Ezekiel 40:31
New International Version
Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.

New Living Translation
The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.

English Standard Version
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

Berean Standard Bible
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

New American Standard Bible
And its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

NASB 1995
Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

NASB 1977
And its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

Legacy Standard Bible
Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

Amplified Bible
Its porches faced the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were [carved] on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

Christian Standard Bible
Its portico faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
The entrance room of this gate faced the outer courtyard, and carvings of palm trees decorated the walls of the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate.

English Revised Version
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The entrance halls faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to each gateway.

Good News Translation
Its entrance room faced the other courtyard, and palm trees were carved on the walls along the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate.

International Standard Version
leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

Majority Standard Bible
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.

NET Bible
Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

New Heart English Bible
And the porches of it faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

Webster's Bible Translation
And its arches were towards the outer court; and palm-trees were upon its posts: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

World English Bible
Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and its arches [are] toward the outer court, and palm-trees [are] on its posts, and eight steps [are] its ascent.

Young's Literal Translation
and its arches are unto the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, and eight steps are its ascent.

Smith's Literal Translation
And its projections to the enclosure without; and palm trees to its post: and its going up, eight steps.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the porch thereof to the outward court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps to go up to It.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And its vestibule was toward the outer court, and its palm trees were at the front. And there were eight steps to ascend to it.

New American Bible
Its vestibule faced the outer court; palms decorated its posts, and its stairway had eight steps.

New Revised Standard Version
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its pilasters, and its stairway had eight steps.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the arches of the outer court had palm trees upon them; and the stairway had eight steps.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the porches of the outer courtyard had palm trees by them, and their eight steps
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof; and the going up to it had eight steps.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
from the porch to the outer court: and there were palm-trees to the post thereof, and eight steps.

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Context
The Gates of the Inner Court
30(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) 31Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it. 32And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.…

Cross References
Revelation 21:12-13
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Revelation 21:15-17
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Revelation 11:1-2
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:25
Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

Revelation 21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

Revelation 21:18
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

Revelation 21:19-20
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

Revelation 21:24
By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Revelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

1 Kings 6:3
The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:4
The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.


Treasury of Scripture

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

and palm

Ezekiel 40:26,34
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…

eight

Ezekiel 40:22,26,34,37
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…

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Ezekiel 40
1. The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple
6. The description of the east gate of the outer court
20. of the north gate
24. of the south gate
27. of the south gate of the inner court
32. of the east gate
35. and of the north gate
39. Eight tables
44. The chambers
48. The porch of the house














Its portico faced the outer court
The term "portico" refers to a covered entrance or porch, often supported by columns. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "אולם" (ulam), which signifies a grand entrance or vestibule. This architectural feature is significant in ancient Near Eastern temple design, symbolizing a transition from the secular to the sacred. The "outer court" represents the area accessible to the general populace, indicating that the portico serves as a welcoming threshold to the more sacred inner areas. This design reflects God's invitation to His people to draw nearer to Him, emphasizing accessibility and openness in worship.

and its palm decorations were on the jambs
Palm decorations, or "תמרים" (tamarim) in Hebrew, are symbolic of victory, peace, and eternal life. Palms were commonly used in ancient Israelite architecture and art, often associated with the presence of God and His blessings. The placement of these decorations on the "jambs" (doorposts) signifies the threshold of entering into a holy space, reminding worshippers of the peace and victory found in God's presence. This imagery is consistent with the use of palms in other biblical contexts, such as the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, where palms symbolize the recognition of divine kingship.

Eight steps led up to it
The number "eight" in biblical numerology often signifies new beginnings or a new order. In the context of the temple, the "eight steps" leading up to the portico suggest an ascent into a higher spiritual realm, a journey towards renewal and transformation. This ascent can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's spiritual journey, moving from the ordinary to the extraordinary presence of God. The physical act of ascending steps to enter the temple mirrors the spiritual ascent required to approach God, emphasizing preparation and reverence in worship.

(31) Utter = Outer, and so in Ezekiel 40:37; Ezekiel 42:1; Ezekiel 42:3; Ezekiel 42:7; Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:19; Ezekiel 46:20-21. In old English utter and outer appear to have been often interchanged. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Its portico
וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו‪‬ (wə·’ê·lam·māw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 361: A pillar-space, a pale

faced
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the outer
הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה (ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2435: The, wall side, exterior, secular

court,
חָצֵר֙ (ḥā·ṣêr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

and its side pillars
אֵילָ֑יו (’ê·lāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

were decorated with palm trees.
וְתִמֹרִ֖ים (wə·ṯi·mō·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8561: A palm-like pilaster

Eight
שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה (šə·mō·w·neh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

steps
וּמַעֲל֥וֹת (ū·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

led up to it.
מַעֲלָֽיו׃ (ma·‘ă·lāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4608: An elevation, acclivity, platform, a rise, priority


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