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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87 1 / 2 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The length of the building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Before the length of an hundred cubits <i>was</i> the north door, and the breadth <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Facing the length, <i>which was</i> one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Along the length, <i>which was</i> a hundred cubits, <i>was</i> the north door; the width <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Along the length, which was a hundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Along the length, <i>which was</i> a hundred cubits, <i>was</i> the north door; the width <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Along the length, <i>which was</i> one hundred cubits, <i>was</i> the north door; the width <i>was</i> fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Along the length, one hundred cubits, was the north door; and the width was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Along the length of the chambers, which was 175 feet, there was an entrance on the north; the width was 87 1 /2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Along the length of the chambers, which was 175 feet, there was an entrance on the north; the width was 87 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The building that faced north was 175 feet long and 87 1/2 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This building was 168 feet long and 84 feet wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It stood 100 cubits long and 50 cubits wide, with a door in the middle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width 87 1/2 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The length of the front at the north entrance was one hundred seventy-two feet three inches, and the breadth was eighty-six feet two inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Facing the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />At the front of the length [is] one hundred cubits [at] the north opening, and the breadth—fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> At the front of the length is a hundred cubits at the north opening, and the breadth fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the face of the length a hundred cubits the door of the north, and the breadth, fifty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the face of the north door was the length of a hundred cubits, and the breadth of fifty cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The length of the face of the north gate was one hundred cubits, and the width was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They were a hundred cubits long on the north side and fifty cubits wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The length of the building that was on the north side was one hundred cubits, and the width fifty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Towards the place where he measured a hundred cubits, which is at the north gate, and the breadth of it was fifty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Next to the length of a hundred forearms of the northern gate, and the width of fifty cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />even to the front of the length of a hundred cubits, with the door on the north, and the breadth of fifty cubits,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />a hundred cubits in length toward the north, and in breadth fifty,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-2.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=12774" 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">1</span>Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">The building</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">with the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Art:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">facing north</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ham·mê·’āh (Art:: Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">was a hundred</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> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·hā·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">and fifty</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 wide.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to 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="/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="/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/6-17.htm">1 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20</a></span><br />The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">2 Chronicles 3:11</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">2 Chronicles 3:13</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-11</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-24.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Length</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Width</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>The building with the door facing north</b><br>The orientation of the building facing north is significant in biblical architecture, often symbolizing judgment or divine presence. In Ezekiel's vision, the north is associated with God's glory entering the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a>). The north-facing door may also suggest a connection to the northern tribes of Israel, indicating inclusivity in worship. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the north was often seen as a place of divine assembly, which could imply the building's sacred purpose.<p><b>was a hundred cubits long</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Therefore, a hundred cubits would be about 150 feet or 45 meters. This substantial length indicates the building's importance and grandeur. In the context of the temple complex, such dimensions reflect the majesty and holiness of God's dwelling place. The precise measurements also emphasize the order and perfection associated with divine architecture, as seen in other biblical structures like Noah's Ark and Solomon's Temple.<p><b>and fifty cubits wide.</b><br>At fifty cubits wide, the building's proportions are significant, suggesting a balanced and harmonious design. This width, approximately 75 feet or 22.5 meters, complements the length, creating a rectangular shape that is common in ancient temple architecture. The dimensions may symbolize completeness and stability, reflecting God's unchanging nature. The use of specific measurements in Ezekiel's vision underscores the detailed planning and divine inspiration behind the temple's construction, paralleling the meticulous instructions given for the Tabernacle in Exodus.<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 temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in Ezekiel chapters 40-48 represents a future ideal temple, symbolizing God's presence and holiness among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north_side_building.htm">The North Side Building</a></b><br>This specific structure is part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision. It is significant for its dimensions and its role in the overall layout of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_precision.htm">God's Order and Precision</a></b><br>The specific measurements in <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2</a> reflect God's order and precision. This teaches us that God is a God of detail and purpose, and we can trust His plans for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple represents God's presence among His people. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that reflect His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple was given during a time of exile and despair. It serves as a reminder of God's promise to restore and renew His people, offering hope in times of difficulty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>The temple's design emphasizes separation and holiness. As Christians, we are called to live set apart, pursuing holiness in our daily lives.<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/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><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/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/why_no_evidence_for_ezekiel_42_4_design.htm">Ezekiel 42:4 describes specific architectural details for temple chambers--why is there no clear archaeological evidence supporting this exact design?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Before the length.--</span>This verse is still a part of the same sentence, and means, "he brought me before the long side of 100 cubits with the door toward the north, and the breadth 50 cubits." The entrance being on the north was necessarily in the outer court, and the whole description requires that the long way of the building should be east and west. The width therefore of 50 cubits projected into the court just as far as the gateways of the inner court. The measurements of this "chamber" are external, since the prophet did not enter it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - With this verse the Authorized and Revised Versions begin a new sentence, and are in this at one with Smend; but the majority of expositors place the second verse under the regimen of the verb, "he brought me," in ver. 1, and understand the seer to state that he was planted down <span class="cmt_word">before the length</span> (or, long side) <span class="cmt_word">of an hundred cubits</span>, <span class="accented">with the door toward the north</span>, <span class="accented">and the breadth fifty</span> cubits. That is to say, the building which contained the sacristies, or priests' chambers, was a hundred cubits long and fifty bread. As the building on the separate place was also a hundred cubits long (<a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Ezekiel 41:13</a>), it might seem as if this erection ran exactly parallel to that, and this view is taken by Hengstenberg, Schroder, and Plumptre; but Kliefoth, Keil, and Currey, on the authority of <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Ezekiel 46:19</a>, locate a priests' kitchen behind the priests' chambers towards the west, and reserve for it forty cubits, on the plausible ground that it would not likely be smaller in size than the sacrificial kitchen for the people (see <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22</a>). Hence, if the building under consideration began forty cubits east of the gizrah wall, it would extend twenty cubits over the end and along the length of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-2.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">The building</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֙רֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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">with the door</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֖תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">facing north</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצָּפ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֵּאָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֣וֹת</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 /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָרֹ֖חַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים</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 wide.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּֽוֹת׃</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/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Ezekiel 42:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:2 Before the length of one hundred cubits (Ezek. 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