Księga Ezechiela 40:6

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba

Skierowaliśmy się do bramy po wschodniej stronie miasta. Wchodziło się do niej po siedmiu stopniach. Mój przewodnik zmierzył próg bramy. Był szeroki na jeden pręt. Jeden zatem próg mierzył jeden pręt szerokości.

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
Potym przyszedł do brany, która była ku drodze od wschodu słońca, a szedł po wschodzie jej i wymierzył podwój brany na jednę laskę na szyrz, a drugi też podwój na jednej lasce na szerz.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
Potem wszedłszy do bramy, która była na drodze wschodniej, wstąpił po schodach jej, i wymierzył próg bramy na laskę jednę wszerz, a próg drugiej na jednę laskę wszerz;

Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Potem wszedł do bramy zwróconej w kierunku wschodu, wszedł po jej schodach i zmierzył próg bramy– jeden pręt wszerz, i próg z drugiej strony – jeden pręt wszerz.

Biblia Tysiąclecia
Potem wszedłszy do bramy, która była na drodze wschodniej, wstąpił po schodach jej, i wymierzył próg bramy na laskę jednę wszerz, a próg drugiej na jednę laskę wszerz;

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
Potem wszedł do bramy, która była zwrócona ku wschodowi, wszedł po schodach i zmierzył próg bramy: jeden pręt szerokości, a drugi próg miał jeden pręt szerokości.

Biblia Warszawska
Potem wszedł do bramy, która była zwrócona ku wschodowi, i wyszedłszy po jej siedmiu stopniach zmierzył próg bramy: jeden pręt wszerz;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

unto: Ezekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 8:16, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 43:1, Ezekiel 44:1, Ezekiel 46:1, Ezekiel 46:12, 1 Chronicles 9:18, 1 Chronicles 9:24, Nehemiah 3:29, Jeremiah 19:2

which looketh: Heb. whose face was the way

stairs: Ezekiel 40:26, 1 Kings 6:8

threshold: Ezekiel 10:18, Ezekiel 43:8, Ezekiel 46:2, Ezekiel 47:1, Psalms 84:10, *marg.

one reed: Ezekiel 40:5, Ezekiel 40:7

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:15 - the face of the gate Ezekiel 40:22 - and they Ezekiel 40:24 - and behold Ezekiel 40:34 - eight steps Ezekiel 42:15 - gate Ezekiel 43:17 - look toward

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east,.... Or, "whose face is the way to the east" r; to the east of the house or temple; not to the eastern gate of the wall about the house; but to the eastern gate of the outward court; see Ezekiel 40:20, for the man came from the wall he had measured unto this gate; which, with the other gates after mentioned, spiritually design Christ himself, who is the way, door, and gate, John 14:6 and this eastern gate more especially, where the prince sat, Ezekiel 44:3, and which led into the outward court; and over against which was another that led into the inner court, and so straight on to the holy of holies, at the west end of the house. Christ and faith in him, and a profession of him, are the way into the outward visible church, and to the external ordinances of it, baptism and the Lord's supper; he is also the way or gate that leads into the inner court, or into spiritual communion and fellowship with God; he is the way of access to the Father, and through whom saints have communion with him; for there is no coming to him, nor enjoyment of him, but through a mediator; and Christ is he, and he only, by whom we can draw nigh to God, have audience of him, and acceptance with him: he is the gate also that leads to eternal life; the way to heaven and happiness lies through his person, blood, and righteousness; he is the only way, the new and the living way; the plain way, and open gate, yet strait and narrow:

and went up the stairs thereof; or the steps unto it, which were seven; see Ezekiel 40:22 and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions express it here, and read, "seven steps"; according to Jarchi, there were twelve steps, which he takes from the Misnah s; that there was a "chel" of ten cubits, and there were there twelve steps. It is certain that to the north and south gates there were but seven steps; though Lipman t observes, that it is possible there might be a greater declivity on the east side, which required so many steps. Some of the Jewish writers think this is to be understood of the height of the court of Israel above this court; as if it was said, from this court they went up seven steps to the court of Israel; but the plain meaning, as Lipman u observes, is, that these steps were without the gate, and are the height of the court from the mountain of the house to it: these Cocceius very ingeniously illustrates by the seven trumpets in the Revelation; which indeed are so many steps or gradual advances towards the kingdom of Christ, and the glorious and spiritual state of his church in the latter day; which will be introduced by the blowing of the seventh trumpet, when the mystery of God will be finished, and the kingdoms of this world become Christ's, Revelation 10:7 perhaps the man leading the prophet up these steps or stairs to the gate may signify the gradual increase of spiritual light and knowledge of the saints, in the person, offices, and grace of Christ, the way, the truth, and the life; indeed the whole work of grace on the heart is gradual; it is carried on by degrees; it is but begun, not yet finished, particularly the work of faith; believers proceed from one step to another; first see Christ by faith, then go to him, then lay hold on him, and retain him; their faith increases, and they go from strength to strength; and sometimes it grows exceedingly; the advances in it are many and manifest:

and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; of the same measure. The Hebrew word w signifies both a threshold and the upper lintel; and the one may intend the one; and the other the other, and both these: some think they point at the two Testaments; or, as others, the two natures in Christ, and the strength of them, who is the gate, the way to God, the Mediator between him and man, and the mighty Redeemer. Cocceius, because mention is made of a third threshold,

Ezekiel 40:7, fancies that these three thresholds design the three witnesses, Father, Word, and Spirit; which three are one, and found in one gate, which is Christ; so that he that believes in him believes in all three; and he that has the one has the other: but it is a mistake of this learned man that these three thresholds belong to one gate; for that after mentioned is the threshold of the inner, and not the outer gate. Jarchi and Kimchi understand not the thresholds of the gate, but the posts of it.

r אשר פניו דרך הקדימה "facies ejus via ad orientem", Montanus; "eujus facies, ejus", Vatablus. s Middot, c. 2. sect. 3. t Tzurath Beth Hamikdash, sect. 9. fol. 2. 2. u lbid. w סף "sumitur pro inferiore limine, et pro superliminari, sive superiore limine", Capellus, Sanctius.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 40:6. Went up the stairs thereof — As the temple was built upon an eminence, there must have been steps on the outside, opposite to each door, to ascend by. And it appears there were steps to go up from one court to another, see Ezekiel 40:22; Ezekiel 40:26; Ezekiel 40:34; Ezekiel 40:37; and also from the court of the priests to the sanctuary, Ezekiel 40:49. See MMMMM in the plan. Ezekiel 48:35