Ezekiel 40:33
in Ezekiel 40Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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ASV
and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
KJV
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Versed. 28 seqq.) And he led me into the inner courtyard by the eastern way: and he measured the gate according to the upper measurements; its chamber and its front and its vestibule as before, and its windows and its vestibules all around, with a length of fifty cubits and a width of twenty-five cubits. And its vestibule, that is, the outer courtyard (which the Septuagint and Symmachus have placed as the inner courtyard); and carved palm trees on its front, both here and there, and with eight steps leading up to it. " From the Northern region, into whose courtyard only seven steps were ascended, one passes to the Southern gate and courtyard of the same region, to which not only seven, as mentioned above, but eight steps are ascended: namely, so that we may pass from the Old to the New; and to speak more clearly, through the patriarchs and prophets, we come to the apostles: so that in one week there is an octet in the other. But now it comes to the last, or rather to the highest, and introduces the prophet through the way of the inner gate, or through the courtyard, to which one goes through the Eastern gate. In this place, according to the Septuagint, the way is only mentioned; in the Northern and Southern regions, it is completely silent, so that we can understand that in the Eastern region only is that way to be understood, which says: I am the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6). For through Him we come to the Father, and it is written about Him: Blessed are the undefiled in the way (Psalm 119:1), who think nothing left of Christ, but their faith is pure and not in any way polluted by the stain of heretics. […]
This site's exposition
inner court on the east side
on Ezekiel 40:32-34
The inner court's east gate completes the eastern line that began at the outer east gate. Two gates now stand on this one axis, facing the direction by which the glory departed at 11:23 and returns at 43:4. The palm trees are the vision's one recurring ornament across every gate.
This site's exposition
fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide
Jerome observes that the Septuagint and Symmachus place the vestibule toward the inner court, where the Hebrew reads the outer court. The Berean text in verse 34 follows the Hebrew. Every gate shares the plan of fifty cubits by twenty-five.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 8 · Written before 604.
proposed
"And its windows, and its vestibules round about, fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width." But if the Gentile world is designated by the name of the North, it is clear to all who read carefully that the Gentile world existed before the Synagogue. For Heber himself, from whom the Hebrews are named, was chosen from among the Gentiles. Let the Eastern gate therefore be mentioned before the gate of the North and of the South, because in His divinity the Lord was born before the Gentile world and Judea, He who also exists before all ages.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the little chambers thereof,.... These, and what follow in this verse, are exactly the same with those of the south gate of the inner court, Eze 40:29.
But in this gospel-temple we meet with no altar till after the glory of the Lord has taken possession of it, for Christ is our altar, that sanctifies every gift.
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
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְתָאָ֞יו | vetaov | and chambers its | H8372 → | 13 times |
| וְאֵלָ֤יו | veelov | and pillars its | H352 → | 187 times |
| וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙ | veelamov | and porches its | H361 → | 15 times |
| כַּמִּדּ֣וֹת | kamidot | [were] according to the measurements | H4060 → | 55 times |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| וְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹת | vechalonot | and windows | H2474 → | 31 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | [belonged] to it | ||
| וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖יו | uleelamov | and to porches its | H361 → | 15 times |
| סָבִ֣יב׀ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| סָבִ֑יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| אֹ֚רֶךְ | ʾorekh | [the] length | H753 → | 95 times |
| חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים | chamishim | [was] fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| אַמָּ֔ה | ʾamah | cubit[s] | H520 → | 247 times |
| וְרֹ֕חַב | verochav | and [the] breadth | H7341 → | 101 times |
| חָמֵ֥שׁ | chamesh | [was] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אַמָּֽה׃ | ʾamah | cubit[s] | H520 → | 247 times |
וְתָאָ֞יוand chambers its
vetaovH8372 →13 times
וְאֵלָ֤יוand pillars its
veelovH352 →187 times
וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙and porches its
veelamovH361 →15 times
כַּמִּדּ֣וֹת[were] according to the measurements
kamidotH4060 →55 times
הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
וְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹתand windows
vechalonotH2474 →31 times
ל֛וֹ[belonged] to it
lo
וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖יוand to porches its
uleelamovH361 →15 times
סָבִ֣יב׀all around
savivH5439 →336 times
סָבִ֑יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
אֹ֚רֶךְ[the] length
ʾorekhH753 →95 times
חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים[was] fifty
chamishimH2572 →163 times
אַמָּ֔הcubit[s]
ʾamahH520 →247 times
וְרֹ֕חַבand [the] breadth
verochavH7341 →101 times
חָמֵ֥שׁ[was] five
chameshH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםand twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אַמָּֽה׃cubit[s]
ʾamahH520 →247 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 40:25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:16
The 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 40:29
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- 2 Peter 1:19
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day…
- Ezekiel 40:16
Through
Ezekiel 40:21Its 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:29–30
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezekiel 40:7–8
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod…
- Ezekiel 40:29–30
Through
Ezekiel 40:36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:21
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.
- Ezekiel 40:7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod…
- Ezekiel 40:21
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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 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.