King James Version

Ezekiel 40:13

He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.

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וַיָּ֣מָדvayamadand measureמָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and measure”, the next action in the storyH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַשַּׁ֗עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מִגַּ֤גmigagfrom roofגָּגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from roof”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1406a roof; by analogy, the top of an altarroof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).הַתָּא֙hatathe chamberתָּאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the chamber”, the ordinary formH8372a room (as circumscribed)(little) chamber.לְגַגּ֔וֹlegagvoto roofגָּגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to roof”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1406a roof; by analogy, the top of an altarroof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).רֹ֕חַבrochavbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.עֶשְׂרִ֥יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).וְחָמֵ֖שׁvechameshand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).אַמּ֑וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.פֶּ֖תַחpetachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.נֶ֥גֶדnegedagainstנֶגֶדpreposition — “against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.פָּֽתַחpatachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he measured the gate from the roof of the one cell to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he measureth the gate from the roof of the [one] little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth twenty and five cubits, opening over-against opening.

World English Bible

He measured the gate from the roof of the one side room to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, door against door.

Darby Translation

And he measured the gate from the roof of [one] chamber to the roof [of the other], a breadth of five and twenty cubits, entry opposite entry.

Douay-Rheims

And he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another, in breadth five and twenty cubits: door against door.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he measured the gate from the roof of the one cell to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he measured the gate from the wall of one chamber to the wall of the other chamber: the breadth was twenty-five cubits, the one gate over against the other gate.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διεμέτρησε τὴν πύλην ἀπὸ τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ θεὲ ἐπὶ τὸν τοῖχον τοῦ θεὲ, πλάτος πήχεις εἴκοσι καὶ πέντε· αὕτη πύλη ἐπὶ πύλην.