Ezekiel 41:24
New International Version
Each door had two leaves—two hinged leaves for each door.

New Living Translation
each with two swinging doors.

English Standard Version
The double doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door.

Berean Standard Bible
and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.

King James Bible
And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.

New King James Version
The doors had two panels apiece, two folding panels: two panels for one door and two panels for the other door.

New American Standard Bible
Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

NASB 1995
Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

NASB 1977
And each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

Legacy Standard Bible
Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

Amplified Bible
Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging (folding) leaves; two leaves for the one door and two leaves for the other.

Christian Standard Bible
and each of the doors had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and each of the doors had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.

American Standard Version
And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.

Contemporary English Version
and each door had two sections that could fold open.

English Revised Version
And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each of the doors were double doors that swung open.

Good News Translation
They were double doors that swung open in the middle.

International Standard Version
Each door had two sections mounted on hinges, for a total of two sections for one door and two sections for the other.

Majority Standard Bible
and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.

NET Bible
Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

New Heart English Bible
The doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the doors had two leaves each, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.

World English Bible
The doors had two leaves each, two turning leaves: two for the one door, and two leaves for the other.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the doors had two panels, two turning panels: two on one door, and two panels on the other.

Young's Literal Translation
and two leaves are to the doors, two turning leaves are to the doors, two to the one door, and two leaves to the other.

Smith's Literal Translation
And two doors to the doors, two turning doors; two to the one door, and two to the other door.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the two doors on both sides were two little doors, which were folded within each other: for there were two wickets on both sides of the doors.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And in the two doors, on both sides, were two little doors, which were folded within each other. For two doors were on both sides of the doors.

New American Bible
also had a double door; each door had two sections that could move; two sections on one door, and two on the other.

New Revised Standard Version
The doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the doors had two hinges apiece, two hinges for the one door and two hinges for the other.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Two for one folding door and two for another folding door
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the doors had two leaves [apiece], two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
two leaves to the one, and two leaves to the other door.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Interior Structures
23Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors, 24and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other. 25Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.…

Cross References
Exodus 26:30-37
So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. / Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. ...

1 Kings 6:31-35
For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. ...

2 Chronicles 3:7
He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

Exodus 36:37-38
For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, / together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.

1 Kings 7:50
the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

Revelation 21:12-13
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Revelation 21:25
Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

Matthew 7:13-14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Psalm 24:7-10
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! / Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. / Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! ...

Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.

Isaiah 60:11
Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

Revelation 3:8
I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.


Treasury of Scripture

And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.

Ezekiel 40:48
And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

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and each door had two swinging panels.
In the vision of the temple, Ezekiel describes the intricate details of the temple's structure, emphasizing the craftsmanship and design. The mention of "two swinging panels" suggests a functional and aesthetic purpose, allowing for ease of access and movement. This design reflects the precision and orderliness that God desires in His dwelling place. The use of panels may also symbolize the dual nature of access to God—both open and closed, inviting yet requiring reverence. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, such doors were common in significant buildings, indicating the importance of the space they protected.

There were two panels for one door and two for the other.
The repetition of the number two in the description of the doors may symbolize balance and harmony, reflecting the dual aspects of God's nature—justice and mercy. The detailed description underscores the importance of symmetry and order in God's design, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. This attention to detail in the temple's construction can be seen as a foreshadowing of the perfect order and harmony found in Christ, who is the ultimate temple (John 2:19-21). The dual panels could also represent the Old and New Covenants, both integral to God's plan of salvation.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Ezekiel
A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple in chapters 40-48.

2. The Temple
The vision of the temple in Ezekiel 40-48 is a prophetic vision of a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and the restoration of Israel.

3. The Doors
The doors described in Ezekiel 41:24 are part of the temple's structure, symbolizing access to the holy place and the orderliness of God's design.
Teaching Points
Symbolism of Access
The doors with swinging panels symbolize access to God's presence. In our lives, Jesus is the door through which we enter into a relationship with God.

Order and Design
The detailed description of the temple's structure reflects God's nature of order and precision. Our worship and lives should reflect this orderliness and reverence.

Restoration and Hope
The vision of the temple represents hope and restoration for Israel. In Christ, we have the hope of restoration and eternal fellowship with God.

Holiness in Worship
The temple's design emphasizes the holiness required in approaching God. We are called to live holy lives, set apart for God's purposes.

God's Presence
The temple signifies God's desire to dwell among His people. We are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, and God's presence dwells within us.(24) Two turning leaves.--The doors both of the Holy Place and of the Holy of Holies are more fully described in 1Kings 6:31-35. It is to be understood that each of them was made in two parts, and each part again in two leaves folding back, so that there were in all four leaves in each door.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and each
וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם (ū·šə·ta·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

door
דְּלָת֖וֹת (də·lā·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

had two
שְׁ֚תַּיִם (ta·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

swinging
מוּסַבּ֣וֹת (mū·sab·bō·wṯ)
Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 4142: A reversal, the backside, fold, transmutation

panels.
לַדְּלָת֑וֹת (lad·də·lā·ṯō·wṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

There were two
שְׁ֚תַּיִם (ta·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

panels
דְּלָת֔וֹת (də·lā·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

for one
אֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

door
לְדֶ֣לֶת (lə·ḏe·leṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

and two
וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (ū·šə·tê)
Conjunctive waw | Number - fdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

for the other.
לָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ (lā·’a·ḥe·reṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other


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