Ezekiel 40:28
in Ezekiel 40Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
KJV
And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
inner court through the south gate
on Ezekiel 40:28-31
The inner court's south gate has the same measurements as the others, but one detail changes. “Eight steps led up to it,” one more than the seven of every outer gate. The added step raises the inner court above the outer, so the ground rises toward the center.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 24 and following) 'And he led me to the south gate, and behold, there was a gate that faced south. And its frontispiece and vestibule were measured according to the upper measurements, and its windows and vestibules all around were like the other windows. It had a length of fifty cubits, and a width of twenty-five cubits, and it was ascended by seven steps, and there was a vestibule in front of its doors, and palm trees were carved on it, one on one side, and the other on the other side in front of it.'
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 8 · Written before 604.
proposed
"And he brought me into the inner court by the South gate, and he measured the gate according to the former measures." But if by the name of gates we understand only the holy apostles to be designated, who are indeed the first preachers of holy Church to us, and who taught us to hold most firmly to faith, hope, and charity, they therefore are gates for us in these virtues, who lead us through the same virtues to the interior understanding of eternal wisdom. But if they are the outer gates, whom do we accept as the inner ones?
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate,.... Having done with the outer court, east, north, and south, the prophet is brought into the inner court by the south gate, which was nearest to enter by.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The inner court and its gates. according to these measures--namely, the measures of the outer gate. The figure and proportions of the inner answered to the outer.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי | vayvieni | and he brought me | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חָצֵ֥ר | chatzer | a courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַפְּנִימִ֖י | hapenimi | <the> inner | H6442 → | 32 times |
| בְּשַׁ֣עַר | beshaar | by [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַדָּר֑וֹם | hadarom | the south | H1864 → | 17 times |
| וַיָּ֙מָד֙ | vaiyamod | and he measured | H4058 → | 51 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַשַּׁ֣עַר | hashaar | the gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַדָּר֔וֹם | hadarom | the south | H1864 → | 17 times |
| כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת | kamidot | according to the measurements | H4060 → | 55 times |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִיand he brought me
vayvieniH935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
חָצֵ֥רa courtyard
chatzerH2691 →191 times
הַפְּנִימִ֖י<the> inner
hapenimiH6442 →32 times
בְּשַׁ֣עַרby [the] gate of
beshaarH8179 →374 times
הַדָּר֑וֹםthe south
hadaromH1864 →17 times
וַיָּ֙מָד֙and he measured
vaiyamodH4058 →51 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַשַּׁ֣עַרthe gate
hashaarH8179 →374 times
הַדָּר֔וֹםthe south
hadaromH1864 →17 times
כַּמִּדּ֖וֹתaccording to the measurements
kamidotH4060 →55 times
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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 40:35Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
it leads to
- Ezekiel 47:2
Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.
- Ezekiel 40:32
And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
- Ezekiel 44:4
Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 40:27
The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 47:2
Through
Ezekiel 40:32And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:28–31
Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
- Ezekiel 40:35
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
- Ezekiel 40:28–31
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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 8; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.