Ezekiel 40:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 40:9 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 45:19And 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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