Ezekiel 40 · Verse 31

Ezekiel 40:31

And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
Ezekiel 40:31, King James Version

Ezekiel 40:31 in other translations

BSBIts portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
WEBIts arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps.
ASVAnd the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
YLTand its arches are unto the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, and eight steps are its ascent.
DARBYAnd its projections were toward the outer court; and there were palm-trees upon its posts: and its ascent was by eight steps.
BBEThe covered way was on the side nearest the outer square; and there were palm-trees on the uprights: and there were eight steps going up to it.
WebsterAnd its arches were towards the outer court; and palm-trees were upon its posts: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

What does Ezekiel 40:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 40:28-37

28-37. The inner court and its gates. according to these measures--namely, the measures of the outer gate. The figure and proportions of the inner answered to the outer.

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Ezekiel 40:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵלַמָּ֗יוve.'e.la.Mavand porches itsH361
אֶל\־'el-[was] toH413
חָצֵר֙cha.Tzera courtyardH2691
הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.Nah<the> outerH2435
וְתִמֹרִ֖יםve.ti.mo.Rimand palm treesH8561
אֶל\־'el-[were] toH413
אֵילָ֑יו'ei.lovpillars itsH352
וּמַעֲל֥וֹתu.ma.'a.Lotand [was] stepsH4609
שְׁמוֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NeheightH8083
מַעֲלָֽיו\׃ma.'a.lovascents itsH4608

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 40:31

  • 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 40:34

    And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

  • 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 40:37

    And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 40:30

    And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

  • Ezekiel 40:31

    And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.

  • Ezekiel 40:32

    And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

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Ezekiel 40:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sus arcos caían afuera al atrio, con palmas en sus postes; y sus gradas eran de ocho escalones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ses avancées étaient vers le parvis extérieur; et il y avait des palmiers sur ses piliers; et son escalier avait huit degrés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und seine Wandvorsprünge waren gegen den äußeren Vorhof hin; und Palmen waren an seinen Pfeilern; und acht Stufen bildeten seine Stiege. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et vestibulum ejus ad atrium exterius, et palmas ejus in fronte: et octo gradus erant quibus ascendebatur per eam.