The Meaning of Ezekiel 40:48 Explained

Ezekiel 40:48

KJV: And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

YLT: And he bringeth me in unto the porch of the house, and he measureth the post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side, and the breadth of the gate, three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side;

Darby: And he brought me to the porch of the house; and he measured the post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side; and the breadth of the gate, three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

ASV: Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he brought  me to the porch  of the house,  and measured  [each] post  of the porch,  five  cubits  on this side, and five  cubits  on that side: and the breadth  of the gate  [was] three  cubits  on this side, and three  cubits  on that side. 

What does Ezekiel 40:48 Mean?

Verse Meaning

It is interesting to compare this temple with the one that Solomon built ( 1 Kings 6-7). There are similarities but also significant differences.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 40

1  The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple
6  The description of the east gate of the outer court
20  of the north gate
24  of the south gate
27  of the south gate of the inner court
32  of the east gate
35  and of the north gate
39  Eight tables
44  The chambers
48  The porch of the house

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 40:48 mean?

And he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side and the width of the gateway [was] three on this side and three on that side
וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־ אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ מִפּ֔וֹ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ מִפּֽוֹ

וַיְבִאֵנִי֮  And  he  brought  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֻלָ֣ם  the  vestibule 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
הַבַּיִת֒  of  the  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וַיָּ֙מָד֙  and  measured 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָדַד  
Sense: to measure, stretch.
אֵ֣ל  the  doorposts  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אַיִל 
Sense: ram.
אֻלָ֔ם  the  vestibule 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
חָמֵ֤שׁ  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַמּוֹת֙  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
מִפֹּ֔ה  on  this  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
וְחָמֵ֥שׁ  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַמּ֖וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
מִפֹּ֑ה  on  that  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
וְרֹ֣חַב  and  the  width 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
הַשַּׁ֔עַר  of  the  gateway 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
שָׁלֹ֤שׁ  [was]  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
מִפּ֔וֹ  on  this  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ  and  three 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
מִפּֽוֹ  on  that  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.

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