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It was reached by a flight of stairs, and there were pillars on each side of the jambs. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> The entry room was 35 feet wide and 21 feet deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended, there were [two] columns beside the side pillars, one on each side [of the entrance]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The portico was 35 feet across and 21 feet deep, and 10 steps led up to it. There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The portico was 35 feet across and21 feet deep, and 10 steps led up to it. There were pillars by the pilasters, one on each side. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The porch itself was ten meters by six meters, with steps leading up to it. There was a column on each side of these steps. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The entrance hall was 35 feet long and 21 feet wide. Steps led up to it. Pillars stood by the recessed walls, one on each side of the entrance hall. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> Steps led up to the entrance room, which was 34 feet wide and 20 feet deep. There were two columns, one on each side of the entrance. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> The porch was 20 cubits long and eleven cubits wide. The stairway by which it was ascended was equipped with columns attached to its side pillars, one on each side. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> The length of the porch was 35 feet and the width 19� feet; steps led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The length of the porch was thirty-four feet five inches, and the breadth twenty feet eight inches. And they went up to it by ten steps; and there were pillars by the jambs on either side. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps by which they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits, even by the steps by which they went up to it. There were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> the length of the porch—twenty cubits, and the breadth—eleven [[or twelve]] cubits; and they go up to it by the [[ten]] steps. And pillars [are] by the posts, one on this side and one on that side. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> the length of the porch twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and by the steps whereby they go up unto it: and pillars are at the posts, one on this side, and one on that side. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The length of the porch, twenty cubits, and the breadth, eleven cubits; and by the steps which they will go up to it: and pillars to the posts, one from hence, and one from thence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and there were eight, steps to go up to it. And there were pillars in the fronts: one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now the length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width was eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to ascend to it. And there were pillars at the front, one on this side and another on that side. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> The vestibule was twenty cubits long and twelve cubits wide; ten steps led up to it, and there were columns by the posts, one on each side. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The depth of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width twelve cubits; ten steps led up to it; and there were pillars beside the pilasters on either side.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The length of the portico was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and by steps they went to it; and pillars stood by the posts, one on this side and another on that side. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the length of the porch, twenty cubits, and its width, eleven cubits, and by steps they were going up to it, and the pillars stood by the door posts, one here and one there <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and it was by steps that it was ascended; and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits; and they went up to it by ten steps; and there were pillars to the porch, one on this side and one on that side. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12451" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">The Inner Courtyard</a> …48Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side. 49<a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: hā·’u·lām (Art:: N-ms) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">The portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty</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-msc) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">wide</a> <a href="/hebrew/6249.htm" title="6249: ‘aš·tê (Number-csc) -- One. Apparently masculine plural construction of esheth in the sense of an afterthought eleven or eleventh.">and twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></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/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">deep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4609.htm" title="4609: ū·ḇam·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Feminine of ma'aleh; elevation, i.e. The act, or the condition; specifically a climactic progression.">and ten steps</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">led up</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: wə·‘am·mu·ḏîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">There were columns</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: hā·’ê·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">the side pillars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōh (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence.">on each side.</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: wə·’e·ḥāḏ (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōh (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence."></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/26-30.htm">Exodus 26:30</a> So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a> Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a> In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-25.htm">Revelation 21:25</a> Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. <a href="/exodus/40-28.htm">Exodus 40:28</a> Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. <a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">1 Kings 6:33-35</a> In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. / The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels. / He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings. <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">1 Kings 8:64</a> On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a> He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze. <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.The steps.<a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Ezekiel 40:21,34,37</a> And the little chambers thereof were 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 was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits… pillars<a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-21</a> For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about… <a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17</a> And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.<a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Jeremiah 52:17-23</a> Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Columns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Either</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Eleven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Stairs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Stairway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Columns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Either</a> <a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Eleven</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Stairs</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Stairway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a> 32. <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a> 39. <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a> 44. <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a> 48. <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</a> </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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A cubit, approximately 18 inches, makes the portico about 30 feet wide and 18 feet deep. This size indicates a significant entrance, symbolizing the majesty and holiness of God's dwelling place. The portico serves as a transitional space, preparing worshippers to enter the sacred area, reminiscent of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a>), which also had a prominent portico. The detailed measurements emphasize God's order and the importance of worship.and ten steps led up to it The ten steps leading up to the portico signify elevation and ascension, a common biblical motif representing drawing closer to God. Ascending steps can symbolize spiritual ascent and preparation for entering a holy place. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, elevated structures were often associated with divine presence. The number ten may also have symbolic significance, representing completeness or divine order, as seen in the Ten Commandments.There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side Columns in ancient architecture often symbolized strength and stability. In the context of the temple, they may represent God's enduring presence and support. The presence of columns on each side of the portico echoes the design of Solomon's Temple, which featured two prominent pillars named Jachin and Boaz (<a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a>). These pillars were not only structural but also symbolic, representing God's establishment and strength. The columns in Ezekiel's vision may similarly signify God's unchanging nature and the stability of His covenant with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The vision of the temple in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a> represents a future restoration and the presence of God among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_portico.htm">The Portico</a> A significant architectural feature of the temple, symbolizing the entrance to a holy place. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_pillars.htm">The Pillars</a> Represent stability and strength, often symbolizing God's enduring presence. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_steps.htm">The Steps</a> The ten steps leading up to the portico signify a progression towards holiness and the elevation of God's dwelling place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a> The temple in Ezekiel's vision is not just a physical structure but a representation of God's desire to dwell among His people. It points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ and the New Jerusalem. <a href="/topical/a/approaching_holiness.htm">Approaching Holiness</a> The ten steps leading up to the portico remind us of the journey towards holiness and the reverence required when approaching God. It encourages believers to examine their spiritual walk and strive for purity. <a href="/topical/g/god's_stability_and_strength.htm">God's Stability and Strength</a> The pillars symbolize God's unchanging nature and His support for His people. In times of uncertainty, believers can find assurance in God's steadfastness. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> Ezekiel's vision offers hope for restoration and renewal. It encourages believers to trust in God's promises for the future, even amidst current challenges. <a href="/topical/a/architectural_details_as_spiritual_lessons.htm">Architectural Details as Spiritual Lessons</a> The specific measurements and features of the temple teach us that God is a God of order and precision, reflecting His nature in the details of our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_41's_temple_feasible.htm">What scientific or historical evidence supports or refutes the feasibility of the temple dimensions given in Ezekiel 41?</a> <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> <a href="/q/do_ezekiel_40_5-16_match_temple_finds.htm">How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 49. - Like the gates into the courts, the temple porch was entered by steps, of which the number is not stated, though, after the LXX., it is usually assumed to have been ten, Hengstenberg suggesting fourteen. The last particular noted, that there were pillars by the posts, has been explained to signify that upon the posts, or bases, stood shafts or pillars (Currey), or with more probability that by or near the pillars rose columns (Keil, Kliefoth). The height of these is not given, though Hengstenberg again finds it in the elevation of the porch of Solomon's temple - a hundred and twenty cubits (<a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a>). Their exact position is not stated; but they were probably, like Jachin and Boaz in the Solomonic temple, stationed one on each side of the steps. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The portico הָאֻלָ֞ם (hā·’u·lām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> A vestibule [was] twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּ֗ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide אֹ֣רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length and twelve עַשְׁתֵּ֣י (‘aš·tê) Number - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6249.htm">Strong's 6249: </a> Eleven, eleventh cubits אַמָּ֔ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base deep, וְרֹ֙חַב֙ (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width and [ten] steps וּבַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹת (ū·ḇam·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4609.htm">Strong's 4609: </a> Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression led up יַעֲל֖וּ (ya·‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to it. אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to There were columns וְעַמֻּדִים֙ (wə·‘am·mu·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> A column, a stand, platform by אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the side pillars, הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים (hā·’ê·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree one אֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first on each side. מִפֹּ֖ה (mip·pōh) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> This place, here <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:49 The length of the porch was twenty (Ezek. 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