Ezekiel 40:26
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
Ezekiel 40:26 in other translations
| BSB | Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side. |
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| WEB | There were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them. It had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on its posts. |
| ASV | And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. |
| YLT | and seven steps are its ascent, and its arches are before them, and palm-trees are to it, one on this side, and one on that side, at its posts; |
| DARBY | And there were seven steps to go up to it; and its projections were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side and one on that side, upon its posts. |
| BBE | And there were seven steps up to it, and its covered way went inside: and it had palm-trees, one on this side and one on that, on its uprights. |
| Webster | And there were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them: and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon its posts. |
What does Ezekiel 40:26 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.
Ezekiel 40:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 40:26
- Ezekiel 40:22
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
- Ezekiel 40:16
And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
- 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.
- 2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
- Psalms 92:12-13
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Ezekiel 40:29
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
- Song of Solomon 7:7-8
This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
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Context
- Ezekiel 40:25
And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:26
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
- Ezekiel 40:27
And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 40:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sus gradas eran de siete peldaños, con sus arcos delante de ellas; y tenía palmas, una de una parte, y otra de la otra, en sus postes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il y avait sept degrés pour y monter, et ses avancées devant eux; et la porte avait des palmiers, un deçà et un delà, sur ses piliers. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sieben Stufen bildeten seine Stiege, und seine Wandvorsprünge waren vor ihnen; und es hatte Palmen an seinen Pfeilern, eine auf dieser und eine auf jener Seite. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et in gradibus septem ascendebatur ad eam, et vestibulum ante fores ejus: et cælatæ palmæ erant, una hinc, et altera inde, in fronte ejus. |