Ezekiel 40 · Verse 20

Ezekiel 40:20

And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
Ezekiel 40:20, King James Version

Ezekiel 40:20 in other translations

BSBHe also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
WEBHe measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces toward the north.
ASVAnd the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
YLTAs to the gate of the outer court whose front is northward, he hath measured its length and its breadth;
DARBYAnd the gate of the outer court, that looked toward the north, he measured its length and its breadth.
BBEAnd there was a doorway to the outer square, looking to the north; and he took the measure of it to see how wide and how long it was.
WebsterAnd the gate of the outward court that looked towards the north, he measured its length, and its breadth.

What does Ezekiel 40:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 40:20-27
20-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Ezekiel 40:20 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַשַּׁ֗עַרve.ha.Sha.'arand the gateH8179
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
פָּנָיו֙pa.Navface itsH6440
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[was] [the] direction ofH1870
הַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.Fonthe northH6828
לֶחָצֵ֖רle.cha.Tzerof the courtyardH2691
הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑הha.chi.tzo.Nah<the> outerH2435
מָדַ֥דma.Dadhe measuredH4058
אָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.Kolength itsH753
וְרָחְבּֽוֹ\׃ve.ra.che.Boand breadth itsH7341

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 40:20

  • Ezekiel 40:6

    Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the gate.
6
that looked. Heb. whose face was.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 40:19

    Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

  • Ezekiel 40:20

    And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

  • Ezekiel 40:21

    And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

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Ezekiel 40:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y de la puerta que estaba hacia el norte en el atrio exterior, midió su longitud y su anchura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il mesura la longueur et la largeur de la porte du parvis extérieur, qui regardait vers le nord;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Tor, welches gegen Norden gerichtet war, am äußeren Vorhof: er maß seine Länge und seine Breite;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Portam quoque quæ respiciebat viam aquilonis atrii exterioris, mensus est tam in longitudine quam in latitudine.