Ezekiel 40:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The gateway had windows with beveled frames facing inward toward the guardrooms and to their posts on all sides. The same applied to the porches. Around the gateway, windows were also built, and representations of palm trees decorated its posts.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside, and on each gatepost were palm trees.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The chambers and their pilers within, rounde aboute vnto ye dore, had syde wyndowes: So had the fore entries also, whose wyndowes wente rounde aboute within. And vpon the pilers there stode date trees.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And there were narrowe windowes in the chambers, & in their postes within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and the windowes went rounde about within: and vpon the postes were palme trees.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there were narowe windowes in the chambers, and in the frontes within the gate rounde about: & so in the arches: and the windowes went rounde about within, and vpon the frontes were paulme trees.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 on [each] post were palm trees.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the rooms and their uprights had sloping windows inside the doorway all round, and in the same way the covered way had windows all round on the inside: and on every upright there were palm-trees.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches; and windows were around inward; and on [each] post were palm trees.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    There were closed windows toward the alcoves and toward their jambs within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. There were windows all around the inside, and on each jamb were decorative palm trees.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 6:4 : 4 He made windows with recessed frames for the house.
  • 2 Chr 3:5 : 5 He paneled the main hall with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and he decorated it with palm trees and chains.
  • Ezek 41:26 : 26 There were narrow windows and palm tree decorations on either side of the porch and on the side chambers of the temple, along with the canopies.
  • Ezek 40:21-22 : 21 Its guardrooms—three on each side—its posts and its porches had the same dimensions as the first gate, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 22 Its windows, its porches, and its palm tree decorations were designed similarly to the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, and its porches were in front of them.
  • 1 Kgs 6:29 : 29 He decorated the walls of the house all around with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, both in the inner and outer rooms.
  • 1 Kgs 6:32 : 32 The two doors were made of olive wood, and he carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread the gold over the cherubim and the palm trees.
  • 1 Kgs 6:35 : 35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.
  • Ps 92:12 : 12 My eyes will see the fall of my enemies; my ears will hear the downfall of my wicked foes who rise against me.
  • Ezek 40:7 : 7 Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.
  • Ezek 40:12 : 12 There was a border of one cubit in front of the guardrooms on either side, and each guardroom was six cubits square on both sides.
  • Ezek 40:25 : 25 The gate and its porches had windows all around, like the other windows—fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
  • Ezek 40:30 : 30 The porches stretched all around, with a length of twenty-five cubits and a width of five cubits.
  • Ezek 41:15-16 : 15 He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured. 16 The thresholds, the closed windows, and the galleries around the three sides opposite the threshold were paneled with wood all around, completely surrounding from the ground up to the windows, which were covered.
  • Ezek 41:18 : 18 It was decorated with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces.
  • Ezek 42:3 : 3 It faced the twenty cubits belonging to the inner court and the pavement belonging to the outer court, with a gallery facing a gallery, set in three tiers.
  • John 5:2 : 2 Now in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, there is a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five covered colonnades.
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
  • Rev 7:9 : 9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 89%

    24Each door had two sections that turned in hinges—two sections for one door and two sections for the other.

    25On the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees were carved like those on the walls. There was also a wooden canopy over the outer entrance hall.

    26There were narrow windows and palm tree decorations on either side of the porch and on the side chambers of the temple, along with the canopies.

  • 86%

    21Its guardrooms—three on each side—its posts and its porches had the same dimensions as the first gate, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

    22Its windows, its porches, and its palm tree decorations were designed similarly to the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, and its porches were in front of them.

    23There was a gate to the inner courtyard opposite the northern and the eastern gates, and he measured the distance—one hundred cubits from gate to gate.

    24Then he led me southward, where I saw a gate facing south. He measured its posts and its porches, and their dimensions matched those of the others.

    25The gate and its porches had windows all around, like the other windows—fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

    26Its staircase had seven steps, leading up to it, and its porches were in front of them. It also had palm tree decorations, one on each side of its posts.

    27A gate to the inner courtyard facing south was opposite this gate. He measured from gate to gate, and it was one hundred cubits.

  • Ezek 40:29-38
    10 verses
    85%

    29Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. The gate and its porches had windows all around, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

    30The porches stretched all around, with a length of twenty-five cubits and a width of five cubits.

    31Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and palm tree decorations adorned its posts. Eight steps led up to it.

    32Then he brought me to the inner courtyard, facing east, measured the gate, and its dimensions were the same as the others.

    33Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. Windows were all around the gate and its porches. The total length was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.

    34Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Palm tree decorations were on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

    35He brought me to the north gate and measured it. Its dimensions were the same as the others.

    36Its guardrooms, posts, and porches matched the measurements of the others. Windows were all around. The length of the gate was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.

    37Its porch faced the outer courtyard, with palm tree decorations on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

    38There was a chamber with its entrance by the gateposts, where the burnt offerings were washed.

  • 83%

    16The thresholds, the closed windows, and the galleries around the three sides opposite the threshold were paneled with wood all around, completely surrounding from the ground up to the windows, which were covered.

    17From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.

    18It was decorated with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces.

    19One face of a human looked toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion looked toward the palm tree on the other side. These carvings were made all around the temple.

    20From the ground to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the walls of the main hall.

    21The doorframes of the temple were square, and the appearance of the sanctuary was like the appearance of the Holy Place.

  • 81%

    17Then he brought me to the outer courtyard, where there were chambers and a paved surface created all around the courtyard. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.

    18The pavement ran alongside the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

  • 80%

    12There was a border of one cubit in front of the guardrooms on either side, and each guardroom was six cubits square on both sides.

    13He measured the gateway from the roof of one guardroom to the roof of the opposite one; the width was twenty-five cubits. Doorway faced doorway.

    14He made the pilasters sixty cubits high, and the court was surrounded by the gate.

    15And the entire length of the gateway, from the front of the entrance to the inner porch of the gate, was fifty cubits.

  • Ezek 40:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.

    8He measured the porch of the gateway, which faced the interior, as one rod.

    9He measured the porch of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilasters as two cubits. The porch of the gate faced inward.

    10There were three guardrooms on either side of the east-facing gateway, all of them were of equal dimension. The pilasters on either side also measured the same.

  • 1 Kgs 7:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4There were three rows of window frames positioned opposite each other on three levels.

    5All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames, with openings placed directly opposite each other in three tiers.

  • 4He made windows with recessed frames for the house.

  • 76%

    48Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the pilasters of the porch; they were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. The width of the entrance was three cubits on each side.

    49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and its width was eleven cubits. On the steps leading up to it were columns, one on each side, at the entrance.

  • 29He decorated the walls of the house all around with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, both in the inner and outer rooms.

  • 75%

    31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood; the doorposts formed a pentagon.

    32The two doors were made of olive wood, and he carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread the gold over the cherubim and the palm trees.

    33In the same way, he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall. They were four-sided.

  • 35He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.

  • 10There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.

  • 73%

    10On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.

    11The passageway in front of them matched the appearance of the chambers on the north; they had the same length and width, with identical exits, designs, and entrances.

  • 3Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.