Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.
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Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.
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Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
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Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, eastward as also northward.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 40:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 40:23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate.
- Ezekiel 40:27 There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.
- Ezekiel 46:1-2 “ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. The prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate outside, 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 out; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 40:19 Then he measured the breadth from the…
Eze 40:19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
Ver. 19. An hundred cubits.] Square.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He measured the breadth of the whole ground between…
He measured the breadth of the whole ground between the inner front of one gate and porch, to the outer front of the next gate more inward to the temple.
The lower gate; called so in respect to the next gate, which was on the higher ground, and into which the entrance was by stairs or steps. So the first of the fabric was the lowest, the last was the highest, and the middle gates were the one higher than the other, as in all buildings that stand upon such ascents.
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Unto the forefront; to the outside front of the gate of the priests’ court, which was next to this gate now measured; that is, from the west front of the lower to the east front of the upper gate. This court was one hundred cubits in length from the west front of the lower gate to the east front of the gate of the inner court; and so was the space from the south front of the court to the north front: so the court was exactly square.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the gate of the outward court that looked…
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north,.... Or the north gate of this building: having finished the dimensions of the eastern gate, those of the north gate are taken:
he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof; as he had the eastern gate, and which were the same; and so of the south gate, Eze 40:24, which denotes the uniformity in religion in the latter day, in the way of entrance into the churches, and in doctrine, discipline, worship, and ordinances.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The breadth - Of the whole ground between the…
The breadth - Of the whole ground between the inner front of one gate and porch, to the outer front of the next gate more inward to the temple. The lower gate - Called so in respect to the next gate, which was on the higher ground. The forefront - To the outside front of the gate of the priests court, which was next to this gate now measured, that is from the west front of the lower to the east front of the upper gate. The inner court - This court from the west front of the lower gate, was one hundred cubits in length to the east front of the gate of the inner court. East-ward and north-ward - And so was the space from the south front of the court to the north front. So the court was exactly square. Divers courts are here spoken of, which may put us in mind, of the diversity of gifts, graces and offices in the church: as also of the several degrees of glory in the courts and mansions of heaven.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 40:19. Then he measured the breadth, &c., a…
Eze 40:19. Then he measured the breadth, &c., a hundred cubits eastward and northward — He measured the whole space of ground between the west front of the lower gate, (namely, the gate at the east end of the outer court,) and the east front of the upper gate, which led into the inner court, and found it a hundred cubits; the same was the space between the south front and the north front: so the court was exactly square. The expression is elliptical; as if he had said, There were a hundred cubits from west to east, and from north to south. It must be observed, the gate at the east end of the outer court is called the lower gate, for the same reason as the pavement is called the lower pavement, Eze 40:18; because there was still an ascent, as a person went from one court to the other.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. The “lower” gate is the outer gate (on…
19. The “lower” gate is the outer gate (on Eze_40:18). From the inner front of this gate to the outer front of the gate of the inner court facing it was 100 cubits.
east ward and north ward] Or, on the east and on the north. The words are loosely appended, the points being stated from which the measurements were taken, viz. E. and N. (Eze_40:23).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) An hundred cubits eastward.—As the prophet is taken…
(19) An hundred cubits eastward.—As the prophet is taken through the outer court its width is measured from the eastern gate, which he had already examined, and from the northern gate, to which he is next taken (Eze_40:20). Afterwards (Eze_40:27) the same measurement is made to the southern gate, and these all agree as 100 cubits each. The starting-point of the measurement is clearly defined as “from the forefront of the lower gate,” i.e., from the western or innermost extremity of the outer gate-building; but the final point, as given in this verse, “the forefront of the inner court,” leaves the question open, whether this was to the wall of the inner court itself, or only to the outer extremity of its gate. This doubt is removed in Eze_40:23; Eze_40:27, which expressly say that the measurement was “from gate to gate,” i.e., between the nearest points of the gate-buildings.
Eze_40:20-23 describe the north gate, which was exactly like the east, already described. In Eze_40:22 is the first mention of the number of steps leading up to the gates (see also Eze_40:26), and in Eze_40:23 the first mention of the gates of the inner court (see also Eze_40:27).
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Eze_40:24-27 describe the south gate, exactly like the other two and with the same dimensions. The space between the outer and inner gates has now been measured on the east (Eze_40:19), on the north (Eze_40:23), and on the south (Eze_40:27), each being 100 cubits.
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