The Meaning of Ezekiel 40:13 Explained

Ezekiel 40:13

KJV: He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.

YLT: And he measureth the gate from the roof of the one little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth twenty and five cubits, opening over-against opening.

Darby: And he measured the gate from the roof of one chamber to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits, entry opposite entry.

ASV: And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 40:13?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 40:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 40:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 40:13?

What is the context of Ezekiel 40:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He measured then the gate from the roof of [one] little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth [was] five and twenty cubits, door against door.

What does Ezekiel 40:13 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The interior width of the gate complex, measuring the ceiling above one guardroom, the hallway, and another guardroom, was25 cubits (41feet8 inches; cf. Ezekiel 40:21). Evidently there were doors in the walls of the guardrooms that covered windows or niches in those walls (cf. Ezekiel 40:16; Ezekiel 41:16).

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 40:13 mean?

And he measured - the gateway from the roof of [one] gate chamber to the roof of the [other] the width [was] twenty and five cubits as door faces door

וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־ הַשַּׁ֗עַר מִגַּ֤ג הַתָּא֙ לְגַגּ֔וֹ רֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמּ֑וֹת פֶּ֖תַח נֶ֥גֶד פָּֽתַח

וַיָּ֣מָד	And he measured
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָדַד Sense: to measure, stretch.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַשַּׁ֗עַר	the gateway
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate.
מִגַּ֤ג	from the roof
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: גָּג Sense: roof, top, housetop.
הַתָּא֙	of [one] gate chamber
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: תָּא Sense: chamber, guardroom.
לְגַגּ֔וֹ	to the roof of the [other]
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: גָּג Sense: roof, top, housetop.
רֹ֕חַב	the width [was]
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רֹחַב Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	twenty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: עֶשְׂרִים Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְחָמֵ֖שׁ	and five
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five.
אַמּ֑וֹת	cubits
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אַמָּה Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
פֶּ֖תַח	as door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
נֶ֥גֶד	faces
Parse: Preposition Root: נֶגֶד Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
פָּֽתַח	door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.

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