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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 distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The full length of the gateway passage was 87 1 / 2 feet from one end to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate <i>were</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>From</i> the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>from</i> the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>from</i> the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>From</i> the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />From the front of the entrance gate [on the outside] to the front of the inner porch (portico) of the gate [the distance] was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87 1 /2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate&#8217s portico on the inside was 87 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally, he measured the total length of the passageway, from the outer wall to the entrance room, and it was 25 meters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The total length of the gateway from the front of the outer part to the front of the inner part of the entrance hall was 87 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total length of the gateway from the outside wall of the gate to the far side of the last room was 84 feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The distance from the front entrance gate to the vestibule of the inner gate measured 50 cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the front of the entrance gate to the porch of the inner gate was 87 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were eighty-six feet one inch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And from the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate—fifty cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the porch of the gate, fifty 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 before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And before the face of the gate, which extended even to the face of the vestibule of the gate of the interior, there were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From the front of the gatehouse at its outer entry to the gateway of the porch facing inward, the length was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From the front of the gate at the entrance to the end of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And from the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the portico of the inner gate were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And before the inner gate, fifty 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 from the forefront of the gate of the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the open space of the gate without to the open space of the porch of the gate within was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-15.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=12073" 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 East Gate</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">And the distance from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2978.htm" title="2978: hay·yō·ṯōn (Art:: N-ms) -- Entrance. From 'athah; an entry.">the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">of the gateway</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the far end of</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.">its</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: ’u·lām (N-msc) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">was fifty</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> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.…<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="/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="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-18</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="/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="/1_kings/7-21.htm">1 Kings 7:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17</a></span><br />Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a></span><br />Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.<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="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11-12</a></span><br />“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires. / I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Revelation 21:19-20</a></span><br />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="/1_kings/6-17.htm">1 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And from the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Ezekiel 41:21,25</a></b></br> The posts of the temple <i>were</i> squared, <i>and</i> the face of the sanctuary; the appearance <i>of the one</i> as the appearance <i>of the other</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Ezekiel 41:17</a></b></br> To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Ezekiel 41:6</a></b></br> And the side chambers <i>were</i> three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which <i>was</i> of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-27.htm">Forefront</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Forefront</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Way</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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The entrance of the gateway signifies the beginning of the sacred space, emphasizing the importance of approaching God with reverence. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, gateways often symbolized transition from the secular to the sacred. This vision of the temple serves as a prophetic symbol of God's future dwelling with His people, reflecting the holiness and order of divine worship.<p><b>to the far end of its inner portico</b><br>The inner portico represents the inner part of the gateway structure, which would have been a covered area leading into the temple complex. This design reflects the architectural style of ancient temples, where porticos served as transitional spaces. The inner portico's mention highlights the detailed and orderly nature of God's design for worship, emphasizing the importance of preparation and sanctification before entering His presence. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate gateway to God, providing access to the Father through His sacrifice.<p><b>was fifty cubits.</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters, making fifty cubits approximately 75 feet or 22.5 meters. The specific measurement underscores the precision and intentionality in God's design for the temple. The number fifty in biblical numerology often symbolizes deliverance or freedom, as seen in the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25), which occurred every fifty years and was a time of liberation and restoration. This measurement may prophetically point to the ultimate deliverance and restoration found in Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets, bringing spiritual freedom to believers.<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.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40</a> describes a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and the restoration of Israel. This temple is not the same as Solomon's or the Second Temple but represents a perfect, divine structure.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outer_gate.htm">The Outer Gate</a></b><br>Part of the temple's structure, the outer gate signifies the entrance to the sacred space, emphasizing the separation between the holy and the common.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_portico.htm">The Inner Portico</a></b><br>This is the inner part of the gate structure, leading further into the temple, symbolizing deeper access to God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measurement.htm">The Measurement (Fifty Cubits)</a></b><br>The specific measurement highlights the precision and order of God's design, reflecting His holiness and the importance of approaching Him with reverence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_order.htm">God's Holiness and Order</a></b><br>The detailed measurements in Ezekiel's vision remind us of God's holiness and the order He desires in worship. We should approach God with reverence and respect for His divine order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_access.htm">Symbolism of Access</a></b><br>The outer gate and inner portico symbolize the journey into God's presence. As believers, we are invited to draw near to God through Christ, who is the ultimate gate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple offers hope for restoration. In times of personal or communal exile, we can trust in God's promise to restore and dwell among His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_temple.htm">Spiritual Temple</a></b><br>As the church and individual believers are described as God's temple, we are called to live lives that reflect His holiness and order, being mindful of how we build our spiritual lives.<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_do_ezekiel_45_1-6_lands_align_today.htm">How do the extensive land measurements in Ezekiel 45:1-6 align with known geography, given no historical proof of such boundaries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel's_temple_been_built.htm">If Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel 40 was meant as a literal blueprint, why hasn't this Temple been constructed in the centuries that followed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - The whole length of the gate, from the outer entrance to the inner exit fifty cubits, was thus composed - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> An outer threshold - 6 cubits <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> Three guard-chambers, six cubits each -18 cubits <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> Two spaces between the chambers, five cubits each - 10 cubits . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-15.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">And the distance from</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the entrance</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאִית֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’î·ṯō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2978.htm">Strong's 2978: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entrance </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the gateway</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the far end of</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[its]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֖עַר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portico</span><br /><span class="heb">אֻלָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’u·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:15 From the forefront of the gate at (Ezek. 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