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The open area between the side rooms of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The outer wall of the Temple’s side rooms was 8 3 / 4 feet thick. This left an open area between these side rooms<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. The free space between the side chambers of the temple and the<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the wall, which <i>was</i> for the side chamber without, <i>was</i> five cubits: and <i>that</i> which <i>was</i> left <i>was</i> the place of the side chambers that <i>were</i> within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers <i>was</i> five cubits, and so also the remaining terrace by the place of the side chambers of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers <i>was</i> five cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers <i>was</i> five cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the house<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was 8 3 /4 feet. The free space between the side rooms of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was 8 3/4 feet. The free space between the side rooms of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The outside walls of the storage rooms were two and a half meters thick; there was nothing between these walls <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The outer wall of the side rooms was 9 feet thick. There was an open area between the side rooms connected to the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits thick, and there was an empty space between the Temple's side chambers <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The width of the outer wall of the side chambers was 8 3/4 feet, and the open area between the side chambers of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-rooms, on the outside, was eight feet seven inches: and that which was left was the place of the side-rooms that belonged to the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits. That which was left was the place of the side rooms that belonged to the house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The breadth of that wall, of the side-chamber, at the outside, [is] five cubits; and the space remaining of the side-chambers—that of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The breadth of the wall that is to the side-chamber at the outside is five cubits; and that which is left is the place of the side-chambers that are to the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The breadth of the wall which was to the side without, five cubits: and that remaining of the house the sides which were to the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the thickness of the wall for the side chamber without, which was five cubits: and the inner house was within the side chambers of the house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the width of the exterior wall for the side chambers was five cubits. And the inner house was within the side chambers of the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The width of the outside wall enclosing the side chambers was five cubits. There was an open space between the side chambers of the temple<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits; and the free space between the side chambers of the temple<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The thickness of the outer wall which was for the side rooms was five cubits; and from within it was five cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the width of the wall of the side partition outside was five cubits, and from within, five cubits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The breadth of the outer wall which belonged to the side-chambers was five cubits; and so that which was left by the structure of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the breadth of the wall of each side without was five cubits; and the spaces that were left between the sides of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/41-9.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=12576" 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/41.htm">Outside the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ha·ḥūṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">The outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: haq·qîr (Art:: N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ăšer- (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/6763.htm" title="6763: laṣ·ṣê·lā‘ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Or tsaltah; from tsala'; a rib, literally or figuratively; hence, a side, literally or figuratively; architecturally, a timber or plank.">of the side rooms</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">was five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-msc) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">thick,</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.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: mun·nāḥ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">the open area</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/6763.htm" title="6763: ṣə·lā·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Or tsaltah; from tsala'; a rib, literally or figuratively; hence, a side, literally or figuratively; architecturally, a timber or plank.">the side rooms</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/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-6</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">1 Kings 6:10</a></span><br />He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16</a></span><br />He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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/3-11.htm">2 Chronicles 3:11</a></span><br />The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/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="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10-11</a></span><br />When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed. / And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3</a></span><br />The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Nehemiah 3:6</a></span><br />The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-13.htm">Nehemiah 3:13</a></span><br />The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></span><br />“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a></span><br />As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1-2</a></span><br />As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">was five</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Ezekiel 41:5</a></b></br> After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of <i>every</i> side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Ezekiel 41:11</a></b></br> And the doors of the side chambers <i>were</i> toward <i>the place that was</i> left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left <i>was</i> five cubits round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1,4</a></b></br> Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that <i>was</i> over against the separate place, and which <i>was</i> before the building toward the north… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-29.htm">Free</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-4.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Platform</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Side-Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Side-Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Side-Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Structure</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Free</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Platform</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-5.htm">Side-Chamber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Side-Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Side-Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Space</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Structure</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple</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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In ancient Near Eastern architecture, thick walls were often used for fortification and to signify the strength and permanence of a building. This detail underscores the temple's role as a secure and holy place for worship. The number five in biblical numerology can symbolize God's grace, which may suggest the protective grace surrounding the temple.<p><b>and the open area between the side rooms of the temple</b><br>The open area, or space, between the side rooms likely served practical and symbolic purposes. Practically, it allowed for movement and access around the temple, facilitating the work of the priests and the maintenance of the temple. Symbolically, open spaces in temple architecture often represented the separation between the holy and the common, emphasizing the sanctity of the temple's inner areas. This separation can be seen as a type of the separation between God and humanity, which is ultimately bridged by Jesus Christ, who is described as the true temple in the New Testament (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>). The design reflects the order and holiness required in approaching God, a theme consistent throughout Scripture.<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 and the one receiving the vision of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple described in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a> is a detailed architectural plan given to Ezekiel, symbolizing God's presence and future restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/side_rooms.htm">Side Rooms</a></b><br>These are chambers built alongside the temple, possibly for storage or other temple-related activities.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/outer_wall.htm">Outer Wall</a></b><br>The wall mentioned is part of the temple's structure, emphasizing the separation and protection of the sacred space.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/open_area.htm">Open Area</a></b><br>This refers to the space between the side rooms and the temple, possibly indicating a buffer zone for sacred activities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_structure_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Structure in Worship</a></b><br>The detailed description of the temple's architecture highlights the importance of order and reverence in worship. Just as the temple had specific dimensions and functions, our worship should be intentional and respectful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_holiness.htm">God's Presence and Holiness</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's presence among His people. The thick walls and open areas signify the separation between the holy and the common, reminding us of God's holiness and our call to be set apart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_restoration.htm">Preparation for Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple serves as a promise of restoration and hope. In our lives, we should prepare our hearts for God's restorative work, trusting in His plans for our future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_protection.htm">Symbolism of Protection</a></b><br>The outer wall's thickness symbolizes protection. In our spiritual lives, we should build strong defenses against sin and temptation, ensuring that our relationship with God remains secure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1-5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41's instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6?</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/is_ezekiel_41's_temple_feasible.htm">What scientific or historical evidence supports or refutes the feasibility of the temple dimensions given in Ezekiel 41?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">That which was left.--</span>After stating the thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers at five cubits, the prophet speaks of the remaining space left unoccupied by the building. The clause should be translated, <span class= "ital">"and so also</span> (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> of the same width) <span class= "ital">was that which was left free against the house of side chambers which belonged to the house," i.e.,</span> to the Temple. The same width is assigned to this space in <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm" title="And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.">Ezekiel 41:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers on the outside</span>, is next mentioned as having been <span class="cmt_word">five cubits</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the same as the breadth of the wall of the porch (<a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Ezekiel 40:48</a>), but one cubit thinner than that of the temple (ver. 5). The clause which follows is obscure. By <span class="accented">that <span class="cmt_word"></span>which</span> <span class="accented">was <span class="cmt_word"></span>left</span>, the Authorized and Revised Versions understand <span class="cmt_word">the place of the side chambers that were within</span> - or, <span class="accented">that belonged to the house</span> (Revised Version) - without intending to assert that the whole space left, which was five cubits (ver. 11), was occupied by the side chambers, which were only four cubits broad (ver. 5). Accepting these measurements, Kliefoth and Keil regard the free space as a walk of five cubits broad on the outside of the side chambers. Ewald, and Dr. Currey, in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' place the five cubits between the temple wall and the side chambers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/41-9.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">The outer</span><br /><span class="heb">הַח֖וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wall</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקִּ֧יר</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the side rooms</span><br /><span class="heb">לַצֵּלָ֛ע</span> <span class="translit">(laṣ·ṣê·lā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rib, a side, a, timber, plank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] five</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thick,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֣חַב</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the open area</span><br /><span class="heb">מֻנָּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(mun·nāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the side rooms</span><br /><span class="heb">צְלָע֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·lā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rib, a side, a, timber, plank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבָּֽיִת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Ezekiel 41:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:9 The thickness of the wall which was (Ezek. 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