Bible Commentary

And the porches round about [were] five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 30. The verse is wanting in LXX. and some MSS., and in others deleted. No object belonging to the gateways has hitherto been mentioned to which the measurements can apply. The verse may have arisen from an inaccurate repetition of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:30”

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the porches thereof, according to these measures: and [there were] windows in it and in the porches thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 29. arches thereof ] porch thereof. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:29”

And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 28 37. The inner court and its gateways The measurement of the outer court was finished at the S. gate. Opposite to this was the S. gate of the inner court at a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:28”

And [there was] a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits. As before the east gate answered to east, and north to north, so here one south gate answers to the other in the confronting or parallel walls, and in all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:27”

And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the porches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. 26. arches before them ] the porch thereof was to the inside, cf. Eze 40:22. The palm trees belong exclusively … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:26”

And [there were] windows in it and in the porches thereof round about, like those windows: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 25. arches thereof ] in the porch thereof. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges See Eze 40:16. Like those windows, which were in the east … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:25”

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the porches thereof according to these measures. 24. and the arches ] the porch. LXX. more fully: he measured the guardrooms thereof and the posts &c., as Eze 40:29 ; Eze 40:33 ; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:24”

And the gate of the inner court [was] over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits. 23. Render: and there was a gate in the inner court, as Eze 40:27, lit the inner court had a gate, &c. For “and toward the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:23”

And their windows, and their porches, 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 porches thereof [were] before them. 22. The outer gate was elevated above the ground outside, and reached by a flight of seven … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:22”

And the little chambers thereof [were] three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the porches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 21. the little chambers ] guardrooms. and the arches thereof ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 40:21”