Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:9
it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel records a vision of a measuring figure detailing the dimensions of the temple gateway. The report occurs during the systematic survey of the eastern entrance structure.
The words — The text specifies אֻלָ֤ם ('u.Lam), meaning the porch or portico, and שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה אַמּ֔וֹת (she.mo.Neh 'a.Mot), meaning eight cubits. These terms quantify the depth of the gateway structure in the vision.
The thread — The measurement of gateway dimensions continues in Ezekiel 40:8 and Ezekiel 40:10, which detail the portico and adjacent gate chambers. The temple doorposts later appear in Ezekiel 45:19 during priestly ritual instructions.
Why it lands — The verse demands attention to precise architectural specifications within the prophetic vision. It requires the reader to recognize the exact dimensions as integral to the temple's described layout.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 45:19 And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.