Apologetics Bible

Ezekiel 40:1

Hebrew

בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אַחַר אֲשֶׁר הֻכְּתָה הָעִיר בְּעֶצֶם ׀ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה הָיְתָה עָלַי יַד־יְהוָה וַיָּבֵא אֹתִי שָֽׁמָּה׃

ve'esheriym-vechamesh-shanah-legalvtenv-vero'sh-hashanah-ve'ashvor-lachodesh-ve'areva'-'eshereh-shanah-'achar-'asher-hukhetah-ha'iyr-ve'etzem- -hayvom-hazeh-hayetah-'alay-yad-yehvah-vayave'-'otiy-shamah

KJV: In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.

AKJV: In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was on me, and brought me thither.

ASV: In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me thither.

YLT: In the twenty and fifth year of our removal, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in this self-same day hath a hand of Jehovah been upon me, and He bringeth me in thither;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon m...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:2

Hebrew

בְּמַרְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים הֱבִיאַנִי אֶל־אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְנִיחֵנִי אֶל־הַר גָּבֹהַּ מְאֹד וְעָלָיו כְּמִבְנֵה־עִיר מִנֶּֽגֶב׃

vemare'vot-'elohiym-heviy'aniy-'el-'eretz-yishera'el-vayeniycheniy-'el-har-gavoha-me'od-ve'alayv-khemiveneh-'iyr-minegev

KJV: In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.

AKJV: In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.

ASV: In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the frame of a city on the south.

YLT: in visions of God He hath brought me in unto the land of Israel, and causeth me to rest on a very high mountain, and upon it is as the frame of a city on the south.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:3

Hebrew

וַיָּבֵיא אוֹתִי שָׁמָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ כְּמַרְאֵה נְחֹשֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּים בְּיָדוֹ וּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה וְהוּא עֹמֵד בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃

vayavey'-'votiy-shamah-vehineh-'iysh-mare'ehv-khemare'eh-nechoshet-vfetiyl-fishetiym-veyadvo-vqeneh-hamidah-vehv'-'omed-vasha'ar

KJV: And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

AKJV: And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

ASV: And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

YLT: And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:4

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ בֶּן־אָדָם רְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ וּבְאָזְנֶיךָ שְּׁמָע וְשִׂים לִבְּךָ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתָךְ כִּי לְמַעַן הַרְאוֹתְכָה הֻבָאתָה הֵנָּה הַגֵּד אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayedaver-'elay-ha'iysh-ven-'adam-re'eh-ve'eyneykha-vve'azeneykha-shema'-veshiym-livekha-lekhol-'asher-'aniy-mare'eh-'votakhe-khiy-lema'an-hare'votekhah-huva'tah-henah-haged-'et-khal-'asher-'atah-ro'eh-leveyt-yishera'el

KJV: And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

AKJV: And the man said to me, Son of man, behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I shall show you; for to the intent that I might show them to you are you brought here: declare all that you see to the house of Israel.

ASV: And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

YLT: and the man speaketh unto me: `Son of man, see with thine eyes, And with thine ears hear, And set thy heart to all that I am shewing thee, For, in order to shew it thee, Thou hast been brought in hither, Declare all that thou art seeing to the house of Israel.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither:...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:5

Hebrew

וְהִנֵּה חוֹמָה מִחוּץ לַבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וּבְיַד הָאִישׁ קְנֵה הַמִּדָּה שֵׁשׁ־אַמּוֹת בָּֽאַמָּה וָטֹפַח וַיָּמָד אֶת־רֹחַב הַבִּנְיָן קָנֶה אֶחָד וְקוֹמָה קָנֶה אֶחָֽד׃

vehineh-chvomah-michvtz-lavayit-saviyv- -saviyv-vveyad-ha'iysh-qeneh-hamidah-shesh-'amvot-va'amah-vatofach-vayamad-'et-rochav-havineyan-qaneh-'echad-veqvomah-qaneh-'echad

KJV: And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

AKJV: And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. ¶

ASV: And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

YLT: And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the heig...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:6

Hebrew

וַיָּבוֹא אֶל־שַׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִימָה וַיַּעַל במעלותו בְּמַֽעֲלוֹתָיו וַיָּמָד ׀ אֶת־סַף הַשַּׁעַר קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וְאֵת סַף אֶחָד קָנֶה אֶחָד רֹֽחַב׃

vayavvo'-'el-sha'ar-'asher-fanayv-derekhe-haqadiymah-vaya'al-vm'lvtv-vema'alvotayv-vayamad- -'et-saf-hasha'ar-qaneh-'echad-rochav-ve'et-saf-'echad-qaneh-'echad-rochav

KJV: Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

AKJV: Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

ASV: Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad.

YLT: And he cometh in unto the gate whose front is eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad,

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:7

Hebrew

וְהַתָּא קָנֶה אֶחָד אֹרֶךְ וְקָנֶה אֶחָד רֹחַב וּבֵין הַתָּאִים חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת וְסַף הַשַּׁעַר מֵאֵצֶל אוּלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵֽהַבַּיִת קָנֶה אֶחָֽד׃

vehata'-qaneh-'echad-'orekhe-veqaneh-'echad-rochav-vveyn-hata'iym-chamesh-'amvot-vesaf-hasha'ar-me'etzel-'vlam-hasha'ar-mehavayit-qaneh-'echad

KJV: And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

AKJV: And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

ASV: And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

YLT: and the little chamber one reed long and one reed broad, and between the little chambers five cubits, and the threshold of the gate, from the side of the porch of the gate from within, one reed.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:8

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד אֶת־אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבַּיִת קָנֶה אֶחָֽד׃

vayamad-'et-'ulam-hasha'ar-mehavayit-qaneh-'echad

KJV: He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

AKJV: He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

ASV: He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.

YLT: And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:9

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד אֶת־אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁמֹנֶה אַמּוֹת ואילו וְאֵילָיו שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֹת וְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר מֵהַבָּֽיִת׃

vayamad-'et-'ulam-hasha'ar-shemoneh-'amvot-v'ylv-ve'eylayv-shetayim-'amvot-ve'ulam-hasha'ar-mehavayit

KJV: Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

AKJV: Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

ASV: Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.

YLT: and he measureth the porch of the gate eight cubits, and its posts two cubits, and the porch of the gates from within,

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:10

Hebrew

וְתָאֵי הַשַּׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים שְׁלֹשָׁה מִפֹּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפֹּה מִדָּה אַחַת לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּם וּמִדָּה אַחַת לָאֵילִם מִפֹּה וּמִפּֽוֹ׃

veta'ey-hasha'ar-derekhe-haqadiym-sheloshah-mifoh-vsheloshah-mifoh-midah-'achat-lishelashetam-vmidah-'achat-la'eylim-mifoh-vmifvo

KJV: And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

AKJV: And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

ASV: And the lodges of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

YLT: and the little chambers of the gate eastward, three on this side, and three on that side; one measure is to them three, and one measure is to the posts, on this side and on that side.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:11

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד אֶת־רֹחַב פֶּֽתַח־הַשַּׁעַר עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמּֽוֹת׃

vayamad-'et-rochav-fetach-hasha'ar-'esher-'amvot-'orekhe-hasha'ar-shelvosh-'eshereh-'amvot

KJV: And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

AKJV: And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

ASV: And he measured the breadth of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits;

YLT: And he measureth the breadth of the opening of the gate ten cubits, the length of the gate thirteen cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:12

Hebrew

וּגְבוּל לִפְנֵי הַתָּאוֹת אַמָּה אֶחָת וְאַמָּה־אַחַת גְּבוּל מִפֹּה וְהַתָּא שֵׁשׁ־אַמּוֹת מִפּוֹ וְשֵׁשׁ אַמּוֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃

vgevvl-lifeney-hata'vot-'amah-'echat-ve'amah-'achat-gevvl-mifoh-vehata'-shesh-'amvot-mifvo-veshesh-'amvot-mifvo

KJV: The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

AKJV: The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

ASV: and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

YLT: and a border before the little chambers, one cubit, and one cubit is the border on this side, and the little chamber is six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:13

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר מִגַּג הַתָּא לְגַגּוֹ רֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת פֶּתַח נֶגֶד פָּֽתַח׃

vayamad-'et-hasha'ar-migag-hata'-legagvo-rochav-'esheriym-vechamesh-'amvot-fetach-neged-fatach

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.

AKJV: 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.

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.

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.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:14

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־אֵילִים שִׁשִּׁים אַמָּה וְאֶל־אֵיל הֶֽחָצֵר הַשַּׁעַר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִֽיב׃

vaya'ash-'et-'eyliym-shishiym-'amah-ve'el-'eyl-hechatzer-hasha'ar-saviyv- -saviyv

KJV: He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

AKJV: He made also posts of three score cubits, even to the post of the court round about the gate.

ASV: He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate.

YLT: And he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:15

Hebrew

וְעַל פְּנֵי הַשַּׁעַר היאתון הָֽאִיתוֹן עַל־לִפְנֵי אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר הַפְּנִימִי חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּֽה׃

ve'al-feney-hasha'ar-hy'tvn-ha'iytvon-'al-lifeney-'ulam-hasha'ar-hafeniymiy-chamishiym-'amah

KJV: And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

AKJV: And from the face of the gate of the entrance to the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

ASV: And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.

YLT: and by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:16

Hebrew

וְחַלֹּנוֹת אֲטֻמוֹת אֶֽל־הַתָּאִים וְאֶל אֵלֵיהֵמָה לִפְנִימָה לַשַּׁעַר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְכֵן לָאֵֽלַמּוֹת וְחַלּוֹנוֹת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב לִפְנִימָה וְאֶל־אַיִל תִּמֹרִֽים׃

vechalonvot-'atumvot-'el-hata'iym-ve'el-'eleyhemah-lifeniymah-lasha'ar-saviyv- -saviyv-vekhen-la'elamvot-vechalvonvot-saviyv- -saviyv-lifeniymah-ve'el-'ayil-timoriym

KJV: And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.

AKJV: And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and on each post were palm trees.

ASV: And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees.

YLT: and narrow windows are unto the little chambers, and unto their posts at the inside of the gate all round about--and so to the arches--and windows all round about are at the inside, and at the post are palm-trees.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:17

Hebrew

וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה וְהִנֵּה לְשָׁכוֹת וְרִֽצְפָה עָשׂוּי לֶחָצֵר סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב שְׁלֹשִׁים לְשָׁכוֹת אֶל־הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃

vayeviy'eniy-'el-hechatzer-hachiytzvonah-vehineh-leshakhvot-veritzefah-'ashvy-lechatzer-saviyv- -saviyv-sheloshiym-leshakhvot-'el-haritzefah

KJV: Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.

AKJV: Then brought he me into the outward court, and, see, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were on the pavement.

ASV: Then brought he me into the outer court; and, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.

YLT: And he bringeth me in unto the outer court, and lo, chambers and a pavement made for the court all round about--thirty chambers on the pavement--

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:18

Hebrew

וְהָרִֽצְפָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַשְּׁעָרִים לְעֻמַּת אֹרֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִים הָרִֽצְפָה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃

veharitzefah-'el-khetef-hashe'ariym-le'umat-'orekhe-hashe'ariym-haritzefah-hatachetvonah

KJV: And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

AKJV: And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

ASV: And the pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.

YLT: and the pavement unto the side of the gates over-against the length of the gates is the lower pavement;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:19

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד רֹחַב מִלִּפְנֵי הַשַּׁעַר הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה לִפְנֵי הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי מִחוּץ מֵאָה אַמָּה הַקָּדִים וְהַצָּפֽוֹן׃

vayamad-rochav-milifeney-hasha'ar-hatachetvonah-lifeney-hechatzer-hafeniymiy-michvtz-me'ah-'amah-haqadiym-vehatzafvon

KJV: Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

AKJV: Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward. ¶

ASV: Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.

YLT: and he measureth the breadth from before the lower gate, to the front of the inner court, on the outside, a hundred cubits, eastward and northward.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:20

Hebrew

וְהַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן לֶחָצֵר הַחִֽיצוֹנָה מָדַד אָרְכּוֹ וְרָחְבּֽוֹ׃

vehasha'ar-'asher-fanayv-derekhe-hatzafvon-lechatzer-hachiytzvonah-madad-'arekhvo-verachevvo

KJV: And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

AKJV: And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

ASV: And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.

YLT: As to the gate of the outer court whose front is northward, he hath measured its length and its breadth;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:21

Hebrew

ותאו וְתָאָיו שְׁלוֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ ואילו וְאֵילָיו ואלמו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו הָיָה כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר הָרִאשׁוֹן חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים בָּאַמָּֽה׃

vt'v-veta'ayv-shelvoshah-mifvo-vsheloshah-mifvo-v'ylv-ve'eylayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-hayah-khemidat-hasha'ar-hari'shvon-chamishiym-'amah-'arekhvo-verochav-chamesh-ve'esheriym-va'amah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 bread...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:22

Hebrew

וחלונו וְחַלּוֹנָיו ואלמו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו ותמרו וְתִמֹרָיו כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים וּבְמַעֲלוֹת שֶׁבַע יַֽעֲלוּ־בוֹ ואילמו וְאֵֽילַמָּיו לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

vchlvnv-vechalvonayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-vtmrv-vetimorayv-khemidat-hasha'ar-'asher-fanayv-derekhe-haqadiym-vvema'alvot-sheva'-ya'alv-vvo-v'ylmv-ve'eylamayv-lifeneyhem

KJV: And their windows, and their arches, 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 arches thereof were before them.

AKJV: And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looks toward the east; and they went up to it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

ASV: And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

YLT: and its windows, and its arches, and its palm-trees are according to the measure of the gate whose face is eastward, and by seven steps they go up on it, and its arches are before them.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And their windows, and their arches, 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 arches thereof were before them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:23

Hebrew

וְשַׁעַר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי נֶגֶד הַשַּׁעַר לַצָּפוֹן וְלַקָּדִים וַיָּמָד מִשַּׁעַר אֶל־שַׁעַר מֵאָה אַמָּֽה׃

vesha'ar-lechatzer-hafeniymiy-neged-hasha'ar-latzafvon-velaqadiym-vayamad-misha'ar-'el-sha'ar-me'ah-'amah

KJV: 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 an hundred cubits.

AKJV: 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 an hundred cubits. ¶

ASV: And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate, both on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.

YLT: And the gate of the inner court is over-against the gate at the north and at the east; and he measureth from gate unto gate, a hundred cubits.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 an hundred cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:24

Hebrew

וַיּוֹלִכֵנִי דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם וְהִנֵּה־שַׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם וּמָדַד אילו אֵילָיו ואילמו וְאֵילַמָּיו כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

vayvolikheniy-derekhe-hadarvom-vehineh-sha'ar-derekhe-hadarvom-vmadad-'ylv-'eylayv-v'ylmv-ve'eylamayv-khamidvot-ha'eleh

KJV: After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

AKJV: After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

ASV: And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

YLT: And he causeth me to go southward, and lo, a gate southward, and he hath measured its posts and its arches according to these measures;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:25

Hebrew

וְחַלּוֹנִים לוֹ ולאילמו וּלְאֵֽילַמָּיו סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב כְּהַחֲלֹּנוֹת הָאֵלֶּה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּֽה׃

vechalvoniym-lvo-vl'ylmv-vle'eylamayv-saviyv- -saviyv-khehachalonvot-ha'eleh-chamishiym-'amah-'orekhe-verochav-chamesh-ve'esheriym-'amah

KJV: And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

AKJV: And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

ASV: And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

YLT: and windows are to it and to its arches all round about, like these windows, fifty cubits the length, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:26

Hebrew

וּמַעֲלוֹת שִׁבְעָה עלותו עֹֽלוֹתָיו ואלמו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו לִפְנֵיהֶם וְתִמֹרִים לוֹ אֶחָד מִפּוֹ וְאֶחָד מִפּוֹ אֶל־אילו אֵילָֽיו׃

vma'alvot-shive'ah-'lvtv-'olvotayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-lifeneyhem-vetimoriym-lvo-'echad-mifvo-ve'echad-mifvo-'el-'ylv-'eylayv

KJV: And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

AKJV: And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on the posts thereof.

ASV: And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

YLT: and seven steps are its ascent, and its arches are before them, and palm-trees are to it, one on this side, and one on that side, at its posts;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:27

Hebrew

וְשַׁעַר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם וַיָּמָד מִשַּׁעַר אֶל־הַשַּׁעַר דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם מֵאָה אַמּֽוֹת׃

vesha'ar-lechatzer-hafeniymiy-derekhe-hadarvom-vayamad-misha'ar-'el-hasha'ar-derekhe-hadarvom-me'ah-'amvot

KJV: And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

AKJV: And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

ASV: And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

YLT: and the gate of the inner court is southward, and he measureth from gate unto gate southward, a hundred cubits.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:28

Hebrew

וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־חָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי בְּשַׁעַר הַדָּרוֹם וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר הַדָּרוֹם כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

vayeviy'eniy-'el-chatzer-hafeniymiy-vesha'ar-hadarvom-vayamad-'et-hasha'ar-hadarvom-khamidvot-ha'eleh

KJV: And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

AKJV: And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

ASV: Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

YLT: And he bringeth me in unto the inner court by the south gate, and he measureth the south gate according to these measures;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:29

Hebrew

ותאו וְתָאָיו ואילו וְאֵילָיו ואלמו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְחַלּוֹנוֹת לוֹ ולאלמו וּלְאֵלַמָּיו סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּֽוֹת׃

vt'v-veta'ayv-v'ylv-ve'eylayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-khamidvot-ha'eleh-vechalvonvot-lvo-vl'lmv-vle'elamayv-saviyv- -saviyv-chamishiym-'amah-'orekhe-verochav-'esheriym-vechamesh-'amvot

KJV: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

AKJV: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

ASV: and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

YLT: and its little chambers, and its posts, and its arches are according to these measures, and windows are to it and to its arches all round about; fifty cubits the length, and the breadth twenty and five cubits.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and t...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:30

Hebrew

וְאֵֽלַמּוֹת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ אַמּֽוֹת׃

ve'elamvot-saviyv- -saviyv-'orekhe-chamesh-ve'esheriym-'amah-verochav-chamesh-'amvot

KJV: And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

AKJV: And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

ASV: And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

YLT: As to the arches all round about, the length is five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:31

Hebrew

וְאֵלַמָּו אֶל־חָצֵר הַחִצוֹנָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־אילו אֵילָיו וּמַעֲלוֹת שְׁמוֹנֶה מעלו מַעֲלָֽיו׃

ve'elamav-'el-chatzer-hachitzvonah-vetimoriym-'el-'ylv-'eylayv-vma'alvot-shemvoneh-m'lv-ma'alayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps. ¶

ASV: And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

YLT: and its arches are unto the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, and eight steps are its ascent.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:32

Hebrew

וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים וַיָּמָד אֶת־הַשַּׁעַר כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

vayeviy'eniy-'el-hechatzer-hafeniymiy-derekhe-haqadiym-vayamad-'et-hasha'ar-khamidvot-ha'eleh

KJV: And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

AKJV: And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

ASV: And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures;

YLT: And he bringeth me in unto the inner court eastward, and he measureth the gate according to these measures;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:33

Hebrew

ותאו וְתָאָיו ואלו וְאֵלָיו ואלמו וְאֵֽלַמָּיו כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְחַלּוֹנוֹת לוֹ ולאלמו וּלְאֵלַמָּיו סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּֽה׃

vt'v-veta'ayv-v'lv-ve'elayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-khamidvot-ha'eleh-vechalvonvot-lvo-vl'lmv-vle'elamayv-saviyv- -saviyv-'orekhe-chamishiym-'amah-verochav-chamesh-ve'esheriym-'amah

KJV: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

AKJV: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

ASV: and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

YLT: and its little chambers, and its posts, and its arches are according to these measures: and windows are to it and to its arches all round about, the length fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and fiv...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:34

Hebrew

ואלמו וְאֵלַמָּיו לֶֽחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־אלו אֵלָיו מִפּוֹ וּמִפּוֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶה מַעֲלוֹת מעלו מַעֲלָֽיו׃

v'lmv-ve'elamayv-lechatzer-hachiytzvonah-vetimoriym-'el-'lv-'elayv-mifvo-vmifvo-vshemoneh-ma'alvot-m'lv-ma'alayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. ¶

ASV: And the arches 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.

YLT: and its arches are toward the outer court, and palm-trees are toward its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps are its ascent.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:35

Hebrew

וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל־שַׁעַר הַצָּפוֹן וּמָדַד כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

vayeviy'eniy-'el-sha'ar-hatzafvon-vmadad-khamidvot-ha'eleh

KJV: And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;

AKJV: And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;

ASV: And he brought me to the north gate: and he measureditaccording to these measures;

YLT: And he bringeth me in unto the north gate, and hath measured according to these measures;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:36

Hebrew

תאו תָּאָיו אלו אֵלָיו ואלמו וְאֽ͏ֵלַמָּיו וְחַלּוֹנוֹת לוֹ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּֽה׃

t'v-ta'ayv-'lv-'elayv-v'lmv-ve'elamayv-vechalvonvot-lvo-saviyv- -saviyv-'orekhe-chamishiym-'amah-verochav-chamesh-ve'esheriym-'amah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: the lodges thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof: and there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

YLT: its little chambers, its posts, and its arches; and windows are to it all round about: the length fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:37

Hebrew

ואילו וְאֵילָיו לֶֽחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה וְתִמֹרִים אֶל־אילו אֵילָיו מִפּוֹ וּמִפּוֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶה מַעֲלוֹת מעלו מַעֲלָֽיו׃

v'ylv-ve'eylayv-lechatzer-hachiytzvonah-vetimoriym-'el-'ylv-'eylayv-mifvo-vmifvo-vshemoneh-ma'alvot-m'lv-ma'alayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: and 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.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:38

Hebrew

וְלִשְׁכָּה וּפִתְחָהּ בְּאֵילִים הַשְּׁעָרִים שָׁם יָדִיחוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃

velishekhah-vfitechah-ve'eyliym-hashe'ariym-sham-yadiychv-'et-ha'olah

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

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

ASV: And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates; there they washed the burnt-offering.

YLT: And the chamber and its opening is by the posts of the gates, there they purge the burnt-offering.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:39

Hebrew

וּבְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מִפּוֹ וּשְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מִפֹּה לִשְׁחוֹט אֲלֵיהֶם הָעוֹלָה וְהַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָֽׁם׃

vve'ulam-hasha'ar-shenayim-shulechanvot-mifvo-vshenayim-shulechanvot-mifoh-lishechvot-'aleyhem-ha'volah-vehachata't-veha'asham

KJV: And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.

AKJV: And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.

ASV: And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering.

YLT: And in the porch of the gate are two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slaughter on them the burnt-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:40

Hebrew

וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵף מִחוּצָה לָעוֹלֶה לְפֶתַח הַשַּׁעַר הַצָּפוֹנָה שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנוֹת וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵף הָאַחֶרֶת אֲשֶׁר לְאֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁנַיִם שֻׁלְחָנֽוֹת׃

ve'el-hakhatef-michvtzah-la'voleh-lefetach-hasha'ar-hatzafvonah-shenayim-shulechanvot-ve'el-hakhatef-ha'acheret-'asher-le'ulam-hasha'ar-shenayim-shulechanvot

KJV: And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.

AKJV: And at the side without, as one goes up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.

ASV: And on the one side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables.

YLT: and at the side without, at the going up to the opening of the north gate, are two tables; and at the other side that is at the porch of the gate, are two tables;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:41

Hebrew

אַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מִפֹּה וְאַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מִפֹּה לְכֶתֶף הַשָּׁעַר שְׁמוֹנָה שֻׁלְחָנוֹת אֲלֵיהֶם יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃

'areva'ah-shulechanvot-mifoh-ve'areva'ah-shulechanvot-mifoh-lekhetef-hasha'ar-shemvonah-shulechanvot-'aleyhem-yishechatv

KJV: Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

AKJV: Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

ASV: Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices.

YLT: four tables are on this side, and four tables on that side, at the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughter.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:42

Hebrew

וְאַרְבָּעָה שֻׁלְחָנוֹת לָעוֹלָה אַבְנֵי גָזִית אֹרֶךְ אַמָּה אַחַת וָחֵצִי וְרֹחַב אַמָּה אַחַת וָחֵצִי וְגֹבַהּ אַמָּה אֶחָת אֲלֵיהֶם וְיַנִּיחוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת־הָעוֹלָה בָּם וְהַזָּֽבַח׃

ve'areva'ah-shulechanvot-la'volah-'aveney-gaziyt-'orekhe-'amah-'achat-vachetziy-verochav-'amah-'achat-vachetziy-vegovah-'amah-'echat-'aleyhem-veyaniychv-'et-hakheliym-'asher-yishechatv-'et-ha'volah-vam-vehazavach

KJV: And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

AKJV: And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments with which they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

ASV: And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

YLT: And the four tables for burnt-offering are of hewn stone: the length one cubit and a half, and the breadth one cubit and a half, and the height one cubit: on them they place the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt off...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:43

Hebrew

וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּיִם טֹפַח אֶחָד מוּכָנִים בַּבַּיִת סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב וְאֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָנוֹת בְּשַׂר הַקָּרְבָֽן׃

vehashefatayim-tofach-'echad-mvkhaniym-vavayit-saviyv- -saviyv-ve'el-hashulechanvot-veshar-haqarevan

KJV: And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.

AKJV: And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and on the tables was the flesh of the offering. ¶

ASV: And the hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation.

YLT: And the boundaries are one handbreadth, prepared within all round about: and on the tables is the flesh of the offering.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:44

Hebrew

וּמִחוּצָה לַשַּׁעַר הַפְּנִימִי לִֽשְׁכוֹת שָׁרִים בֶּחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי אֲשֶׁר אֶל־כֶּתֶף שַׁעַר הַצָּפוֹן וּפְנֵיהֶם דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם אֶחָד אֶל־כֶּתֶף שַׁעַר הַקָּדִים פְּנֵי דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹֽן׃

vmichvtzah-lasha'ar-hafeniymiy-lishekhvot-shariym-vechatzer-hafeniymiy-'asher-'el-khetef-sha'ar-hatzafvon-vfeneyhem-derekhe-hadarvom-'echad-'el-khetef-sha'ar-haqadiym-feney-derekhe-hatzafon

KJV: And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

AKJV: And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

ASV: And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

YLT: And on the outside of the inner gate are chambers of the singers, in the inner court, that are at the side of the north gate, and their fronts are southward, one at the side of the east gate hath the front northward.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect to...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:45

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָי זֹה הַלִּשְׁכָּה אֲשֶׁר פָּנֶיהָ דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם לַכֹּהֲנִים שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבָּֽיִת׃

vayedaver-'elay-zoh-halishekhah-'asher-faneyha-derekhe-hadarvom-lakhohaniym-shomerey-mishemeret-havayit

KJV: And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

AKJV: And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

ASV: And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;

YLT: And he speaketh unto me: `This chamber, whose front is southward, is for priests keeping charge of the house;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:46

Hebrew

וְהַלִּשְׁכָּה אֲשֶׁר פָּנֶיהָ דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן לַכֹּהֲנִים שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הֵמָּה בְנֵֽי־צָדוֹק הַקְּרֵבִים מִבְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי אֶל־יְהוָה לְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃

vehalishekhah-'asher-faneyha-derekhe-hatzafvon-lakhohaniym-shomerey-mishemeret-hamizevecha-hemah-veney-tzadvoq-haqereviym-miveney-leviy-'el-yehvah-lesharetvo

KJV: And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

AKJV: And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister to him.

ASV: and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.

YLT: and the chamber, whose front is northward, is for priests keeping charge of the altar: they are sons of Zadok, who are drawing near of the sons of Levi unto Jehovah, to serve Him.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:47

Hebrew

וַיָּמָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵר אֹרֶךְ ׀ מֵאָה אַמָּה וְרֹחַב מֵאָה אַמָּה מְרֻבָּעַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ לִפְנֵי הַבָּֽיִת׃

vayamad-'et-hechatzer-'orekhe- -me'ah-'amah-verochav-me'ah-'amah-meruva'at-vehamizevecha-lifeney-havayit

KJV: So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

AKJV: So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house. ¶

ASV: And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.

YLT: And he measureth the court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar is before the house.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:48

Hebrew

וַיְבִאֵנִי אֶל־אֻלָם הַבַּיִת וַיָּמָד אֵל אֻלָם חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת מִפֹּה וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת מִפֹּה וְרֹחַב הַשַּׁעַר שָׁלֹשׁ אַמּוֹת מִפּוֹ וְשָׁלֹשׁ אַמּוֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃

vayevi'eniy-'el-'ulam-havayit-vayamad-'el-'ulam-chamesh-'amvot-mifoh-vechamesh-'amvot-mifoh-verochav-hasha'ar-shalosh-'amvot-mifvo-veshalosh-'amvot-mifvo

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.

AKJV: 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.

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.

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;

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 40:49

Hebrew

אֹרֶךְ הָאֻלָם עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה וּבַֽמַּעֲלוֹת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲלוּ אֵלָיו וְעַמֻּדִים אֶל־הָאֵילִים אֶחָד מִפֹּה וְאֶחָד מִפֹּֽה׃

'orekhe-ha'ulam-'esheriym-'amah-verochav-'ashetey-'eshereh-'amah-vvama'alvot-'asher-ya'alv-'elayv-ve'amudiym-'el-ha'eyliym-'echad-mifoh-ve'echad-mifoh

KJV: The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

AKJV: The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

ASV: The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

YLT: the length of the porch twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and by the steps whereby they go up unto it: and pillars are at the posts, one on this side, and one on that side.

Exposition: Ezekiel 40:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.