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We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a> Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he (the angel) brought me out into the outer courtyard, toward the north; and he led me to the [attached] chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building to the north. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the man led me out by way of the north gate into the outer court. He brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple yard and opposite the building to the north. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the man led me out by way of the north gate into the outer court. He brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple yard and opposite the building to the north. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the man led me out toward the north to the outer courtyard. He brought me to the side rooms opposite both the open area and the northern building. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the man took me into the outer courtyard and led me to a building on the north side of the Temple, not far from the building at the west end of the Temple. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he brought me to the outer, north-facing courtyard into the chamber that stood opposite the structure that was facing north. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the room that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way towards the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building towards the north. <a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north. Then he brought me into the room that was opposite the separate place, and which was opposite the building toward the north. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he brings me forth to the outer court, the way northward, and he brings me into the chamber that [is] opposite the separate place, and that [is] opposite the building at the north. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he bringeth me forth unto the outer court, the way northward, and he bringeth me in unto the chamber that is over-against the separate place, and that is over-against the building at the north. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will bring me forth to the enclosure without, the way a way of the north: and he will bring me to the cell which was over against the separated place, and which was over against the building to the north.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he brought me forth into the outward court by the way that leadeth to the north, and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate building, and over against the house toward the north. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he led me into the outer court by the way that leads to the north, and he led me into the storeroom that was opposite the separate edifice, and opposite the shrine that verges toward the north. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he led me north to the outer court, bringing me to some chambers on the north side opposite the restricted area and the north building. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the temple yard and opposite the building on the north.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> THEN he brought me forth into the outer court, to the way toward the north; and he brought me into the room opposite the separate place and opposite the building toward the north. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he brought me to the outer courtyard to the way north, and he brought me to the chamber next to the separate partition and next to the north building<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building, toward the north, <a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he brought me into the inner court eastward, opposite the northern gate: and he brought me in, and behold five chambers near the vacant space, and near the northern partition, <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Chambers for the Priests</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣi·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Then the man led me out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></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.">northward</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">the outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·ḇi·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and he brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3957.htm" title="3957: hal·liš·kāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Room, chamber, hall, cell. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a building.">the group of 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/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">opposite</a> <a href="/hebrew/1508.htm" title="1508: hag·giz·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cutting, separation. Feminine of gezer; the figure or person; also an inclosure.">the temple courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer- (Conj-w:: 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/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1146.htm" title="1146: hab·bin·yān (Art:: N-ms) -- A structure. From banah; an edifice.">the outer wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</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.">the north side.</a> 2The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Ezekiel 40:1-4</a> In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there. / In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. / So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. ... <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-4</a> Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ... <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Ezekiel 43:1-5</a> Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east, / and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. / The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown, ... <a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">Ezekiel 44:1-4</a> The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut. / And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut. / Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.” ... <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</a> “When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. / Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. / From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. ... <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ezekiel 46:1-3</a> “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. / The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening. / On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are also to bow in worship before the LORD at the entrance to that gateway. <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-2</a> Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1-2</a> “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-10</a> 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. ... <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-5</a> 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. / He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9-10</a> He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze. / He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-12</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.he brought<a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Ezekiel 40:2,3,24</a> In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south… <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1</a> Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.the utter court<a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">Ezekiel 40:20</a> And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.<a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.<a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Ezekiel 13:14</a> So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Ezekiel 42:4</a> And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.<a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9,12-15</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-19.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Yard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Separate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Yard</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</a> </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'; 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The direction "northward" is significant in biblical symbolism, often associated with judgment or divine presence. The "outer court" is part of the temple complex, accessible to the general public, including Gentiles, and represents a place of preparation and purification before entering the more sacred inner areas. This movement northward may symbolize a transition from common to holy, reflecting the journey of spiritual growth and sanctification.and he brought me to the group of chambers These chambers are likely storage rooms or living quarters for priests, indicating the practical needs of temple service. They may also symbolize the provision and preparation necessary for those who serve God. In a broader sense, these chambers can be seen as a type of the church, where believers are prepared and equipped for service. The presence of these chambers highlights the organized and purposeful nature of worship and service in God's plan.opposite the temple courtyard The location "opposite the temple courtyard" suggests a direct relationship and proximity to the temple itself, emphasizing the importance of these chambers in relation to worship. The courtyard is a place of gathering and sacrifice, central to the worship practices of Israel. This positioning underscores the idea that service and preparation (represented by the chambers) are directly connected to worship and sacrifice (represented by the courtyard).and the outer wall on the north side The "outer wall" serves as a boundary, marking the separation between the sacred space of the temple and the outside world. This wall signifies protection and sanctity, ensuring that what is holy remains undefiled. The mention of the "north side" again highlights the direction associated with divine activity and judgment. In a prophetic sense, this could point to the ultimate protection and sanctification provided by Christ, who is the true temple and the one who separates His people from the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of divine visions, including the detailed vision of the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a> Likely an angelic figure or a divine guide, this man leads Ezekiel through the vision of the temple, providing measurements and descriptions. 3. <a href="/topical/o/outer_court.htm">Outer Court</a> Part of the temple complex, the outer court is a significant area for worship and gathering, symbolizing access to God's presence. 4. <a href="/topical/n/north_gate.htm">North Gate</a> One of the gates of the temple, the north gate is a point of entry and exit, symbolizing direction and movement in the vision. 5. <a href="/topical/c/chambers.htm">Chambers</a> These are rooms or spaces within the temple complex, possibly used for priestly activities or storage, indicating the functional aspects of temple worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_design.htm">God's Order and Design</a> The detailed description of the temple reflects God's order and intentionality. Believers are encouraged to recognize God's design in their lives and the world. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> The chambers and separate areas signify holiness and the need for separation from sin. Christians are called to live holy lives, set apart for God's purposes. <a href="/topical/g/guidance_and_revelation.htm">Guidance and Revelation</a> Just as Ezekiel was guided by the man, believers are led by the Holy Spirit in understanding God's will and revelation through Scripture. <a href="/topical/a/access_to_god.htm">Access to God</a> The outer court and gates symbolize access to God. Through Christ, believers have direct access to the Father, emphasizing the importance of prayer and worship. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a> The temple complex was a place for communal worship. Christians are reminded of the importance of gathering together for worship and fellowship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a> <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 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> <a href="/q/why_wasn't_ezekiel_42's_temple_built.htm">If Ezekiel 42's temple was meant to be literal, why did this plan never materialize in recorded history?</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</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>XLII.This chapter describes what is not only new in this vision, but also unknown in either the former or the later Temple. <a href="/context/ezekiel/42-1.htm" title="Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.">Ezekiel 42:1-14</a> are occupied with the account of certain chambers for the priests adjoining the inner court, but actually within the area of the outer. From <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm" title="When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.">Ezekiel 42:14</a> it is plain that these chambers, although thus situated in the outer court, were considered for ecclesiastical purposes as belonging to the inner. <a href="/context/ezekiel/42-15.htm" title="Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a> describe a very large area enclosing the Temple and its courts as an additional safeguard to its sanctity.(1) Utter court.--Outer court (see Note on 40:31). The "into" of the next clause should be "unto"; so also in <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm" title="After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.">Ezekiel 46:19</a>.Before the building.--The preposition is the same as that translated just before, and also twice in <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm" title="Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.">Ezekiel 42:3</a>, "over against." The length of this chamber, or series of chambers, was 100 cubits (<a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm" title="Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.">Ezekiel 42:2</a>), and as it appears from <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm" title="After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.">Ezekiel 46:19</a> that it did not reach to the western wall, it must have extended the whole remaining length of the building to the west of the separate place, across the separate place itself, and probably also across the chambers at the west end of the Temple (see Plan II., H, H [<a href="/context/ezekiel/40-44.htm" title="And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.">Ezekiel 40:44-49</a>]). The chamber on the north is particularly described in <a href="/context/ezekiel/42-1.htm" title="Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.">Ezekiel 42:1-9</a>, and in <a href="/context/ezekiel/42-10.htm" title="The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.">Ezekiel 42:10-12</a> mention is made more briefly of a corresponding one on the south. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-14. - The priests' chambers. Verse 1. - The survey of the house having been completed, the seer was conducted by his guide into the outer court (see on Ezekiel 40:17), by the way toward the north, i.e. by the inner north gate (see <a href="/ezekiel/40-23.htm">Ezekiel 40:23</a>) and from the outer court into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. That this chamber, or these chambers (לִשְׁכָּה being a collective noun, though in vers. 4 and 5 it occurs in the plural), were not the same cells as those mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17, 44</a>, as Havernick supposes, is apparent from their situation and use. Those in <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44</a> were in the inner, while these were in the outer; and if the cells spoken of in <a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17</a> were in the outer court, they were also on the pavement by the outer wall, while the chambers now alluded to were "over against," or in front of, the gizrah, or separate place (see on Ezekiel 41:12), and "over against," or in front of, "the building toward the north." This building Kiel, Hengstenberg, Schroder, and Plumptre hold to have been the erection on the gizrah; Ewald, Kliefoth, Smend, and Currey believe it to have meant the temple. The question as to which view is correct is immaterial, since the row of chambers extended in front of parts of both buildings. Ewald, as usual, follows the LXX., and translates, "brought me to the fifteen (another Greek text has five) cells;" but of this the Hebrew contains nothing. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the man led me out וַיּוֹצִאֵ֗נִי (way·yō·w·ṣi·’ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim northward הַצָּפ֑וֹן (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the outer הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה (ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> The, wall side, exterior, secular court, הֶֽחָצֵר֙ (he·ḥā·ṣêr) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet and he brought me וַיְבִאֵ֣נִי (way·ḇi·’ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the group of chambers הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה (hal·liš·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> Room, chamber, hall, cell opposite נֶ֧גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the temple courtyard הַגִּזְרָ֛ה (hag·giz·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1508.htm">Strong's 1508: </a> The figure, person, an inclosure and נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the [outer wall] הַבִּנְיָ֖ן (hab·bin·yān) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1146.htm">Strong's 1146: </a> A structure on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the north side. הַצָּפֽוֹן׃ (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:1 Then he brought me forth into (Ezek. 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