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Ezekiel 40:6

Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.

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ASV

Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad.

KJV

Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'ar[the] gateH8179 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
פָּנָיו֙pa.Navface itsH6440 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[was] [the] directionH1870 →
הַקָּדִ֔ימָהha.ka.Di.mahthe east towardsH6921 →
וַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927 →
בְּמַֽעֲלוֹתָ֑יוbe.ma.'a.lo.tovon steps itsH4609 →
וַיָּ֣מָד׀vai.Ya.modand he measuredH4058 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
סַ֣ףsaf[the] threshold ofH5592 →
הַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arthe gateH8179 →
קָנֶ֤הka.Neha reedH7070 →
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259 →
רֹ֔חַבRo.chavbreadthH7341 →
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
סַ֣ףsaf[the] thresholdH5592 →
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
קָנֶ֥הka.Neha reedH7070 →
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
רֹֽחַב׃Ro.chavbreadthH7341 →

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Ezekiel 8:16So 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 men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.Ezekiel 43:1Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,Ezekiel 40:22Its 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.1 Chronicles 9:18Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.Ezekiel 40:20He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.1 Kings 6:8The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.Jeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,Ezekiel 11:1Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.1 Chronicles 9:24The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.Nehemiah 3:29Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.Ezekiel 43:17The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”Ezekiel 40:24Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.Ezekiel 46:12When the prince makes a freewill offering to the LORD, whether a burnt offering or a peace offering, the gate facing east must be opened for him. He is to offer his burnt offering or peace offering just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate must be closed after he goes out.Ezekiel 40:5And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.Ezekiel 44:1The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.Ezekiel 43:8When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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