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It was the length of the rod, six long cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I saw that the Temple was built on a terrace, which provided a foundation for the side rooms. This terrace was 10 1 / 2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw also that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers <i>were</i> a full reed of six great cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, a full rod, <i>that is,</i> six cubits <i>high.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six long cubits <i>in height.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six long cubits in height.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six long cubits <i>in height.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six long cubits <i>in height</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I also saw that the temple (house) had a raised platform all around it; the foundations of the side chambers <i>measured</i> a full rod of six long cubits <i>in height</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding it; this foundation for the side rooms was 10 1 /2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding it; this foundation for the side rooms was 10 1/2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The temple rested on a stone base three meters high, which also served as the foundation for the storage rooms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I also saw a raised base all around the temple. This base was the foundation for the side rooms. It measured the full length of the measuring rod, 10 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I observed a raised platform that surrounded the Temple, and the foundations of the side chambers were a full six cubits deep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I saw that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring stick of 10 1/2 feet high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring stick of ten feet four inches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I saw also the hight of the house around: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised base all around. The foundations of the side rooms were a full reed of six great cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have looked at the height all around the house: the foundations of the side-chambers [are] the fullness of the reed, six cubits by the joining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have looked at the house, the height all round about: the foundations of the side-chambers are the fulness of the reed, six cubits by the joining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I saw to the house the height round about, round about the foundations of the sides the fulness of a reed, six cubits the joining.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I saw in the house the height round about, the foundations of the side chambers which were the measure of a reed the space of six cubits: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in the house, I saw the height all around the foundations of the side chambers, which were the measure of a reed, the space of six cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I saw a raised platform all around the temple, the foundation for the side chambers; the width of this terrace was a full rod, six cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw also that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I saw also the height of the house round about; and the side rooms were separated one from another a full measuring reed of six cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I saw the height of the house as a circle, and they were separate one from another, a full reed of six cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about; the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six cubits to the joining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And as for the height of the house round about, <i>each</i> space between the sides was equal to a reed of six cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12564" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Outside the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level, because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward. And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest, through the middle one. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’î·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">that the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1363.htm" title="1363: gō·ḇah (N-ms) -- Height. From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance.">had a raised base</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4145.htm" title="4145: mə·yus·sə·ḏōṯ (N-fpc) -- Foundation, appointment. Feminine of muwcad; a foundation; figuratively, an appointment.">forming the foundation</a> <a href="/hebrew/6763.htm" title="6763: haṣ·ṣə·lā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Or tsaltah; from tsala'; a rib, literally or figuratively; hence, a side, literally or figuratively; architecturally, a timber or plank.">of the side rooms.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: mə·lōw (N-msc) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">It was the full length of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: haq·qā·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">a rod,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">six</a> <a href="/hebrew/679.htm" title="679: ’aṣ·ṣî·lāh (N-cs) -- A joining, joint. From 'atsal; a joint of the hand; also a party-wall.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-10</a></span><br />Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls. / The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16-20</a></span><br />He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. / The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29-36</a></span><br />Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. / And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. / For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4-9</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">2 Chronicles 3:11-14</a></span><br />The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-7.htm">2 Chronicles 4:7-10</a></span><br />He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. / Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls. / He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Exodus 26:15-30</a></span><br />You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-20.htm">Exodus 36:20-34</a></span><br />Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">Exodus 40:17-19</a></span><br />So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. / When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. / Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a></span><br />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. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">Hebrews 9:1-5</a></span><br />Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6-10</a></span><br />When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.</p><p class="hdg">a full</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a></b></br> And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits <i>long</i> by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></b></br> And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. 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The raised base signifies stability and separation from the profane, emphasizing the sacredness of the temple. In ancient architecture, a raised platform often denoted importance and reverence. This mirrors the elevated position of the temple in Jerusalem, which was built on Mount Moriah, symbolizing its spiritual prominence.<p><b>forming the foundation of the side rooms</b><br>The side rooms, or chambers, were likely used for storage and priestly functions, indicating the temple's role as a center of worship and administration. The foundation's solidity underscores the permanence and reliability of God's dwelling place. In biblical typology, the foundation can be seen as a representation of Christ, the cornerstone of the Church, as referenced in <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>.<p><b>It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits</b><br>The measurement of the rod, six long cubits, reflects precision and divine order. A cubit was a standard unit of measure in ancient times, approximately 18 inches, but a "long cubit" was slightly longer, about 21 inches. This specific measurement highlights the meticulous nature of God's design. The use of six, often associated with humanity (created on the sixth day), may symbolize the connection between the divine and human realms within the temple.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the one receiving the vision of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central focus of Ezekiel's vision in chapters 40-48, representing God's presence and the future restoration of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/side_rooms.htm">Side Rooms</a></b><br>These are chambers built around the temple, possibly for storage or priestly functions, indicating the temple's comprehensive design.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/measuring_rod.htm">Measuring Rod</a></b><br>A tool used by the angelic guide to measure the temple, symbolizing precision and divine order.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/six_long_cubits.htm">Six Long Cubits</a></b><br>A specific measurement indicating the temple's foundation, emphasizing the importance of a strong and divinely ordained base.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_foundations.htm">The Importance of Foundations</a></b><br>Just as the temple had a strong foundation, our faith must be built on the solid foundation of Christ and His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a></b><br>God's attention to detail in the temple's design reflects His desire for order in our lives and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_measurements.htm">Symbolism of Measurements</a></b><br>The specific measurements in Ezekiel's vision remind us of God's sovereignty and the precision of His plans for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_temple.htm">The Role of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's presence among His people, encouraging us to seek His presence in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/future_hope_and_restoration.htm">Future Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision points to a future restoration, offering hope and assurance of God's ultimate plan for redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_41's_temple_feasible.htm">What scientific or historical evidence supports or refutes the feasibility of the temple dimensions given in Ezekiel 41?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_women_wept_for_tammuz.htm">In Ezekiel 8:14, is there historical or archaeological proof that women publicly wept for Tammuz in the Jerusalem temple at this time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_'creeping_things'_in_the_temple.htm">In Ezekiel 8:10, why would the temple contain images of 'creeping things' if this contradicts the temple's strict laws against idolatry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_temple_after_ezekiel_41.htm">If this temple vision was meant to be literal, why is there no record of its construction in biblical or extrabiblical sources after Ezekiel 41?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">I saw also the height of the house.--</span>This does not mean the height of the house itself, which is nowhere stated. The words are, literally, <span class= "ital">I saw for the house a height </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> an elevation) <span class= "ital">round about,</span> and the meaning of this is explained in what follows. The Temple, as has been already said (<a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm" title="The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.">Ezekiel 40:49</a>), was entered by a flight of steps leading up to the porch, and was therefore on a higher level than the court. We are now told that the side chambers had a foundation of six cubits. Whether this "foundation" of the Temple and the side chambers was built of masonry, or, as is more probable, was a sort of basement to contain cisterns and storage rooms, we are not told; but it probably extended, under the name of "the place that was left" (<a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm" title="The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.">Ezekiel 41:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm" title="And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.">Ezekiel 41:11</a>), five cubits beyond the outer wall of the chambers, forming a platform from which they were entered.<p><span class= "bld">Six great cubits.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">six cubits to the joint,</span> or <span class= "ital">to the armpit,</span> for the word has both significations. It is plain that a cubit of a different length, measured to the armpit, cannot be intended, both because no such cubit is known to have been in use at any time, and because Ezekiel in <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.">Ezekiel 40:5</a> has already fixed the length of the cubit he uses. The sense of <span class= "ital">joint</span> is therefore to be taken, and this applied architecturally can only mean the point at which one part of the building joins another; here, the point where the superstructure meets the foundation, or, as we should say, "six cubits to the water-table."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8</span> explains that "the house" did not stand upon the level ground, but, like many temple buildings in antiquity (see Schurer, in Riehm's 'Handworterbuch,' art. "Tern. pel Salerno"), <span class="cmt_word">upon a height</span> - or, <span class="accented">raised basement</span> (Revised Version) - <span class="cmt_word">round about</span>, which agrees with the statement in <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ezekiel 40:49</a> that the temple was approached by means of a stair. In consequence of this, the foundations of the side chambers were <span class="cmt_word">a</span> <span class="cmt_word">full reed of six great cubits</span>; or, <span class="accented">of six cubits to the joining</span> (Revised Version); "six cubits to the story" (Ewald); literally, <span class="accented">six cubits to the armpit</span>. This can hardly mean six cubits each equal to the distance from the elbow to the wrist, which would be a new definition of the length of the reed; but as Havernick and Kliefoth propose, must be taken as an architectural term indicative of the point where one portion of the building joined on to another. Accordingly, by most interpreters the six cubits are considered to be a statement of the height of the ceiling above the floor in each story, which would give an elevation of eighteen cubits for the three stories; but probably they mark only the height of the temple and side chamber basis above the ground. Kliefoth includes both views, and obtains an altitude of twenty-four cubits from the ground to the temple roof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָאִ֧יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבַּ֛יִת</span> <span class="translit">(lab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had a raised base</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּ֖בַהּ</span> <span class="translit">(gō·ḇah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1363.htm">Strong's 1363: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elation, grandeur, arrogance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all it</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֣יב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forming the foundation</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּסְד֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mū·sə·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the side rooms.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצְּלָעוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣə·lā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rib, a side, a, timber, plank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It was the full length of</span><br /><span class="heb">מְל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fullness, that which fills</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a rod,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּנֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">אַצִּֽילָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’aṣ·ṣî·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_679.htm">Strong's 679: </a> </span><span class="str2">A joint of the hand, a party-wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:8 I saw also that the house had (Ezek. 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