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Ezekiel 40:35–36

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¶ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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From verse 35

  1. Ezekiel 47:2Rank 1 from verse 35
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    2Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

  2. Ezekiel 40:32Rank 2 from verse 35
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    32¶ And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

  3. Ezekiel 44:4Rank 3 from verse 35
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    4¶ Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell upon my face.

  4. Ezekiel 40:27Rank 4 from verse 35
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    27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

From verse 36

  1. Ezekiel 40:21Rank 1 from verse 36
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    21And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

  2. Ezekiel 40:29Rank 2 from verse 36
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    29And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

  3. Ezekiel 40:16Rank 3 from verse 36
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    16And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.

  4. Ezekiel 40:7Rank 4 from verse 36
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    7And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

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Ezekiel 40:35

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north

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The direction or quarter opposite south; the side or region toward that quarter.

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COMBINED MEANING

measured

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of measure, meaning to determine, allot, or proportion.

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COMBINED MEANING

measures

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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.

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DEFINED WORDS

Ezekiel 40:36

COMBINED MEANING

posts

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Sense 1: Upright supports or doorposts. Sense 2: Messengers or couriers sent swiftly.

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windows

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Sense 1: Openings in walls or structures that admit light, air, sight, or passage. Sense 2: Figures of openings in heaven.

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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length

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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.

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cubits

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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.

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breadth

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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.

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twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

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40:35¶ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;

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40:36The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

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40:37And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

40:38And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

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