Ezekiel 40 · Verse 34

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 40:34, King James Version

Ezekiel 40:34 in other translations

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

What does Ezekiel 40:34 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 40:34 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵלַמָּ֗יוve.'e.la.movand porches itsH361
לֶֽחָצֵר֙le.cha.Tzer[were] to the courtyardH2691
הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.Nah<the> outerH2435
וְתִמֹרִ֥יםve.ti.mo.Rimand palm treesH8561
אֶל\־'el-[were] toH413
אֵלָ֖יו'e.lovpillars itsH352
מִפּ֣וֹmi.Pofrom hereH6311
וּמִפּ֑וֹu.mi.Poand from hereH6311
וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.Nehand [was] eightH8083
מַעֲל֖וֹתma.'a.LotstepsH4609
מַעֲלָֽיו\׃ma.'a.lovascents itsH4608

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Cross references for Ezekiel 40:34

  • 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.

  • 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 40:49

    The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

  • 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.

  • 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 40:16

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
palm trees.That is, probably, the capital of each pillar was ornamented with sculpture, representing leaves or branches of the palm tree.
eight steps.
6,22,26,31,34,37,49

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Context

  • Ezekiel 40:33

    And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

  • 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 40:35

    And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;

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Ezekiel 40:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sus arcos caían afuera al atrio, con palmas en sus postes de una parte y otra: 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, deçà et delà; et son escalier avait huit degrés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und seine Wandvorsprünge waren gegen den äußeren Vorhof hin; und Palmen waren an seinen Pfeilern auf dieser und auf jener Seite; und acht Stufen bildeten seine Stiege. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vestibulum ejus, id est, atrii exterioris, et palmæ cælatæ in fronte ejus, hinc et inde: et in octo gradibus ascensus ejus.