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The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits and its projecting walls were three cubits wide on either side. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3 / 4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1 / 2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1 / 4 feet long. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple, and he measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were 8 3 /4 feet thick on each side. The width of the gate was 24 1 /2 feet, and the side walls of the gate were 5 1 /4 feet wide on each side. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8 3/4 feet thick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24 1/2 feet, and the side walls of the gate were 5 1/4 feet wide on each side. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We walked to the porch of the temple, and the man measured the doorway of the porch: It was seven meters long, two and a half meters wide, and the distance from the doorway to the wall on either side was one and a half meters. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the man brought me to the entrance hall of the temple and measured its recessed walls. They were 9 feet on each side. The gateway was 24 1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side were 5 feet wide. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he took me into the entrance room of the Temple. He measured the entranceway: it was 9 feet deep and 24 feet wide, with walls 5 feet thick on either side. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> Next, he brought me to the Temple porch and measured the side pillars at five cubits on each side. The width of the gate measured three cubits on each side. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8 3/4 feet on either side, and the width of the gate was 24 1/2 feet and the sides were 5� feet on each side. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured the jambs of the porch, eight feet seven inches on each side. And the breadth of the gate was twenty-four feet one inch, and the sides of the gate were five feet two inches on each side. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side. The width of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he brings me to the porch of the house, and he measures the post of the porch—five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side, and the breadth of the gate—three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side; <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he bringeth me in unto the porch of the house, and he measureth the post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side, and the breadth of the gate, three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side; <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will bring me to the porch of the house, and he will measure the posts of the porch, five cubits from hence, and five cubits from thence: and the breadth of the gate three cubits from hence, and three cubits from thence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he brought me into the porch of the temple: and he measured the porch five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he led me into the vestibule of the temple. And he measured the vestibule to be five cubits on one side, and five cubits on the other side. And the width of the gate was three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he brought me into the vestibule of the temple and measured the posts, five cubits on each side. The gateway was fourteen cubits wide, its side walls three cubits. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the pilasters of the vestibule, five cubits on either side; and the width of the gate was fourteen cubits; and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he brought me to the portico of the house, and measured each post of the portico, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he brought me to the porch of the house, and he measured a post five cubits from here and five cubits from there, and the width of the gate was three cubits from here and three cubits from there<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side; and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he brought me into the porch of the house; and he measured the post of the porch, the breadth was five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other side; and the breadth of the door was fourteen cubits, and the side-pieces of the door of the porch were three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-48.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=12434" 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> 47Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple. 48<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·ḇi·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Then he brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: ’u·lām (N-msc) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple</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.">and measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’êl (N-msc) -- 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/197.htm" title="197: ’u·lām (N-msc) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">of the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">to be five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/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</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wə·ḥā·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)."></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.">side.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">The width</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 gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōw (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 either side.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: wə·šā·lōš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōw (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> 49The 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.…<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="/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/36-37.htm">Exodus 36:37-38</a> For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, / together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze. <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="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-2</a> Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13-17</a> These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: / The space from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. The space from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the ledge one cubit wide. / The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth. ... <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</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. / 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. <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/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/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="/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="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a> Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. ... <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.<a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a> And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.<a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a> And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Five</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Sidewalls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Three</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-3.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Projecting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Sidewalls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Three</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.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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The portico, or porch, of the temple is a significant architectural feature, often serving as an entrance or transitional space. In the context of Solomon's Temple, the portico was a place of gathering and worship. The temple represents God's dwelling place among His people, and the portico symbolizes the threshold between the divine and the earthly. This vision is part of a larger prophetic message about restoration and the future glory of God's people.and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The act of measuring signifies order, precision, and divine intention. The side pillars, being five cubits each, reflect the importance of structure and stability in the temple's design. In biblical numerology, the number five can symbolize grace and God's goodness. The pillars may also represent strength and support, both physically and spiritually, as they uphold the entrance to the sacred space. This measurement underscores the meticulous care in the construction of God's house, reflecting His holiness and perfection.The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits The gateway's width of fourteen cubits suggests a grand and welcoming entrance. The number fourteen, being double seven, can symbolize completeness and spiritual perfection. This measurement may also indicate the accessibility of God's presence to His people, inviting them into a relationship with Him. The gateway serves as a passage from the outer world into the sacred, emphasizing the transition from the profane to the holy.and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side. The sidewalls, each measuring three cubits, provide a sense of enclosure and protection for the gateway. The number three often represents divine completeness and the Trinity in Christian theology. These sidewalls may symbolize the boundaries set by God to safeguard His holiness and the sanctity of the temple. They also highlight the importance of approaching God with reverence and respect, acknowledging His divine order and the separation between the sacred and the secular.<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 the vision of the new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_portico_of_the_temple.htm">The Portico of the Temple</a> This is the entrance area of the temple, symbolizing the threshold between the secular and the sacred. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_angel.htm">The Measuring Angel</a> An angelic figure who guides Ezekiel through the vision, measuring the temple's dimensions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> Represents God's dwelling place among His people, a central theme in Ezekiel's vision. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_jambs_and_gateway.htm">The Jambs and Gateway</a> Architectural elements of the temple, symbolizing strength and the entrance to divine presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_measurement.htm">Symbolism of Measurement</a> The precise measurements emphasize God's order and perfection. In our lives, we should strive for spiritual order and alignment with God's standards. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_temple.htm">The Role of the Temple</a> The temple serves as a place of worship and communion with God. Today, our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, calling us to live holy lives. <a href="/topical/t/threshold_of_transformation.htm">Threshold of Transformation</a> The portico represents a transition from the ordinary to the sacred. We are invited to step into deeper fellowship with God, leaving behind worldly distractions. <a href="/topical/d/divine_presence.htm">Divine Presence</a> The temple signifies God's desire to dwell among His people. We should cultivate an awareness of God's presence in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/a/architectural_strength.htm">Architectural Strength</a> The strong jambs and gateway remind us of the strength and security found in God's presence. We can trust in His protection and guidance.<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/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/why_is_ezekiel_40's_temple_design_unique.htm">Why does Ezekiel 40 describe a Temple layout that differs so widely from known historical designs?</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_is_ezekiel's_temple_layout_unique.htm">Why does Ezekiel 48 envision a temple layout vastly different from historical records of Solomon's and Zerubbabel's temples?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 48, 49. - With these verses the following chapter ought to have commenced, as the seer now advances to a description of the house, or temple proper, as in <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a>, with its three parts - a porch (vers. 48, 49), a holy place (<a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1</a>), and a holy of holies (<a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Ezekiel 41:4</a>). Verse 48. - The porch, or vestibule, according to Keil, appears to have been entered by a folding door of two leaves, each three cubits broad, which were attached to two side pillars five cubits broad, and met in the middle, so that the whole breadth of the porch front was six cubits, or, including the posts, sixteen cubits. The measurements in ver. 49 of the length of the porch (from east to west) twenty cubits, and the breadth (from north to south) eleven cubits, he harmonizes with this view by assuming that the pillars, which were five cubits bread in front, were only half that breadth in the inside, the side wall dividing it in two, so that, although to one entering the opening was only six cubits, the moment one stood in the interior it was 6 cubits + 2 × 2.5 cubits = 11 cubits. Kliefoth, however, rejects this explanation, and understands the three cubits to refer to the portion of the entrance on either side which was closed by a gate, perhaps of lattice-work, leaving for the ingress and egress of priests a passage of five cubits. In this view the whole front of the porch would he 5 cubits of passage + 6 (2 × 3) cubits of lattice-work + 10 (2 × 5) cubits of pillar, equal in all to 21 cubits. Dr. Currey, in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' includes the three cubits of door in the five cubits of post, and, supposing the temple entrance to be ten cubits, makes the whole front to have been twenty cubits. We prefer Kliefoth's opinion. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he brought וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ (way·ḇi·’ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go me to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the portico אֻלָ֣ם (’u·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> A vestibule of the temple הַבַּיִת֒ (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and measured וַיָּ֙מָד֙ (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 side pillars אֵ֣ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree of the portico אֻלָ֔ם (’u·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> A vestibule [to be] five חָמֵ֤שׁ (ḥā·mêš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five cubits אַמּוֹת֙ (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base on each מִפֹּ֔ה (mip·pōh) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> This place, here side. מִפֹּ֑ה (mip·pōh) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> This place, here The width וְרֹ֣חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls הַשַּׁ֔עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate were three שָׁלֹ֤שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice cubits אַמּ֖וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base on either side. מִפּ֔וֹ (mip·pōw) 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/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:48 Then he brought me to the porch (Ezek. 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