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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />(The porticoes of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />(The entry rooms of the gateways leading into the inner courtyard were 14 feet across and 43 3 / 4 feet wide.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the arches round about <i>were</i> five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There were</i> archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>There were</i> porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There were porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>there were</i> porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>There were</i> porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>There were</i> porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />(There were porticoes all around, 43 3 /4 feet long and 8 3 /4 feet wide. )<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />(There were porticoes all around, 43 3/4 feet long and 8 3/4 feet wide.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There were entrance halls all around the inner courtyard. They were all 44 feet long and 9 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Porches lay all around, measuring 25 cubits long and five cubits wide, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There were porches all around, 43 3/4 feet long and 8 3/4 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And there were porches all around, fourty-three feet one inch long, and eight feet seven inches broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the arches around were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There were arches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the arches all around, the length—twenty-five cubits, and the breadth—five cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As to the arches all round about, the length is five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the porches round about, round about, the length five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the porch round about was five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the vestibule all around was twenty-five cubits in length, and five cubits in width.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The vestibules all around were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits deep and five cubits wide.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the arches round about it were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And its porches circling it, their length was twenty and five cubits and their width five cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12239" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">The Gates of the Inner Court</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>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. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/361.htm" title="361: wə·’ê·lam·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A porch. Or;elam; or ielammah; probably from 'ayil; a pillar-space, i.e. A pale.">(The porticoes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around the inner court</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">were twenty-five</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">and five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">deep.)</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-4</a></span><br />Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13-17</a></span><br />These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: / The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. / The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.</p><p class="hdg">five and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Ezekiel 40:21,25,29,33,36</a></b></br> And the little chambers thereof <i>were</i> three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof <i>was</i> fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits… </p><p class="hdg">five cubits </p><p class="hdg">broad [heb] breadth </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Arches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-18.htm">Gateways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-25.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Porches</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Porticoes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Projections</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Arches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Gateways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Porches</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Porticoes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Projections</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These structures provided shelter and a place for gathering. The inner court of the temple was a significant area, reserved for the priests and certain sacrificial activities. This reflects the holiness and separation inherent in the temple's design, emphasizing the sacredness of approaching God. The inner court's design can be seen as a type of the heavenly temple, where only those made holy through Christ can enter.<p><b>were twenty-five cubits long</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, twenty-five cubits would be approximately 37.5 feet or 11.25 meters. The specific dimensions highlight the precision and orderliness of God's design for His dwelling place, reflecting His nature. This measurement also connects to the detailed instructions given for the tabernacle and Solomon's temple, underscoring the continuity of God's plan and presence among His people.<p><b>and five cubits deep</b><br>The depth of five cubits, about 7.5 feet or 2.25 meters, indicates the substantial nature of these porticoes. This depth provided adequate space for movement and gathering, facilitating the temple's function as a place of worship and community. The number five in biblical numerology often symbolizes grace, suggesting that the temple's design was not only about structure but also about the grace extended to those who come to worship. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the grace offered through Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate temple and mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_vision.htm">The Temple Vision</a></b><br>This vision, given to Ezekiel, describes a future temple with precise measurements and structures, symbolizing God's presence and order.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/porticoes.htm">Porticoes</a></b><br>Architectural elements of the temple, these are covered walkways or porches, indicating a place of transition and entry into sacred space.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>The context of Ezekiel's prophecy, where the Israelites are in Babylon, longing for restoration and the return of God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_angel.htm">The Measuring Angel</a></b><br>A figure in Ezekiel's vision who guides him through the temple, emphasizing the divine precision and order of God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a></b><br>God's plans are detailed and precise, reflecting His nature of order and purpose. This encourages believers to trust in God's meticulous care for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple represents God's presence among His people. As believers, we are called to be living temples, embodying His presence in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision provided hope to the exiles. Similarly, believers can find hope in God's promises of restoration and renewal through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transition_and_entry.htm">Transition and Entry</a></b><br>The porticoes symbolize transition into sacred space. In our spiritual journey, we are continually invited to move deeper into God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a></b><br>Even in times of displacement or uncertainty, God's plans remain steadfast. Believers are encouraged to remain faithful, trusting in God's ultimate restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_gate's_timing_maintained.htm">Ezekiel 46:1-2 describes a gate that remains shut during the six working days but opens on the Sabbath; how could such consistent timing be maintained with ancient technology and calendars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">The arches round about.--</span>This word, as already noted under <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm" title="And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and on each post were palm trees.">Ezekiel 40:16</a>, should be <span class= "ital">projections of the walls,</span> if it has been correctly pointed by the Masorets; but it is exceedingly difficult to understand what is meant by the dimensions given, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. This statement occurs nowhere else in the description of the gates, and the verse is omitted in the Greek translation, and either considered spurious or else passed over in silence by many commentators. One explanation given is that the twenty-five cubits is the sum-total of all the "projections of the walls" into the interior of the gateway. thus there were two "spaces" (S on the plan [<a href="/context/ezekiel/40-44.htm" title="And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.">Ezekiel 40:44-49</a>]), each of five cubits; two thresholds (TT? [<a href="/context/ezekiel/40-44.htm" title="And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.">Ezekiel 40:44-49</a>]), each of six cubits; and two walls of the porch, each of one cubit, or in all (5 ? 2+6 ? 2 + 2) twenty-four cubits, the remaining cubit being made up by mouldings at the angles of these several projections. But it is fatal to this explanation that in no other case is any measurement thus made up by adding together the details of parts which do not adjoin. The same explanation requires the breadth of five cubits to be the transverse measurement of these projecting parts, which certainly could not apply to the first threshold, and would require a very awkward or even impossible narrowing of the gateway where the "spaces" are placed. The true solution of the difficulty seems to be in a slight change in the vowels of the Masoretic punctuation, which will transform the word into "porch." That porches were connected with the inner gates also is plain from <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm" title="And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.">Ezekiel 40:39</a>, yet they are nowhere mentioned in the description unless here. Being a somewhat independent part of the gate, the measures are taken in a different direction from that of the gate itself. The "length" is the long way of the porch, just as long as the gateway is wide, twenty-five cubits; and the breadth is the measurement between the walls, five cubits, thus allowing a half-cubit for the thickness of each wall, and one cubit less clear space than in the outer gates.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">(There were porticoes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵֽלַמּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·lam·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_361.htm">Strong's 361: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pillar-space, a pale</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all around,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֣יב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twenty-five</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֶשְׂרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֗רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and five</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide.)</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֖חַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Ezekiel 40:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:30 There were arches all around twenty-five cubits (Ezek. 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