Ezekiel 41:24

and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Ezekiel records a visionary survey of the temple's architecture, describing the physical construction of the sanctuary entrances to the exiled community during the divine measurement sequence.

The words — דְּלָתוֹת (de.la.Tot) refers to the "leaves" or panels of the doors, and מוּסַבּוֹת (mu.sa.Bot) specifies their "turning" or swinging mechanism.

The thread — This description of dual swinging panels matches the architectural specification in 1 Kings 6:34 and continues the structural inventory begun in Ezekiel 40:48 and Ezekiel 41:23.

Why it lands — The text first establishes the exact number and motion of each door panel before indicating that sacred space is defined by measured symmetry, requiring the reader to observe precision rather than assume symbolic abstraction.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu./she.Ta.yimand/ two דְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.Totleaves לַדְּלָת֑וֹתla./de.la.Tot[belonged] to the/ doors שְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimtwo מוּסַבּ֣וֹתmu.sa.Botturning דְּלָת֔וֹתde.la.Totleaves שְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimtwo [leaves]לְדֶ֣לֶתle./De.let[belonged] to/ a door אֶחָ֔ת'e.Chatone וּשְׁתֵּ֥יu./she.Teiand/ two דְלָת֖וֹתde.la.Totleaves לָאַחֶֽרֶת׃la./'a.Che.ret[belonged] to the/ other [door]

King James Version

And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.

Cross-references

1 Kings 6:34 The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
Ezekiel 40:48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.