Ezekiel 40:48

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{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.40.48", "source": "וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפּ֔וֹ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *bôʾ*-me to-*ʾulām* the-*bayit* and-*mādad* *ʾēl* *ʾulām* five *ʾammôt* from-here and-five *ʾammôt* from-here and-*rōḥab* the-*šaʿar* three *ʾammôt* from-here and-three *ʾammôt* from-here", "grammar": { "*bôʾ*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix + vav consecutive - he brought me", "*ʾulām*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - porch, vestibule", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine, singular - house, temple", "*mādad*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + vav consecutive - he measured", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - pillar, post, jamb", "*ʾammôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - cubits", "*rōḥab*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - width, breadth", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine, singular - gate, entrance" }, "variants": { "*ʾulām*": "porch/vestibule/entrance hall", "*ʾēl*": "pillar/post/jamb/side-post" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ מִפּ֔וֹ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And bôʾ-me to-ʾulām the-bayit and-mādad ʾēl ʾulām five ʾammôt from-here and-five ʾammôt from-here and-rōḥab the-šaʿar three ʾammôt from-here and-three ʾammôt from-here

Grammar Details

• *bôʾ*: verb, hifil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix + vav consecutive - he brought me
• *ʾulām*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - porch, vestibule
• *bayit*: noun, masculine, singular - house, temple
• *mādad*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + vav consecutive - he measured
• *ʾēl*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - pillar, post, jamb
• *ʾammôt*: noun, feminine, plural - cubits
• *rōḥab*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - width, breadth
• *šaʿar*: noun, masculine, singular - gate, entrance

Word Meanings

• *ʾulām*: porch/vestibule/entrance hall
• *ʾēl*: pillar/post/jamb/side-post

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then 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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then he brought{H935} me to the porch{H197} of the house,{H1004} and measured{H4058} each post{H352} of the porch,{H197} five{H2568} cubits{H520} on this side, and five{H2568} cubits{H520} on that side: and the breadth{H7341} of the gate{H8179} was three{H7969} cubits{H520} on this side, and three{H7969} cubits{H520} on that side.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he brought{H935}{(H8686)} me to the porch{H197} of the house{H1004}, and measured{H4058}{(H8799)} each post{H352} of the porch{H197}, five{H2568} cubits{H520} on this side, and five{H2568} cubits{H520} on that side: and the breadth{H7341} of the gate{H8179} was three{H7969} cubits{H520} on this side, and three{H7969} cubits{H520} on that side.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he brought me to the fore entre of the house, and measured the walles by the entre dore: which were fyue cubites longe on ether syde. The thicknesse also of the dore on ether syde, was thre cubites.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee brought mee to the porch of the house, and measured the postes of the porch, fiue cubites on this side, and fiue cubites on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubites on this side, and three cubites on that side.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he brought me to the porche of the house, and measured the porche fiue cubites on this side, and fiue cubites on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubites on this side, and three cubites on that side.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he took me to the covered way before the house, and took the measure of its uprights, five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other: and the doorway was fourteen cubits wide; and the side-walls of the doorway were three cubits on one side and three cubits on the other.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet on either side, and the width of the gate was 24½ feet and the sides were 5¼ feet on each side.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 6:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Kings.6.3", "source": "וְהָאוּלָ֗ם עַל־פְּנֵי֙ הֵיכַ֣ל הַבַּ֔יִת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכּ֔וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רֹ֣חַב הַבָּ֑יִת עֶ֧שֶׂר בָּאַמָּ֛ה רָחְבּ֖וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃", "text": "And the *ʾûlām* at *pənê* *hêḵal* the *bayit* twenty *ʾammâ* *ʾorəkô* at *pənê* *rōḥaḇ* the *bayit* ten in the *ʾammâ* *roḥbô* at *pənê* the *bayit*.", "grammar": { "*ʾûlām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the porch/vestibule", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/front of", "*hêḵal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - temple/palace/main hall of", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house/temple", "*ʾammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit", "*ʾorəkô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its length", "*rōḥaḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - width of", "*roḥbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width" }, "variants": { "*ʾûlām*": "porch/vestibule/entrance hall", "*hêḵal*": "temple/palace/main hall", "*pənê*": "face of/front of/entrance of" } }
• 2 Chr 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.3.4", "source": "וְהָאוּלָ֡ם אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־פְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ מֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר", "text": "And *hā-ʾûlām* which upon-face *hā-ʾōrek* upon-face *rōḥab*-*ha-bayit* *ʾammôt* *ʿeśrîm* and-*ha-gōbah* *mēʾâ* and-*ʿeśrîm* and *wə-yəṣappēhû* from-*mippənîmâ* *zāhāb* *ṭāhôr*", "grammar": { "*wə-hā-ʾûlām*": "conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular - and the porch/vestibule", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - upon/before the face of", "*hā-ʾōrek*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the length", "*rōḥab*": "noun masculine singular construct - width of", "*ha-bayit*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the house/temple", "*ʾammôt*": "noun feminine plural - cubits", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*ha-gōbah*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the height", "*mēʾâ*": "cardinal number - hundred", "*wə-yəṣappēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he overlaid it", "*mippənîmâ*": "preposition + adverb - from inside/within", "*zāhāb*": "noun masculine singular - gold", "*ṭāhôr*": "adjective masculine singular - pure" }, "variants": { "*hā-ʾûlām*": "porch/vestibule/entrance hall", "*ʿal-pənê*": "upon the face of/before/in front of", "*wə-yəṣappēhû*": "overlaid it/covered it/plated it", "*mippənîmâ*": "from within/inside/on the interior" } }