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The alcoves themselves were 10 1 / 2 feet on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The space also before the little chambers <i>was</i> one cubit <i>on this side</i>, and the space <i>was</i> one cubit on that side: and the little chambers <i>were</i> six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There was</i> a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit <i>on this side</i> and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers <i>were</i> six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>There was</i> a barrier <i>wall</i> one cubit <i>wide</i> in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms <i>were</i> six cubits <i>square</i> on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There was a barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a barrier <i>wall</i> one cubit <i>wide</i> in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms <i>were</i> six cubits <i>square</i> on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>There was</i> a barrier <i>wall</i> one cubit <i>wide</i> in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms <i>were</i> six cubits <i>square</i> on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On each side a border (barrier wall) one cubit wide stood in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits <i>square</i> on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There was a barrier of 21 inches in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10 1 /2 feet square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There was a barrier of 21 inches in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10 1/2 feet square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In front of the guardrooms, which were three meters square, was a railing about 50 centimeters high and 50 centimeters thick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and a border before the lodges one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges six cubits on this side, and six cubit on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There was a barrier about 21 inches in front of each guardroom. The guardrooms were 10 1/2 feet square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In front of each of the guardrooms there was a low wall 20 inches high and 20 inches thick. (The rooms were 10 feet square.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The retaining wall in front of the guardhouses measured one cubit wide. It stood one cubit from the wall to the guardhouses, which were six cubits square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There was a barrier in front of the alcoves, 1 3/4 feet on either side; the alcoves were 10 1/2 feet on either side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and a barrier in front of the side-rooms, twenty-one inches, and a barrier on the other side, twenty-one inches; and the side-rooms were ten feet four inches square.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the side rooms, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a border before the little chambers—one cubit, and one cubit [is] the border on this side, and the little chamber—six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a border before the little chambers, one cubit, and one cubit is the border on this side, and the little chamber is six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the bound before the face of the chambers, one cubit, and one cubit the bound from hence: and the chamber six cubits from hence, and six cubits from thence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the border before the little chambers one cubit: and one cubit was the border on both sides: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side and that side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And before the chambers, the border was one cubit. And on both sides, the border was one cubit. But the chambers were six cubits, from one side to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The borders in front of the cells on both sides were one cubit, while the cells themselves measured six cubits by six cubits from one opening to the next.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There was a barrier before the recesses, one cubit on either side; and the recesses were six cubits on either side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The space also before the small rooms was one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side, and the small rooms were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border that was before the door post, a cubit from here and on that side, and the inside, six cubits from here and six cubits from there<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and a border before the cells, one cubit [on this side], and a border, one cubit on that side; and the cells, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the space before the chambers was narrowed to a cubit in front of the chambers on this side and on that side: and the chamber was six cubits this way, and six cubits that way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-12.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=12044" 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/40.htm">The East Gate</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">In front</a> <a href="/hebrew/8372.htm" title="8372: hat·tā·’ō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A chamber. And ta ah; from ta'ah; a room.">of each gate chamber</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">was a wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</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).">cubit high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8372.htm" title="8372: wə·hat·tā (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A chamber. And ta ah; from ta'ah; a room.">and the gate chambers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš- (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">were six</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)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: wə·’am·māh- (Conj-w:: 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/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōh (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōw (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth."></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)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: mip·pōw (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence.">square.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway.…<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="/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="/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/7-39.htm">1 Kings 7:39</a></span><br />He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.<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="/exodus/26-30.htm">Exodus 26:30</a></span><br />So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-20.htm">Exodus 36:20-30</a></span><br />Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a></span><br />Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">1 Kings 6:33-35</a></span><br />In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. / The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels. / He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">1 Kings 7:23-26</a></span><br />He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">2 Chronicles 4:2-5</a></span><br />He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. / The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”<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/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-25.htm">Revelation 21:25</a></span><br />Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.</p><p class="hdg">space.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Alcove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Alcoves</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">Barrier</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Either</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Guardrooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Lodges</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Alcove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Alcoves</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Barrier</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-42.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Either</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Guardrooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Lodges</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-18.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</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'; 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The wall one cubit high in front of each gate chamber signifies a boundary or separation, which is a common theme in temple architecture, symbolizing the holiness and sanctity of the space. A cubit, an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches, indicates the modest height of this wall, suggesting it was more of a demarcation than a barrier. This detail reflects the precision and orderliness of God's design, emphasizing the importance of boundaries in maintaining holiness. The concept of separation is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as the veil in the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a>), which separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the sanctuary.<p><b>and the gate chambers were six cubits square</b><br>The gate chambers being six cubits square highlights the symmetry and order in the temple's design. Six cubits, approximately nine feet, indicates a substantial space, suggesting the importance of these chambers in the temple's function. Gate chambers were likely used by temple guards or for administrative purposes, reflecting the organized worship and governance in the temple. The number six, often associated with human effort and imperfection, contrasts with the divine perfection symbolized by the number seven, which may imply the need for divine presence to complete and perfect human endeavors. This architectural detail underscores the meticulous nature of God's instructions for worship spaces, as seen in the detailed plans for the Tabernacle (Exodus 25-27) and Solomon's Temple (1 Kings 6).<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 receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_vision.htm">The Temple Vision</a></b><br>This vision, given to Ezekiel, describes a future temple with precise measurements and structures, symbolizing God's presence and order.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_alcoves.htm">The Alcoves</a></b><br>These are small chambers or recesses within the temple structure, possibly used for specific purposes related to temple rituals or storage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_barrier.htm">The Barrier</a></b><br>A one-cubit deep structure in front of the alcoves, indicating separation or protection, emphasizing the holiness and order of the temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cubit.htm">The Cubit</a></b><br>An ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches, used here to describe the dimensions of the temple's features.<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 detailed measurements in Ezekiel's vision reflect God's nature of order and precision. Believers are called to reflect this order in their lives, valuing discipline and intentionality in their spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The barrier in front of the alcoves signifies separation, reminding us of the holiness required to approach God. Christians are encouraged to pursue holiness and live lives set apart for God's purposes.<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. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live in a way that honors God's indwelling presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision was given during a time of exile, offering hope for future restoration. In times of personal or communal exile, believers can find hope in God's promises of restoration and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</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/do_ezekiel_40_5-16_match_temple_finds.htm">How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The space also before the little chambers</span>; more correctly, <span class="accented">and a border be</span>fore the ledges. Though the construction of this border, fence, or barrier (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Ezekiel 27:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13, 17</a>; <a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">Exodus 19:12</a>) is not described, its design most likely was to enable the guardsman, by stepping beyond his coil, to observe what was going on in the gate without either interrupting or being interrupted by the passengers. As the barrier projected one cubit on each side of the ten-cubit way, only eight cubits remained for persons going in or out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-12.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">In front</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of each gate chamber</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתָּאוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8372.htm">Strong's 8372: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was a wall</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְב֞וּל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubit [high],</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמָּ֣ה</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">and the gate chambers</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַתָּ֕א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hat·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8372.htm">Strong's 8372: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[were] six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(šêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמָּה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">square.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> </span><span class="str2">This place, here</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Ezekiel 40:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:12 And a border before the lodges one (Ezek. 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