Ezekiel 40 · Verse 37

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 40:37, King James Version

Ezekiel 40:37 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 posts 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 posts 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 posts are to the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps are its ascent.
DARBYAnd its posts 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.
BBEIts uprights were on the side nearest to 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 posts were towards the outer 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 40:37 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 40:37 in the original Hebrew

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

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 40:37

  • 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 40:31

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the posts.
31,34
the utter court.That is, "the outer court," as the word utter primarily denotes.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 40:36

    The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

  • 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 40:38

    And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

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Ezekiel 40:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sus postes caían fuera al atrio, con palmas á cada uno de sus postes de una parte y otra: y sus gradas eran de ocho peldaños.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ses piliers 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 Pfeiler waren nach dem äußeren Vorhof zu; und Palmen waren an seinen Pfeilern auf dieser und auf jener Seite; und acht Stufen bildeten seine Stiege.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vestibulum ejus respiciebat ad atrium exterius: et cælatura palmarum in fronte ejus, hinc et inde: et in octo gradibus ascensus ejus.