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Ezekiel 40:9

Ezekiel 40:9 is verse 9 of Ezekiel chapter 40, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

8 (long) cubits is approximately 14 feet or 4.3 meters.

2 (long) cubits is approximately 3.5 feet or 1.1 meters.

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Ezekiel 40:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.

8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;

9 it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

10 There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.

11 And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ezekiel 45:19

And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.

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