Ezekiel 40:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.”

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BSBPD

“Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and its little chambers, three on this side, and three on that side, and its posts and its arches have been according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits its length, and the breadth five and twenty by the cubit;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 40:21 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 40:7Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
  2. Ezekiel 40:10There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
  3. Ezekiel 40:25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
  4. Ezekiel 40:29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
  5. Ezekiel 40:34Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
  6. Ezekiel 40:36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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