feet wide and nineteen and a half feet deep. In front of each alcove was a low wall eighteen inches high. The alcoves were ten feet square. He measured the width of the gate complex from the outside edge of the alcove roof on one side to the outside edge of the alcove roof on the other: thirty-seven and a half feet from one top edge to the other. He measured the inside walls of the gate complex: ninety feet to the porch leading into the courtyard. The distance from the entrance of the gate complex to the far end of the porch was seventy-five feet. The alcoves and their connecting walls inside the gate complex were topped by narrow windows all the way around. The porch also. All the windows faced inward. The doorjambs between the alcoves were decorated with palm trees. The man then led me to the outside courtyard and all its rooms. A paved walkway had been built connecting the courtyard gates. Thirty rooms lined the courtyard. The walkway was the same length as the gateways. It flanked them and ran their entire length. This was the walkway for the outside courtyard. He measured the distance from the front of the entrance gateway across to the entrance of the inner court: one hundred fifty feet. Then he took me to the north side. Here was another gate complex facing north, exiting the outside courtyard. He measured its length and width. It had three alcoves on each side. Its gateposts and porch were the same as in the first gate: eighty-seven and a half feet by forty-three and three-quarters feet. The windows and palm trees were identical to the east gateway. Seven steps led up to it, and its porch faced inward. Opposite this gate complex was a gate complex to the inside courtyard, on the north as on the east. The distance between the two was one hundred seventy-five feet. Then he took me to the south side, to the south gate complex. He measured its gateposts and its porch. It was the same size as the others. The porch with its windows was the same size as those previously mentioned. It also had seven steps up to it. Its porch opened onto the outside courtyard, with palm trees decorating its gateposts on both sides. Opposite to it, the gate complex for the inner court faced south. He measured the distance across the courtyard from gate to gate: one hundred seventy-five feet. He led me into the inside courtyard through the south gate complex. He measured it and found it the same as the outside ones. Its alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule were the same. The gate complex and porch, windowed all around, measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. The vestibule of each of the gate complexes leading to the inside courtyard was forty-three and three-quarters by eight and three-quarters feet. Each vestibule faced the outside courtyard. Palm trees were carved on its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it. He then took me to the inside courtyard on the east and measured the gate complex. It was identical to the others—alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule all the same. The gate complex and vestibule had windows all around. It measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on the doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps. He brought me to the gate complex to the north and measured it: same measurements. The alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule with its windows: eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on its doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps. There was a room with a door at the vestibule of the gate complex where the burnt offerings were cleaned. Two tables were placed within the vestibule, one on either side, on which the animals for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were slaughtered. Two tables were also placed against both outside walls of the vestibule—four tables inside and four tables outside, eight tables in all for slaughtering the sacrificial animals. The four tables used for the burnt offerings were thirty-one and a half inches square and twenty-one inches high. The tools for slaughtering the sacrificial animals and other sacrifices were kept there. Meat hooks, three inches long, were fastened to the walls. The tables were for the sacrificial animals. Right where the inside gate complex opened onto the inside courtyard there were two rooms, one at the north gate facing south and the one at the south gate facing north. The man told me, "The room facing south is for the priests who are in charge of the Temple. And the room facing north is for the priests who are in charge of the altar. These priests are the sons of Zadok, the only sons of Levi permitted to come near to God to serve him." He measured the inside courtyard: a hundred seventy-five feet square. The altar was in front of the Temple. He led me to the porch of the Temple and measured the gateposts of the porch: eight and three-quarters feet high on both sides. The entrance to the gate complex was twenty-one feet wide and its connecting walls were four and a half feet thick. The vestibule itself was thirty-five feet wide and twenty-one feet deep. Ten steps led up to the porch. Columns flanked the gateposts.
Measuring the Temple Complex In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year on the tenth of the month—it was the fourteenth year after the city fell— God touched me and brought me here. He brought me in divine vision to the land of Israel and set me down on a high mountain. To the south there were buildings that looked like a city. He took me there and I met a man deeply tanned, like bronze. He stood at the entrance holding a linen cord and a measuring stick. The man said to me, "Son of man, look and listen carefully. Pay close attention to everything I'm going to show you. That's why you've been brought here. And then tell Israel everything you see." First I saw a wall around the outside of the Temple complex. The measuring stick in the man's hand was about ten feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall: about ten feet. The height was also about ten feet. He went into the gate complex that faced the east and went up the seven steps. He measured the depth of the outside threshold of the gate complex: ten feet. There were alcoves flanking the gate corridor, each ten feet square, each separated by a wall seven and a half feet thick. The inside threshold of the gate complex that led to the porch facing into the Temple courtyard was ten feet deep. 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. Inside this east gate complex were three alcoves on each side. Each room was the same size and the separating walls were identical. He measured the outside entrance to the gate complex: fifteen feet wide and nineteen and a half feet deep. In front of each alcove was a low wall eighteen inches high. The alcoves were ten feet square. He measured the width of the gate complex from the outside edge of the alcove roof on one side to the outside edge of the alcove roof on the other: thirty-seven and a half feet from one top edge to the other. He measured the inside walls of the gate complex: ninety feet to the porch leading into the courtyard. The distance from the entrance of the gate complex to the far end of the porch was seventy-five feet. The alcoves and their connecting walls inside the gate complex were topped by narrow windows all the way around. The porch also. All the windows faced inward. The doorjambs between the alcoves were decorated with palm trees. The man then led me to the outside courtyard and all its rooms. A paved walkway had been built connecting the courtyard gates. Thirty rooms lined the courtyard. The walkway was the same length as the gateways. It flanked them and ran their entire length. This was the walkway for the outside courtyard. He measured the distance from the front of the entrance gateway across to the entrance of the inner court: one hundred fifty feet. Then he took me to the north side. Here was another gate complex facing north, exiting the outside courtyard. He measured its length and width. It had three alcoves on each side. Its gateposts and porch were the same as in the first gate: eighty-seven and a half feet by forty-three and three-quarters feet. The windows and palm trees were identical to the east gateway. Seven steps led up to it, and its porch faced inward. Opposite this gate complex was a gate complex to the inside courtyard, on the north as on the east. The distance between the two was one hundred seventy-five feet. Then he took me to the south side, to the south gate complex. He measured its gateposts and its porch. It was the same size as the others. The porch with its windows was the same size as those previously mentioned. It also had seven steps up to it. Its porch opened onto the outside courtyard, with palm trees decorating its gateposts on both sides. Opposite to it, the gate complex for the inner court faced south. He measured the distance across the courtyard from gate to gate: one hundred seventy-five feet. He led me into the inside courtyard through the south gate complex. He measured it and found it the same as the outside ones. Its alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule were the same. The gate complex and porch, windowed all around, measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. The vestibule of each of the gate complexes leading to the inside courtyard was forty-three and three-quarters by eight and three-quarters feet. Each vestibule faced the outside courtyard. Palm trees were carved on its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it. He then took me to the inside courtyard on the east and measured the gate complex. It was identical to the others—alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule all the same. The gate complex and vestibule had windows all around. It measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on the doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps. He brought me to the gate complex to the north and measured it: same measurements. The alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule with its windows: eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet. Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on its doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps. There was a room with a door at the vestibule of the gate complex where the burnt offerings were cleaned. Two tables were placed within the vestibule, one on either side, on which the animals for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were slaughtered. Two tables were also placed against both outside walls of the vestibule—four tables inside and four tables outside, eight tables in all for slaughtering the sacrificial animals. The four tables used for the burnt offerings were thirty-one and a half inches square and twenty-one inches high. The tools for slaughtering the sacrificial animals and other sacrifices were kept there. Meat hooks, three inches long, were fastened to the walls. The tables were for the sacrificial animals. Right where the inside gate complex opened onto the inside courtyard there were two rooms, one at the north gate facing south and the one at the south gate facing north. The man told me, "The room facing south is for the priests who are in charge of the Temple. And the room facing north is for the priests who are in charge of the altar. These priests are the sons of Zadok, the only sons of Levi permitted to come near to God to serve him." He measured the inside courtyard: a hundred seventy-five feet square. The altar was in front of the Temple. He led me to the porch of the Temple and measured the gateposts of the porch: eight and three-quarters feet high on both sides. The entrance to the gate complex was twenty-one feet wide and its connecting walls were four and a half feet thick. The vestibule itself was thirty-five feet wide and twenty-one feet deep. Ten steps led up to the porch. Columns flanked the gateposts.
Contextual Overview
5 And lo! a wal withouteforth, in the cumpas of the hous on ech side; and in the hond of the man was a rehed of mesure of sixe cubitis and a spanne, that is, an handibreede; and he mat the breede of the bildyng with o rehed, and the hiynesse bi o rehed. 6 And he cam to the yate that bihelde the weie of the eest, and he stiede bi degrees of it; and he mat the lyntil of the yate bi o rehed the breede, that is, o lyntil bi o rehed in breede; 7 and he mat o chaumbre bi o rehed in lengthe, and bi o rehed in breed, and fyue cubitis bitwixe chaumbris; 8 and he mat the lyntil of the yate bisidis the porche of the yate with ynne, bi o rehed. 9 And he mat the porch of the yate of eiyte cubitis, and the frount therof bi twei cubitis; sotheli the porche of the yate was with ynne. 10 Certis the chaumbris of the yate at the weie of the eest weren thre on this side, and thre on that side; o mesure of thre, and o mesure of the frountis on euer ethir side. 11 And he mat the breede of the lyntel of the yate of ten cubitis, and the lengthe of the yate of threttene cubitis. 12 And he mat a margyn of a cubit bifor the chaumbris, and o cubit was the ende on ech side; forsothe the chaumbris weren of sixe cubitis on this side and on that side. 13 And he mat the yate fro the roof of the chaumbre til to the roof therof, the breede of fyue and twenti cubitis, a dore ayens a dore. 14 And he made frountes bi sixti cubitis, and at the frount an halle of the yate on ech side bi cumpas;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the gate: Ezekiel 40:6
that looked: Heb. whose face was
Reciprocal: Exodus 27:9 - the court Ezekiel 40:24 - and behold Ezekiel 42:1 - the utter court Ezekiel 44:4 - the way
Cross-References
Genesis 21:8
Therfor the child encreesside, and was wenyd; and Abraham made a greet feeste in the dai of his wenyng.
Therfor the child encreesside, and was wenyd; and Abraham made a greet feeste in the dai of his wenyng.
Genesis 40:1
Whanne these thingis weren doon so, it bifelde that twei geldyngis, the boteler and the baker `of the kyng of Egipt, synneden to her lord.
Whanne these thingis weren doon so, it bifelde that twei geldyngis, the boteler and the baker `of the kyng of Egipt, synneden to her lord.
Genesis 40:2
And Farao was wrooth ayens hem, for the toon was `souereyn to boteleris, the tother was `souereyn to bakeris.
And Farao was wrooth ayens hem, for the toon was `souereyn to boteleris, the tother was `souereyn to bakeris.
Genesis 40:13
aftir whiche Farao schal haue mynde of thi seruyce, and he schal restore thee in to the firste degree, and thou schal yyue to hym the cuppe, bi thin office, as thou were wont to do bifore.
aftir whiche Farao schal haue mynde of thi seruyce, and he schal restore thee in to the firste degree, and thou schal yyue to hym the cuppe, bi thin office, as thou were wont to do bifore.
Genesis 40:19
aftir whiche Farao schal take awei thin heed, and he schal hange thee in a cros, and briddis schulen todrawe thi fleischis.
aftir whiche Farao schal take awei thin heed, and he schal hange thee in a cros, and briddis schulen todrawe thi fleischis.
Genesis 40:23
And netheles whanne prosperitees bifelden, the `souereyn of boteleris foryat `his expownere.
And netheles whanne prosperitees bifelden, the `souereyn of boteleris foryat `his expownere.
2 Kings 25:27
Therfor it was doon in the seuenthe and threttithe yeer of transmigracioun, `ether passyng ouer, of Joakyn, kyng of Juda, in the tweluethe monethe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monethe, Euylmeradach, kyng of Babiloyne, in the yeer in which he bigan to regne, reiside the heed of Joakyn, kyng of Juda,
Therfor it was doon in the seuenthe and threttithe yeer of transmigracioun, `ether passyng ouer, of Joakyn, kyng of Juda, in the tweluethe monethe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monethe, Euylmeradach, kyng of Babiloyne, in the yeer in which he bigan to regne, reiside the heed of Joakyn, kyng of Juda,
Esther 1:3
Therfor in the thridde yeer of his empire he made a greet feeste to alle hise princes and children, the strongeste men of Persis, and to the noble men of Medeis, and to the prefectis of prouynces, bifor him silf,
Therfor in the thridde yeer of his empire he made a greet feeste to alle hise princes and children, the strongeste men of Persis, and to the noble men of Medeis, and to the prefectis of prouynces, bifor him silf,
Job 3:1
Aftir these thingis Joob openyde his mouth,
Aftir these thingis Joob openyde his mouth,
Matthew 14:6
But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude.
But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north,.... Or the north gate of this building: having finished the dimensions of the eastern gate, those of the north gate are taken:
he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof; as he had the eastern gate, and which were the same; and so of the south gate,
Ezekiel 40:24, which denotes the uniformity in religion in the latter day, in the way of entrance into the churches, and in doctrine, discipline, worship, and ordinances.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The gates both of the outer and of the inner court. Compare Plan II.
