Ezekiel 40:7

5 And 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.

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.

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 deep.

8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;

9 it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

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.

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BSB
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 deep.
KJV
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.
WEB
Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.
ASV
And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and [the space] between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.
DARBY
And [each] chamber was one reed long and one reed broad; and between the chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate, beside the porch of the gate within, was one reed.
BLB
And the gate chamber [was] one rod long, and one rod wide; and between the gate chambers five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the porch of the gate inside [was] one rod.
ÅB
Og hver vaktstue var én stang i lengden og én stang i bredden, og mellom vaktstuene var det fem alen, og portens treskel ved portens forhall på den indre side var én stang.
OTB
Vaktrommene var en stav lange og en stav brede, og det var fem alen mellom vaktrommene. Terskelen til porten ved siden av forhallen som vendte innover var en stav.
B1930
Og hver vaktstue var én stang i lengden og én stang i bredden, og mellem vaktstuene var det fem alen, og portens treskel ved portens forhall på den indre side var én stang.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 40:36

    as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:11

    Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.

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  • 1 Kings 6:5–10

    Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

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  • 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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:9

    The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.

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  • Ezekiel 40:33

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 35:4

    and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

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  • Ezra 8:29

    Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

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