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Ezekiel 40:35
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The visionary narrator is led by a measuring figure to the north gate of the temple complex during a sequential architectural tour of the sanctuary's outer courts.
The words — וַיְבִיאֵנִי (va'yvi'eni) translates literally as "and he brought me," while שַׁעַר הַצָּפוֹן (sha'ar ha-tzafon) means "the north gate." The concluding phrase כְּמִדּוֹת הָאֵלֶּה (k'midot ha'eleh) reads "according to the measurements of these."
The thread — This structural description parallels the east gate measurement recorded in Ezekiel 40:32 and reappears in Ezekiel 44:4 when the narrator enters the north gate to witness the divine presence.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that the sanctuary's design enforces identical dimensions across all gates, leaving no architectural detail to chance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 47:2 Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.
- Ezekiel 40:32 And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
- Ezekiel 44:4 Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 40:27 The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.