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enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And from under these chambers <i>was</i> the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />At the lower chambers <i>was</i> the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And below these chambers <i>was</i> the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Below these chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And below these chambers <i>was</i> the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Below these chambers <i>was</i> the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Below these chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the base of these chambers there was an entryway on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the base of these chambers there was an entryway on the east side as one enters them from the outer court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These lower side rooms had an entrance on the east side. A person was able to enter the outer courtyard through them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Below these chambers, as one might enter from the outer court, was the east side entrance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />From under these rooms was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From under these rooms was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And under these chambers [is] the entrance from the east, in one’s going into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And under these chambers is the entrance from the east, in one's going into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from under to these cells the entrance from the east, in his going to them from the enclosure without.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there was under these chambers, an entrance from the east, for them that went into them out of the outward court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And under these storerooms, there was an entrance from the east, for those who were entering into it from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the base of these chambers, there was an entryway from the east so that one could enter from the outer court<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At the foot of these chambers ran a passage that one entered from the east in order to enter them from the outer court.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the door of the room of the vestibule which goes into the outer court was on the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the door of the room of the eastern entrance that enters to the outer courtyard<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>there were</i> doors of these chambers for an outlet toward the east, so that one should go through them out of the outer court,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-9.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=12840" 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">8</span>For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ū·mit·ta·ḥă·ṯå̄h (Conj-w, Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">And below</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3957.htm" title="3957: lə·šå̄·ḵōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Room, chamber, hall, cell. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a building.">chambers was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3996.htm" title="3996: ham·må̄·ḇō (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Entrance, a coming in, entering. From bow'; an entrance; specifically sunset or the west; also towards.">the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: mê·haq·qā·ḏîm (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">on the east side</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·’ōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">as one enters</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hên·nāh (Prep-l:: Pro-3fp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥi·ṣō·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">from the outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: mê·he·ḥā·ṣêr (Prep-m, Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court were chambers adjoining the courtyard and opposite the building,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Ezekiel 40:44-46</a></span><br />Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north. / Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, / and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-4</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10-12</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan, / and if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out. / This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">Ezekiel 44:1-3</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Ezekiel 46:19-24</a></span><br />Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end / and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” / Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a></span><br />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. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-10</a></span><br />Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls. / The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9</a></span><br />The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Exodus 26:9</a></span><br />Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.<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="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16</a></span><br />Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9</a></span><br />It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD—his portion forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the utter court.</p><p class="hdg">from under.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Ezekiel 46:19</a></b></br> After he brought me through the entry, which <i>was</i> at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there <i>was</i> a place on the two sides westward.</p><p class="hdg">the entry.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-14.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-5.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">One's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Cells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-27.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">One's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Way</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>And below these chambers</b><br>This phrase refers to the chambers described in the preceding verses, which are part of the temple complex in Ezekiel's vision. These chambers were likely used for various purposes, including storage and possibly living quarters for priests. The mention of "below" suggests a multi-level structure, indicating the complexity and grandeur of the temple design. This reflects the detailed architectural plans given by God, emphasizing the order and holiness required in worship.<p><b>was the entrance on the east side</b><br>The east side of the temple holds significant importance in biblical symbolism. The entrance facing east aligns with the direction from which God's glory returns to the temple in <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2-4</a>. Eastward orientation is also seen in the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a>) and the entrance of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/27-13.htm">Exodus 27:13-16</a>), symbolizing the direction of divine presence and blessing. This entrance would have been a primary access point, highlighting the accessibility of God's house to His people.<p><b>as one enters them from the outer court</b><br>The outer court was the area accessible to the general population, including Gentiles, in the temple complex. This phrase indicates a transition from the outer court to the more restricted areas of the temple, symbolizing a movement from common to sacred space. The progression from the outer court to the inner areas reflects the increasing levels of holiness and the need for purification and reverence as one approaches God's presence. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to draw near to God with a pure heart (<a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in Ezekiel chapters 40-48 represents a future idealized temple, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chambers.htm">The Chambers</a></b><br>These are rooms within the temple complex, likely used for various purposes related to temple service and worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outer_court.htm">The Outer Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex, the outer court is accessible to the general public, symbolizing the openness of God's presence to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east_side_entrance.htm">The East Side Entrance</a></b><br>The specific entrance mentioned in the verse, symbolizing access and approach to the sacred space.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_accessibility.htm">God's Presence and Accessibility</a></b><br>The entrance from the outer court signifies that God desires to be accessible to His people. Reflect on how God makes Himself available to us today through prayer and His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_preparation.htm">Holiness and Preparation</a></b><br>The chambers and their specific entrances remind us of the need for preparation and reverence when approaching God. Consider how we prepare our hearts for worship and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple serves as a symbol of God's dwelling place. In the New Testament, believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit. Reflect on how we can live as vessels of God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_structure_in_worship.htm">Order and Structure in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed description of the temple's layout highlights the importance of order and structure in worship. Consider how we can incorporate these principles into our personal and corporate worship practices.<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_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><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><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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">From under these chambers.--</span>This verse as it stands in our version is scarcely intelligible. Translate: <span class= "ital">And from underneath it</span> (<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the wall just spoken of) <span class= "ital">these chambers.</span> The wall screened the lower part of the chambers so that to one looking from the east they appeared to rise out of it. Then a new clause begins: "The entrance was from the east, as one goeth to them from the outer court." It is perfectly clear that this does not refer to any entrance from the inner court, because it expressly says "as one goeth from the outer court." The object of the statement is probably to show that the access to the chambers was from the outer court by means of the walk already described, leading from the east, from the porch of the gate to the inner court.<p><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> describe briefly another chamber-building at the south of the "separate place," exactly like the one already described at the north. There is only need to notice some required changes in the translation. Thus read <a href="/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</a>, <span class= "ital">On the breadth of the wall of the court going toward the east, over against the separate place and over against the building were the chambers.</span> The <span class= "ital">wall</span> is here the same word as in <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm" title="And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.">Ezekiel 42:7</a>, and means therefore not the wall of a building, but a fence-wall; it is here defined, however, as "the wall of the court," and must be understood of the division wall between the inner and outer courts. Along this, as it stretched to the east, the building was situated. Some writers, by a slight alteration of the text, would change <span class= "ital">east</span> into <span class= "ital">south,</span> so that for "going toward the east" we should read <span class= "ital">on the south.</span> This makes the sense clearer, but is not necessary.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - The chambers were approached by an entry (in the text <span class="cmt_word">the entry</span>, this being a well-known and recognized part of the structure) which ran along the east side of the building, and led from the outer to the temple court. As this (the outer) court was higher than that (the temple), and could only be reached by steps, "the entry" is represented as lying under the chambers. It was manifestly this "entry" that was screened by the fence mentioned in ver. 7. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-9.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">And below</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִתַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mit·ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chambers [was]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְּשָׁכ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3957.htm">Strong's 3957: </a> </span><span class="str2">Room, chamber, hall, cell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the entrance</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֵּבִיא֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3996.htm">Strong's 3996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An entrance, sunset, the west, towards</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the east side</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהַקָּדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·haq·qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as one enters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֹא֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇō·’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֵ֔נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> </span><span class="str2">Themselves</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the outer</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִצֹנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥi·ṣō·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, wall side, exterior, secular</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהֶחָצֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:9 From under these chambers was the entry (Ezek. 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