Ezekiel 41:21
New International Version
The main hall had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.

New Living Translation
There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar.

English Standard Version
The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling

Berean Standard Bible
The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.

King James Bible
The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

New King James Version
The doorposts of the temple were square, as was the front of the sanctuary; their appearance was similar.

New American Standard Bible
The doorposts of the sanctuary were square; as for the front of the inner sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other.

NASB 1995
The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other.

NASB 1977
The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other.

Legacy Standard Bible
The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other.

Amplified Bible
The doorposts of the nave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other.

Christian Standard Bible
The doorposts of the great hall were square, and the front of the sanctuary had the same appearance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The doorposts of the great hall were square, and the front of the sanctuary had the same appearance.

American Standard Version
As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of the temple.

Contemporary English Version
The doorframe to the temple's main room was in the shape of a rectangle. In front of the doorway to the most holy place was something that looked like

English Revised Version
As for the temple, the door posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of the temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The doorframes in the holy place were square. In front of the most holy place was something similar.

Good News Translation
The doorposts of the Holy Place were square. In front of the entrance of the Most Holy Place there was something that looked like

International Standard Version
The door posts of the main sanctuary were square. Each door post was identical in appearance to the others.

Majority Standard Bible
The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.

NET Bible
The doorposts of the outer sanctuary were square. In front of the sanctuary one doorpost looked just like the other.

New Heart English Bible
As for the temple, the door posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance of it was as the appearance of the temple.

Webster's Bible Translation
The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

World English Bible
The door posts of the nave were squared. As for the face of the nave, its appearance was as the appearance of the temple.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The doorpost of the temple [is] square, and of the front of the sanctuary, the appearance [is] as that appearance.

Young's Literal Translation
Of the temple the side post is square, and of the front of the sanctuary, the appearance is as the appearance.

Smith's Literal Translation
The temple glittering four-square, and the face of the holy place; the vision according to the vision.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The threshold was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary, sight to sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The square threshold and the face of the sanctuary were one sight facing the other.

New American Bible
The nave had a square door frame, and inside facing the holy place was something that looked like

New Revised Standard Version
The doorposts of the nave were square. In front of the holy place was something resembling
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the wall of the temple was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary as seen in the vision was like the appearance of a wooden altar;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the wall of the Temple was square, and the front of The Holy Place of the vision was like the appearance of an altar of wood
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the holy place and the temple opened on four sides; in front of the holy places the appearance was as the look of

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Interior Structures
20Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance. 21The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar. 22There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”…

Cross References
1 Kings 6:31-35
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. ...

Exodus 26:30-33
So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. / Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. ...

2 Chronicles 3:7
He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

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.

1 Kings 7:21
Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.

Exodus 36:20-38
Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...

Revelation 11:1
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.

Revelation 21:22
But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

1 Kings 6:15-18
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. ...

Exodus 25:8-9
And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

Revelation 4:1
After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

2 Chronicles 3:14
He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.

Hebrews 9:2-5
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. ...

Exodus 40:18-19
When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. / Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.


Treasury of Scripture

The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

posts [heb] posts

Ezekiel 40:14
He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

1 Kings 6:33
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

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Ezekiel 41
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The outer sanctuary
This phrase refers to the holy place within the temple, a sacred area where priests performed daily rituals. In Hebrew, the term for "sanctuary" is "miqdash," which denotes a consecrated place set apart for worship. The outer sanctuary symbolizes the initial stage of approaching God, emphasizing the need for purity and reverence. Historically, this area was accessible only to the priests, highlighting the separation between the divine and the common, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament.

had a rectangular doorframe
The specific mention of a "rectangular doorframe" underscores the precision and orderliness of God's design for His dwelling place. The Hebrew word for "doorframe" is "mezuzah," which can also mean a doorpost. This architectural detail signifies stability and structure, reflecting God's unchanging nature. The rectangular shape may symbolize the earthly realm, as it is grounded and stable, contrasting with the divine perfection of the Most Holy Place.

and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place
The "Most Holy Place," or "Holy of Holies," is the innermost and most sacred area of the temple, where the presence of God dwelt. In Hebrew, it is "qodesh ha-qodashim," indicating the utmost sanctity. This area was only entered once a year by the high priest on the Day of Atonement, signifying the ultimate encounter with God. The phrase "at the front" suggests a threshold or transition from the holy to the most holy, representing the journey of drawing nearer to God.

was similar
The similarity between the doorframes of the outer sanctuary and the Most Holy Place suggests a continuity in the approach to God. The Hebrew word "domeh" means "like" or "resembling," indicating that while there is a progression in holiness, there is also a consistent pattern in how God is to be approached. This reflects the biblical principle that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that His ways are consistent and reliable.

(21) The posts of the temple.--Posts is a different word from that hitherto used, and always means the framework in which the doors were hung. Temple is, as before, the Holy Place, in distinction from the sanctuary, or Holy of Holies. The door-frames of both were square and just alike.

Verse 21. - The posts of the temple were squared; literally, as for the temple the doorposts were squared, or "the sanctuary post work of square form" (Keil). The remaining clauses ought to read as in the Revised Version, "As for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of the temple," the sanctuary being the holy of holies as distinguished from the holy place or the house as a whole, The precise force of the last words, the appearance as the appearance, is supposed by Kliefoth and Keil to be that the sanctuary door, like that of the temple, had square pests; by Ewald, that it appeared to be what it really was; by Plumptre, that the appearance was like that he (Ezekiel) had formerly described: by Currey, that the appearance in this vision was the same as in the other visions, and as in the actual temple (comp. Ezekiel 43:2). Something can be said for each of these attempts to elucidate a dark phrase. Smend and Hitzig, follow the LXX. in connecting the last clause of ver. 21 with ver. 22 in this fashion, "And in front of the holy place was an appearance like the sight of a wooden altar."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The outer sanctuary
הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל (ha·hê·ḵāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

had a rectangular
רְבֻעָ֑ה (rə·ḇu·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 7251: To be quadrate

doorframe,
מְזוּזַ֣ת (mə·zū·zaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4201: A doorpost, gatepost

and the [doorframe]
וּפְנֵ֣י (ū·p̄ə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the sanctuary
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

was similar.
כַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ (kam·mar·’eh)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision


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