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He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1 / 2 feet front to back. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold was one rod in width. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold was one rod in width. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold was one rod in width. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold was one rod in width. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he went to the gate which faced the east and went up its [seven] steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold [of the gate inside the thick wall] was one rod in width. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 1 /2 feet deep—one threshold was 10 1 /2 feet deep. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep—the first threshold was 10 feet deep. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the man went to the gateway that faced east. He went up its steps and measured the entrance to the gateway. It was 10 1/2 feet wide. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he went to the gateway that faced east. He went up the steps, and at the top he measured the entrance; it was 10 feet deep. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed and the other one measured one reed. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he went to the gate facing east. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate as 10 1/2 feet deep. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps: and he measured the threshold of the gate, ten feet four inches broad; and the other threshold, ten feet four inches broad. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then he came to the gate which looketh towards the east, and ascended its stairs, and measured the threshhold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshhold of the gate, which was one reed broad. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he comes to the gate whose front [is] eastward, and he goes up by its steps, and he measures the threshold of the gate—one reed broad, even one threshold—one reed broad, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he cometh in unto the gate whose front is eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will come to the gate which its face the: way of the east, and he will come up upon its steps, and he will measure the threshold of the gate, one reed the breadth, and the other threshold, one reed the breadth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad: <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he went to the gate which looked toward the east, and he ascended by its steps. And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed in width. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> Going to the gate facing east, he climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the outer gateway as one rod wide. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep. There were<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he came to the gate that looks toward the east, and climbed up the steps thereof and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he came to the gate that looks to the East and he went up on its steps and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed to its width, and the other threshold, one reed for its width<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof; and he measured the jamb of the gate, one reed broad, and the other jamb, one reed broad. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he entered by seven steps into the gate that looks eastward, and he measured across the porch of the gate equal to the reed. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-6.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=11986" 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 East Gate</a> 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. 6<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Then he came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gate</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/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏî·māh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">east</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and climbed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4609.htm" title="4609: bə·ma·ʿă·lō·ṯō (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Feminine of ma'aleh; elevation, i.e. The act, or the condition; specifically a climactic progression.">its steps.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">He measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: sap̄ (N-msc) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish.">the threshold</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">of the gate to be</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/7070.htm" title="7070: qā·neh (N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">deep.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: sap̄ (N-ms) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: qā·neh (N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width."></a> 7Each 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.…<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="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</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. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. <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</a> The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. <a href="/revelation/21-17.htm">Revelation 21:17</a> And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> 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, <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a> 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. <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="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a> Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a> But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. <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. <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. <a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a> 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.” <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a> For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’” <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a> All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Zechariah 14:11</a> People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then came he to the gate which looks 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.unto<a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Ezekiel 40:20</a> And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.<a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1</a> Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.<a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Ezekiel 40:26</a> And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.<a href="/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8</a> The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.threshold<a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18</a> Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.<a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Ezekiel 43:8</a> In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.<a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Ezekiel 46:2</a> And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.one reed<a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5,7</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Climbed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Doorstep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Stairs</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Climbed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Doorstep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Stairs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.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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In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the east was often associated with the direction of the rising sun, symbolizing new beginnings and divine presence. Biblically, the east gate of the temple is particularly significant as it is traditionally associated with the return of God's glory to the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/43.htm">Ezekiel 43:1-5</a>). This gate facing east also connects to the prophecy of the Messiah's return, as seen in <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4</a>, where the Mount of Olives, located east of Jerusalem, is mentioned. The east gate's orientation may also symbolize the entrance of God's light and truth into the world.and climbed its steps The presence of steps leading up to the gate suggests a sense of elevation and reverence, as one ascends towards a holy place. In ancient temple architecture, steps often indicated a transition from the common to the sacred. This ascent can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual elevation and preparation to enter into God's presence. The act of climbing steps also reflects the physical and spiritual effort required to approach holiness, reminiscent of the psalms of ascent (Psalms 120-134), which were sung by pilgrims as they ascended to Jerusalem.He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep The act of measuring in Ezekiel's vision signifies God's order and precision in the construction of His temple. A rod, approximately 10.5 feet or 3.2 meters, was a standard unit of measurement in ancient times. The specific measurement of the threshold underscores the importance of exactness in God's design, reflecting His holiness and the need for purity in worship. This measurement can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the cornerstone and foundation of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>). Just as the threshold is foundational to the gate, Christ is foundational to the faith. The act of measuring also connects to the prophetic visions in <a href="/revelation/11.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>, where measuring the temple signifies God's protection and ownership.<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 is the recipient of visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_rod.htm">The Man with the Measuring Rod</a> This figure, often interpreted as an angelic being, guides Ezekiel through the vision of the temple, measuring its dimensions and features. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_eastern_gate.htm">The Eastern Gate</a> A significant part of the temple structure in Ezekiel's vision, symbolizing the direction from which God's glory returns to the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/43.htm">Ezekiel 43:1-5</a>). 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_vision.htm">The Temple Vision</a> A detailed vision given to Ezekiel, representing a future idealized temple, often interpreted as a symbol of God's presence and restoration. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_rod.htm">The Rod</a> A measuring tool used by the man to measure the temple, symbolizing precision and divine order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_east.htm">Symbolism of the East</a> The east often symbolizes new beginnings and the return of God's presence. Reflect on how God brings renewal and restoration in our lives. <a href="/topical/p/precision_in_god's_plans.htm">Precision in God's Plans</a> The detailed measurements highlight God's attention to detail and order. Trust in God's precise plans for your life, even when they are not fully understood. <a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_god's_presence.htm">Anticipation of God's Presence</a> The temple vision points to a future hope of God's dwelling with His people. Live with an expectation of God's presence and work in your life today. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparation.htm">Spiritual Preparation</a> Just as the temple was prepared for God's glory, prepare your heart to be a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit through prayer and obedience. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> Ezekiel's vision offers hope to the exiled Israelites. In times of personal exile or difficulty, hold onto the hope of restoration and God's promises.<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/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> <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/ezekiel_4_6__judah's_40_days_vs._kings.htm">Ezekiel 4:6: How do the 40 days for Judah align with or contradict other biblical timelines found in Kings and Chronicles?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</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><a href="/context/ezekiel/40-6.htm" title="Then came he to the gate which looks 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.">Ezekiel 40:6-16</a> contain a description of the eastern gate, or rather, gate-building of the Temple, by which one entered from the precincts into the outer court. The other gates were like it, but this is described first, because it had the pre-eminence. It looked straight to the door of the Temple itself; it was by this that the glory of the Lord was afterwards seen to enter His house (<a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm" title="Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looks toward the east:">Ezekiel 43:1</a>); and in consequence this gate was to be kept shut, except for the prince (<a href="/context/ezekiel/44-2.htm" title="Then said the LORD to me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.">Ezekiel 44:2-3</a>). The accompanying plan may be a help in understanding the description. Notwithstanding the minuteness of detail in the text, a few points remain undetermined; but the plan represents the main features correctly, and gives the most probable view of the parts that are not entirely settled.(6) The stairs.--These steps to the porch were seven in number (<a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm" title="And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looks toward the east; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.">Ezekiel 40:22</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm" title="And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on the posts thereof.">Ezekiel 40:26</a>) for the north and south gates, and therefore probably also for this. They were entirely outside of the threshold, and hence are not reckoned in the dimensions of the gate-building. (See plan, A.)One reed broad.--That is, from east to west (see plan, T). This was just the thickness of the enclosing wall, w (<a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:5</a>). The text of this verse becomes clearer by omitting the words in italics which are not in the original; also throughout the description it is better to omit the inserted words was and were, since the various things mentioned are all dependent upon measured. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The east gate. The gate which looketh toward the east; literally, whose face was toward the east. That this was not the gate in which the angel had been first observed standing seems implied in the statement that he came to it. That he began with it is satisfactorily accounted for by remembering that the east gate was the principal entrance, and stood directly in front of the porch of the temple proper. The same reasons will explain the fullness of description accorded to it rather than to the others. It was ascended by stairs, or steps, of which the number seven is omitted, though it is mentioned in connection with the north (ver. 22) and south (ver. 26) gates. "The significance was obvious," writes Plumptre. "Men must ascend in heart and mind as they enter the sanctuary, and the seven steps represented the completeness at last of that ascension." The steps lay outside the wall, and at their head had a threshold (סַפ, properly an "expansion," or "spreading out") one reed broad, i.e. measuring inwards from east to west, the thickness of the wall. Its extension from south to north, afterwards stated, was ten cubits, or fifteen feet (ver. 11). The last clause, improperly rendered, and the other threshold (Authorized and Revised Versions), or "the back threshold" (Ewald), of the gate which was one reed, should be translated, even one threshold (Revised Version margin), or the first threshold, as distinguished from the second, to be afterwards specified (ver. 7); comp. Genesis h 5, "the first (one) day." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he came וַיָּב֗וֹא (way·yā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the gate שַׁ֙עַר֙ (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate facing פָּנָיו֙ (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face east הַקָּדִ֔ימָה (haq·qā·ḏî·māh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> The fore, front part, the East and climbed וַיַּ֖עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively its steps. בְּמַֽעֲלוֹתָ֑יו (bə·ma·‘ă·lō·w·ṯāw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4609.htm">Strong's 4609: </a> Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression He measured וַיָּ֣מָד ׀ (way·yā·māḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended the threshold סַ֣ף (sap̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5592.htm">Strong's 5592: </a> A vestibule, a dish of the gate [to be] הַשַּׁ֗עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate one אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first rod קָנֶ֤ה (qā·neh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam deep. רֹ֔חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:6 Then came he to the gate which (Ezek. 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