Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:36
as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet records a divine measurement of the north gate during a detailed tour of the temple complex.
The words — The Hebrew אֹ֚רֶךְ ('O.rekh) denotes [the] length, and חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (cha.mi.Shim) denotes [was] fifty.
The thread — The text links this gate's structure to other measured gates in Ezekiel 40:21 and 40:29 through repeated references to gate chambers, side pillars, and portico.
Why it lands — The text states the north gate's exact dimensions and surrounding windows before any interpreter infers symbolic meaning or architectural standardization.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Ezekiel 40:7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
- 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.