Ezekiel 40:22
in Ezekiel 40Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
KJV
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.
This site's exposition
the outer court facing north
on Ezekiel 40:20-23
The north gate repeats the east gate: three gate chambers on each side, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide, seven steps, and palm trees. A gate to the inner court faces this north gate, and the guide measures a hundred cubits between them.
This site's exposition
Seven steps led up to it
The seven steps raise the outer court above the surrounding ground, and the inner gates add eight more in verses 31, 34 and 37. The ascent grows as one approaches the house. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that the approaches correspond in plan.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 7 · Written before 604.
proposed
"And its windows, and its vestibule, and its carvings were according to the measure of the gate which looked toward the East; and its ascent was of seven steps, and the vestibule before it." All these things have already been discussed more extensively above, and therefore the discourse should not be delayed with a lengthy exposition. However, this must be especially noted: that the gate toward the North is said to have all the same things that the gate toward the East has, namely the windows of contemplation, the vestibule of humility, and the carving of good works.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which, as some observe, may remind us of the necessity of advancing in grace and holiness, adding one grace to another, going from step to step, from strength to strength, still pressing forward towards perfection--upward, upward, towards heaven, the temple above.
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And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looked towards the east,....
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחַלּוֹנָ֤יו | vechalonov | and windows its | H2474 → | 31 times |
| וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙ | veelamov | and porches its | H361 → | 15 times |
| וְתִ֣מֹרָ֔יו | vetimorov | and palm trees its | H8561 → | 19 times |
| כְּמִדַּ֣ת | kemidat | [were] like [the] measurement of | H4060 → | 55 times |
| הַשַּׁ֔עַר | hashaar | the gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּנָ֖יו | panav | face its | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [was] [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הַקָּדִ֑ים | hakadim | the east | H6921 → | 69 times |
| וּבְמַעֲל֥וֹת | uvemaalot | and by steps | H4609 → | 32 times |
| שֶׁ֙בַע֙ | sheva' | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יַֽעֲלוּ־ | yaalu- | people go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| ב֔וֹ | vo | in it | ||
| וְאֵֽילַמָּ֖יו | veeilamov | and porches its | H361 → | 15 times |
| לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | lifneihem | [were] <to> before them | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְחַלּוֹנָ֤יוand windows its
vechalonovH2474 →31 times
וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙and porches its
veelamovH361 →15 times
וְתִ֣מֹרָ֔יוand palm trees its
vetimorovH8561 →19 times
כְּמִדַּ֣ת[were] like [the] measurement of
kemidatH4060 →55 times
הַשַּׁ֔עַרthe gate
hashaarH8179 →374 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
פָּנָ֖יוface its
panavH6440 →2123 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[was] [the] direction of
derekhH1870 →707 times
הַקָּדִ֑יםthe east
hakadimH6921 →69 times
וּבְמַעֲל֥וֹתand by steps
uvemaalotH4609 →32 times
שֶׁ֙בַע֙seven
sheva'H7651 →394 times
יַֽעֲלוּ־people go up
yaalu-H5927 →890 times
ב֔וֹin it
vo
וְאֵֽילַמָּ֖יוand porches its
veeilamovH361 →15 times
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃[were] <to> before them
lifneihemH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 40:31Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:34
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 40:26
Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
- Ezekiel 40:34
Through
Ezekiel 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 6:4
He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
- Ezekiel 41:26
There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5
He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
- Ezekiel 40:21–22
Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- 1 Kings 6:4
Through
Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 8:16
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five…
- Ezekiel 43:1
Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,
- Ezekiel 8:16
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Gregory the Dialogist, Homilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.