Then he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.
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Then he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.
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Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
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Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 40:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 45:19 The priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it on the door posts of the house, and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, pentises.
Or, pentises.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 40:9 Then measured he the porch of the…
Eze 40:9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate [was] inward.
Ver. 9. And the porch of the gate was inward.] Or, This was the porch of the inner gate.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This, say some, was another porch of another gate,…
This, say some, was another porch of another gate, distinct from that Eze 40:6. But others, more likely, refer this measuring to the same gate, but where, as before the breadth, now the length is measured.
The posts: these were half columns, that from the floor to the height of the wall jutted out, as if one half of the column were in the wall, and the other without, which was both for beauty and strength; and the protuberance of this half column was one cubit, the other taken up in the wall.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight…
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits,.... This could not be the length of the porch from gate to gate, or from east to west, as Lipman (z); since there were five cubits between every little chamber; but the breadth of it from north to south, and was four yards and two feet over:
and the posts thereof two cubits; these were columns or pillars placed on each side of the porch, or at the portal of the gate, of two cubits, or a yard and half a foot thick; which, added to the other eight cubits, made the entrance ten cubits, as in Eze 40:11 what these posts, pillars, or columns signify, see on Eze 40:14,
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and the porch of the gate was inward; this was the porch of the inward gate; or this was the measure of the porch within the gate.
(z) Ibid. (Lipman. Tzaurath Beth Hamikdash), sect. 6.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The porch - Probably another porch, or another gate…
The porch - Probably another porch, or another gate distinct from that, ver. 6. The posts - These were half columns, that from the floor to the height of the wall jetted out, as if one half of the column were in the wall, and the other without, and the protuberance of this half column, was one cubit.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. The porch of the gate] See account…
Verse 9. The porch of the gate] See account of the gates in the plan. Eze 48:35
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 40:9-12. Then measured he the porch of the…
Eze 40:9-12. Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits, &c. — This was a portico beyond the little chambers which looked into the first court. It was eight cubits wide, and the two side-posts were two cubits thick, which made up the ten cubits mentioned Eze 40:11. And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three, &c. — Or the little chambers of the eastern gate, which he has hitherto been describing, and the form of which is here repeated. These rooms were for the use of the porters that took care of the several gates that led to the temple. And the posts had one measure — The side-posts, or fronts of the doors, belonging to each row of chambers, were of the same size. And the length of the gate thirteen cubits — By the length of the gate, Villalpandus understands the height, which he supposes to have been two reeds, or twelve cubits and a half. The space also before the little chambers was one cubit, &c. — There was a border, or a rail, which enclosed a cubit’s space before each chamber.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain posts--projecting column-faced fronts of the sides of the doorway,…
posts--projecting column-faced fronts of the sides of the doorway, opposite to one another.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Keil thinks the difference in the measure of…
9. Keil thinks the difference in the measure of the porch may be explained by supposing that Eze_40:8 states the breadth from east to west and Eze_40:9 from north to south. The posts (R.V., margin, “jambs”) measured two cubits each way (Eze_40:10) unless, as some suppose, the “posts” in Eze_40:10 are not the jambs of Eze_40:9, but are the “wall fronts” between the guardrooms (Davidson), or, “pilasters” (Toy). It is impossible to be certain of the meaning of all these architectural details, but the adjoining plan will assist in understanding the general outline of the structure.
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