Yehezkiel 40:14

40:14 He measured ¹  the porch ²  at 105 feet ³  high; ⁴  the gateway went all around to the jamb of the courtyard.

Yehezkiel 40:1

Vision of the New Temple

40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city ⁵  was struck down, on this very day, ⁶  the hand ⁷  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me there. ⁸ 

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁹  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ¹⁰  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ¹¹  against the native Hebraic Jews, ¹²  because their widows ¹³  were being overlooked ¹⁴  in the daily distribution of food. ¹⁵ 

[40:14]  ¹ tn Heb “made.”

[40:14]  ² tc The MT reads “jambs” which does not make sense in context. Supposing a confusion of yod for vav, the text may be emended to read “porch.” See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:518.

[40:14]  ³ tn Heb “sixty cubits” (i.e., 31.5 meters).

[40:14]  ⁴ tn The word “high” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for sense.

[40:1]  ⁵ sn That is, Jerusalem.

[40:1]  ⁶ tn April 19, 573 b.c.

[40:1]  ⁷ tn Or “power.”

[40:1]  sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

[40:1]  ⁸ sn That is, to the land of Israel (see v. 2).

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ¹² tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹³ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.