Ezekiel 40:37
in Ezekiel 40Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
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ASV
And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
KJV
And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
he brought me to the north gate
on Ezekiel 40:35-37
The inner north gate completes the third pair, matching the outer north gate, with the same measurements and eight steps. Three gates outside answer three gates inside on the same three sides, east, north, and south. For thirty verses one description has been repeated with only the direction changing.
This site's exposition
Eight steps led up to it
Palm trees mark this gate as they mark every gate in the vision, and 41:18 to 20 carries palms onto the walls of the house. The ornament links the outer approach to the sanctuary. The eight steps match the south and east inner gates.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 35 and following) 'And he brought me to the gate that faced the north, and he measured it according to the higher measurements: its chamber, its facade, its vestibule, and its windows all around: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. Its vestibule faced the outer court, and its palm tree engravings on its facade on both sides, and its staircase with eight steps.' And at each treasury there shall be a door in the gates (or fronts) of the doors: there they shall wash the holocaust.
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 8 · Written before 604.
proposed
"And its vestibule looked toward the outer court, and carved palm trees on its front on this side and on that, and its ascent was by eight steps." Behold, the ancient and new Fathers agree with one another in one spirit concerning the resurrection of the flesh. Behold, Truth itself first taught by word what it afterward demonstrated by deed concerning the resurrection of the flesh, and yet still the weakness of some does not have faith while standing in the house of faith. But they are accustomed to wonder how flesh can come back to life from dust.
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
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵילָ֗יו | veeilov | and pillars its | H352 → | 187 times |
| לֶֽחָצֵר֙ | lechatzer | [were] to the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה | hachitzonah | <the> outer | H2435 → | 25 times |
| וְתִמֹרִ֥ים | vetimorim | and palm trees | H8561 → | 19 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | [were] to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֵילָ֖יו | ʾeilov | pillars its | H352 → | 187 times |
| מִפּ֣וֹ | mipo | from here | H6311 → | 82 times |
| וּמִפּ֑וֹ | umipo | and from here | H6311 → | 82 times |
| וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | ushemoneh | and [was] eight | H8083 → | 109 times |
| מַעֲל֖וֹת | maalot | steps | H4609 → | 32 times |
| מַעֲלָֽיו׃ | maalov | ascents its | H4608 → | 18 times |
וְאֵילָ֗יוand pillars its
veeilovH352 →187 times
לֶֽחָצֵר֙[were] to the courtyard
lechatzerH2691 →191 times
הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה<the> outer
hachitzonahH2435 →25 times
וְתִמֹרִ֥יםand palm trees
vetimorimH8561 →19 times
אֶל־[were] to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֵילָ֖יוpillars its
ʾeilovH352 →187 times
מִפּ֣וֹfrom here
mipoH6311 →82 times
וּמִפּ֑וֹand from here
umipoH6311 →82 times
וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הand [was] eight
ushemonehH8083 →109 times
מַעֲל֖וֹתsteps
maalotH4609 →32 times
מַעֲלָֽיו׃ascents its
maalovH4608 →18 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 40:31Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:26
Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 40:22
Its 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 40:26
Through
Ezekiel 40:34Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:31
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
- 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…
- Ezekiel 40:49
The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.
- Ezekiel 40:31
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on 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 and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.