Ezekiel 40:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The covered way was on the side nearest the outer square; and there were palm-trees on the uprights: and there were eight steps going up to it.
Webster's Revision
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
The arches of it were toward the outer court; and palm trees were on its posts: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Barnes's Ezekiel 40:31 Bible Commentary
Utter court - Translate outward court Ezekiel 40:37; Ezekiel 42:1, Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:19; Ezekiel 46:20-21.
Arches toward the outward court - See Ezekiel 40:14 note.
Eight steps - So for the east Ezekiel 40:34 and north gates Ezekiel 40:37. From the precincts to the outer court were "seven" steps, from the outer to the inner court "eight," making together the number of the Psalms Ps. 120-134, supposed by some to have been called Psalms of Degrees, because they were sung by the choir of Levites upon the steps ("degrees") of the temple-courts. In later times these Psalms were used as pilgrims' songs by the Jews who went up from their abodes in foreign countries to Jerusalem on the solemn feasts.
