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

EZEKIEL 40:35KJV
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Ezekiel 40:35 (KJV)

What does Ezekiel 40:35 mean?

Ezekiel 40:35 describes how Ezekiel is brought to the north gate of the temple area, where the gate is measured using the same measurements as before. This verse shows the careful, repeated process of examining and recording the temple’s structure during Ezekiel’s vision.

In this part of Ezekiel’s vision, an angelic guide is leading Ezekiel around a future temple, showing him each entrance and measuring them in detail. The focus on the north gate and the act of measuring highlight the order and precision in the temple’s design, which is being revealed to Ezekiel step by step.

The Hebrew behind Ezekiel 40:35

  • בּוֹא (bo, “brought”): This word means to bring or lead someone to a place. Here, it emphasizes that Ezekiel is not wandering on his own but is being purposefully guided through the vision.
  • צָפוֹן (tsafon, “north”): This word specifies the direction of the gate. Mentioning the north gate shows that every part of the temple is being accounted for, not just the main or most obvious entrances.
  • שַׁעַר (shaʿar, “gate”): This is the common word for a gate or entrance. Its use here underlines the importance of each entry point in the temple’s overall design.
  • מָדַד (madad, “measured”): This verb means to measure or determine the size of something. The act of measuring shows the attention to detail and the importance of exactness in the vision.
  • מִדָּה (middah, “measures”): This noun refers to the standard or pattern of measurement. The phrase “according to these measures” means that the same standard is being used throughout, stressing consistency and order.

Why Ezekiel 40:35 matters

  • Ezekiel 40:35 clears up any idea that only certain parts of the temple were important; every gate, including the north gate, is measured with the same care.
  • The verse emphasizes the theme of order and precision in God’s instructions for worship spaces, which runs through these chapters.
  • This careful measurement connects to the larger vision in Ezekiel 40–48, where the restored temple is described in detail, symbolizing a new beginning for the people.

Where else these words appear

“measured” Hebrew H4058 · used in 49 verses

  • Exodus 16:18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
  • Ezekiel 40:11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
  • Ezekiel 41:13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;

“measures” Hebrew H4060 · used in 53 verses

  • Exodus 26:2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
  • Nehemiah 3:20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  • Ezekiel 40:24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

“north” Hebrew H6828 · used in 141 verses

  • Genesis 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
  • 1 Chronicles 26:14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
  • Ezekiel 20:47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.