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Ezekiel 40:29

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 40:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the lodges 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the lodges 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.
Ezekiel 40:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 40

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26And 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.
27And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.
28Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
29and the lodges 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.
30And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
31And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures, &c.] These were at the gate of the inner court; and so they stand in Cocceius’s tables; and were of the same measure with the little chambers, posts, and arches, that were at the several outward gates before described; and design the churches and members of them as spiritual worshippers, who, besides the outward form, have the power of godliness: and there were windows in it, and in the arches thereof round about; these are not said to be narrow, as the other; which perhaps may denote the greater and more increasing light of the churches, ministers, and members: it was fifty cubits…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the little: The entrance into the inner court seems to have been through a portico, exactly like that at each gate of the outward court; but the ascent was by eight steps, instead of seven. Eze 40:7, Eze 40:10, Eze 40:12; Ch1 28:11, Ch1 28:12; Ch2 31:11; Neh 13:5, Neh 13:9; Jer 35:2-4, Jer 36:10 and there: Eze 40:16, Eze 40:22, Eze 40:25 Ezekiel 40:30”
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