Ezekiel 40:6

⁴ And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

⁵ And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

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.

⁷ And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

⁸ He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
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.
WEB: Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide.
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.
DARBY: And he came to the gate which looked toward the east, and went up its steps; and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold one reed broad.
BLB: And he went to the gateway of which its face [was] toward the east, and he went up on its steps and measured the threshold of the gateway, one rod deep, even one threshold, one rod deep.

ÅB: Så kom han til den port hvis forside vendte mot øst, og han steg opp etter dens trinn, og han målte portens treskel: den var én stang i bredden - det var den første treskel, og den var én stang i bredden.
OTB: Så gikk han til den østvendte porten, gikk opp trinnene, og målte terskelen til porten; den var en stav dyp.
B1930: Så kom han til den port hvis forside vendte mot øst, og han steg op efter dens trin, og han målte portens treskel: den var én stang i bredden - det var den første treskel, og den var én stang i bredden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 8:16
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
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Ezekiel 43:1
Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:
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Nehemiah 3:29
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
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Ezekiel 10:18
Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
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1 Chronicles 9:18
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
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Jeremiah 19:2
And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
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1 Chronicles 9:24
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
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Psalms 84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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