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and behold, <i>the length of those</i> facing the main room <i>was</i> a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers which were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the temple was a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the length of the chambers which <i>were</i> in the outer court <i>was</i> fifty cubits; and behold, <i>the length of those</i> facing the temple <i>was</i> a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the length of the chambers which <i>were</i> in the outer court <i>was</i> fifty cubits; and behold, <i>the length of those</i> facing the temple <i>was</i> one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers which were in the outer courtyard was fifty cubits, while <i>the length of</i> those facing the temple was a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the chambers on the outer court were 87 1 /2 feet long, while those facing the great hall were 175 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the chambers on the outer court were 87 1/2 feet long, while those facing the great hall were 175 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The row of rooms in the outer courtyard was 87 1/2 feet long. The rooms that faced the temple were 175 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While the chambers in the outer court were 50 cubits in length, the chambers facing the Temple were 100 cubits long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the chambers on the outer court were 87 1/2 feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the length of the rooms that were in the outer court was eighty-six feet two inches: and look, before the temple were one hundred seventy-two feet three inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the length of the rooms that were in the outer court was fifty cubits. Behold, those facing the temple were one hundred cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for the length of the chambers that [are] in the outer court [is] fifty cubits, and of those on the front of the temple—one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the length of the chambers that are to the outer court is fifty cubits, and of those on the front of the temple a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the length of the cells which were to the enclosure without, fifty cubits: and behold, at the face of the temple a hundred cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers of the outward court was fifty cubits: and the length before the face of the temple, a hundred cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the length of the storerooms of the exterior court was fifty cubits, and the length before the face of the temple was one hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The chambers facing the outer court were fifty cubits long; thus the wall along the nave was a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the temple were one hundred cubits long.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the length of the rooms that were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and those before the temple were a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the length of the rooms of the outer courtyard was fifty cubits, and next to the Temple it was a hundred cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers that were toward the outer court was fifty cubits; and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the length of the chambers looking toward the inner court was fifty cubits, and these are the ones that front the others; the whole was a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-8.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=12831" 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/42.htm">Chambers for the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3957.htm" title="3957: hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Room, chamber, hall, cell. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a building.">the chambers</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">on the outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: le·ḥā·ṣêr (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">were fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- 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> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-msc) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">while those facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: ha·hê·ḵāl (Art:: N-ms) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">were a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits long.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.…<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="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a></span><br />And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Ezekiel 41:13-14</a></span><br />Then he measured the temple to be a hundred cubits long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. / The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<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="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / 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.<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="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1-12</a></span><br />Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. / He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8-9</a></span><br />Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. / The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.<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/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<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/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a></span><br />Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, see, before the temple were an hundred cubits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Ezekiel 42:11</a></b></br> And the way before them <i>was</i> like the appearance of the chambers which <i>were</i> toward the north, as long as they, <i>and</i> as broad as they: and all their goings out <i>were</i> both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12</a></b></br> And according to the doors of the chambers that <i>were</i> toward the south <i>was</i> a door in the head of the way, <i>even</i> the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Row</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-6.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Utter</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Length</a> <a href="/mark/1-38.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Row</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Utter</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the chambers on the outer court</b><br>These chambers were part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision, which is a detailed blueprint of a future temple. The outer court was a significant area where the people could gather, distinct from the inner court reserved for priests. This separation emphasizes the holiness and order of worship in the temple. The chambers likely served practical purposes, such as storage or housing for temple workers, reflecting the organized structure of temple service.<p><b>were fifty cubits long</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, these chambers were approximately 75 feet or 22.5 meters long. The specific dimensions highlight the precision and orderliness of God's design for His dwelling place, underscoring the importance of structure and function in worship. This measurement also reflects the grandeur and scale of the temple complex, indicating its significance in the community.<p><b>while those facing the temple</b><br>The orientation of these chambers towards the temple signifies their connection to the central place of worship. This positioning underscores the idea that all aspects of temple life and service are directed towards God. It reflects the centrality of worship in the life of the Israelites and serves as a reminder of the focus on God in all activities.<p><b>were a hundred cubits long</b><br>These chambers, being twice the length of those on the outer court, suggest a greater capacity or importance. The larger size could indicate their use for more significant functions or a greater number of people involved in temple activities. This distinction in size may also symbolize the increasing holiness as one moves closer to the temple, a theme consistent throughout the temple's design, where access becomes more restricted and sacred as one approaches the Holy of Holies.<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. He receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, representing God's presence among His people. In Ezekiel's vision, it symbolizes restoration and future hope.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outer_court.htm">The Outer Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex, the outer court is accessible to the general population, symbolizing the inclusivity of God's presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chambers.htm">The Chambers</a></b><br>These rooms are part of the temple's structure, used for various purposes, including storage and preparation for temple services.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_the_new_temple.htm">The Vision of the New Temple</a></b><br>A prophetic vision given to Ezekiel, detailing a future temple that signifies God's restored relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_measurements.htm">Symbolism of Measurements</a></b><br>The specific measurements in Ezekiel's vision highlight God's order and precision. They remind us of His attention to detail in our lives and His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_accessibility.htm">God's Presence and Accessibility</a></b><br>The outer court's accessibility signifies that God's presence is available to all who seek Him. We are invited to draw near to God through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple serves as a promise of restoration. In times of personal or communal exile, we can hold onto the hope of God's redemptive work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_preparation.htm">Holiness and Preparation</a></b><br>The chambers' purpose in temple service underscores the importance of preparation and holiness in our worship and daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/future_fulfillment.htm">Future Fulfillment</a></b><br>The vision points to a future fulfillment in Christ and the New Jerusalem, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</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_do_ezekiel's_temple_sizes_differ.htm">Given Ezekiel 42:15-20 lists precise measurements, how do we explain discrepancies with other ancient Near Eastern temple dimensions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The length of the chambers.--</span>We should say the breadth, since a longer measurement the other way immediately follows; but the word is used in connection with, and as a reason for, the length of the wall mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm" title="And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.">Ezekiel 42:7</a>, as if it were said, "The wall was fifty cubits long, because this side of the building was fifty cubits long." To prevent any possible misunderstanding it is immediately added, "Before (literally, <span class= "ital">upon the face of</span>) the Temple an hundred cubits;" <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the length east and west was 100 cubits.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - According to the statement contained in this verse, <span class="cmt_word">the chambers that were in the outer court</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the chambers whose windows looked into the outer court, projected fifty cubits into the outer court; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> this was their breadth or depth from north to south; whereas those <span class="cmt_word">before the temple were an hundred cubits</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the chambers whose windows fronted the temple, were a hundred cubits from east to west. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-8.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chambers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> </span><span class="str2">Room, chamber, hall, cell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the outer</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, wall side, exterior, secular</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶחָצֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[were] fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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 /><br /><span class="word">long,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while those facing</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֵיכָ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hê·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[were] a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits [long].</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Ezekiel 42:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:8 For the length of the chambers that (Ezek. 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