Ezekiel 40:25

Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records measurements for a southern gateway during Ezekiel's vision of a restored sanctuary. The description follows an assessment of the structure's side pillars and portico.

The words — The text cites חַלּוֹנִים (cha.lo.Nim, "windows") and אַמָּה ('a.Mah, "cubit") to define the gateway's physical layout. These terms establish that the structure contained windows all around and measured fifty cubits in length and twenty-five cubits in width.

The thread — Identical architectural specifications appear for other temple entrances in Ezekiel 40:16, 40:21, and 40:33. These passages repeat the pattern of uniform measurements and surrounding windows across the sanctuary's gates.

Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to observe the exact symmetry and standardized dimensions governing the sanctuary's design. It demands attention to how every structural component follows the same measured pattern.

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The Hebrew words

וְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve./cha.lo.Nimand/ windowsל֤וֹl/o[belonged] to/ itוּלְאֵֽילַמָּיו֙u./le./'ei.la.mo/vand/ to/ porches/ its סָבִ֣יב׀sa.Vivall around סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivall around כְּהַחֲלֹּנ֖וֹתke./ha./cha.lo.Notlike/ the/ windows הָאֵ֑לֶּהha./'E.leh<the>/ these חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.Shim[was] fifty אַמָּה֙'a.Mahcubit[s]אֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length וְרֹ֕חַבve./Ro.chavand/ [the] breadth חָמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[was] five וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty אַמָּֽה׃'a.Mahcubit[s]

King James Version

And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 40:33 Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Ezekiel 40:16 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.
Ezekiel 40:21 Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Ezekiel 40:29 Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
2 Peter 1:19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.