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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Around the inside of each of the four courts was a ledge of stone, with places for fire built all around under the ledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Along the inside of these walls was a ledge of stone with fireplaces under the ledge all the way around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a row <i>of building</i> round about in them, round about them four, and <i>it was</i> made with boiling places under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There was</i> a row <i>of building stones</i> all around in them, all around the four of them; and cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a row <i>of masonry</i> all around in them, around the four of them, and cooking hearths were made under the rows all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There was a row of masonry round about in them, around the four of them, and boiling places were made under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> a row <i>of masonry</i> round about in them, around the four of them, and boiling places were made under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>Now there was</i> a row <i>of masonry</i> round about in them, around the four of them, and boiling places were made under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>There was</i> a row <i>of masonry</i> all around inside them, around [each of] the four courtyards, and it was made with cooking hearths under the rows all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There was a stone wall around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There was a stone wall around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was a wall round about in them, round about the four, and boiling-places were made under the walls round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Around the inside of these smaller courtyards was a low wall of stones, and against the wall were places to build fires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there was a row of building round about in them, round about the four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Around each of the four courtyards were stone walls, and these walls were equipped with fireplaces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Each one had a stone wall around it, with fireplaces built against the wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A low wall built of masonry surrounded each courtyard, with boiling places set in rows in the wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There was a wall around in them, around the four, and boiling places were made under the walls all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there was a row of building around in them, around them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There was a wall around in them, around the four, and boiling places were made under the walls all around. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a row [is] all around in them—around the four of them—and made with boilers under the rows all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a row is round about in them, round about to them four, and made with boilers under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a wall round about in them, round about to them four, and boiling places made from under the walls round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there was a wall round about compassing the four little courts, and there were kitchens built under the rows round about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there was a wall all around, encircling the four little atriums. And kitchens had been constructed under the porticos on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A stone wall surrounded them on four sides, and ovens were built along the bottom of the walls all the way around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows all around.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there was a row of rooms round about the four courts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And chambers surrounded the four of them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there was a row of masonry round about in them, round about the four, and it was made with boiling-places under the rows round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>there were</i> chambers in them round about, round about the four, and cooking-places formed under the chambers round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/46-23.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=14337" 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/46.htm">The Courts for Boiling and Baking</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">Around</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">the inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">of each</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: lə·’ar·ba‘·tām (Prep-l:: Number-msc:: 3mp) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">of the four courts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2905.htm" title="2905: wə·ṭūr (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A row. From an unused root meaning to range in a regular manner; a row; hence, a wall.">was a row of masonry</a> <a href="/hebrew/4018.htm" title="4018: ū·mə·ḇaš·šə·lō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A cooking hearth. From bashal; a cooking hearth.">with ovens</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śui (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">built</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">at the base of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2918.htm" title="2918: haṭ·ṭî·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Encampment, battlement. Feminine of tuwr; a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">on all sides.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”…<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="/leviticus/6-9.htm">Leviticus 6:9-13</a></span><br />“Command Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. / And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-16.htm">2 Chronicles 4:16</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-45.htm">1 Kings 7:45</a></span><br />and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a></span><br />The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14</a></span><br />and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-14.htm">2 Kings 16:14-15</a></span><br />He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar. / Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18-19</a></span><br />Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. / Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Leviticus 2:4-5</a></span><br />Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil. / If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Exodus 38:3</a></span><br />He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Hebrews 13:10</a></span><br />We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-5</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. / Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Hebrews 9:9</a></span><br />It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-24.htm">Boiling-Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Built</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Ledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Row</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-25.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/46-24.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-24.htm">Boiling-Places</a> <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Building</a> <a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Built</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/daniel/3-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-16.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/27-5.htm">Ledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-24.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Row</a> <a href="/mark/6-40.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/daniel/5-5.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ordinances for the prince in his worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">and for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">An order for the prince's inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">The courts for boiling and baking</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/46.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/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Around the inside of each of the four courts</b><br>This phrase refers to the layout of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision. The four courts likely represent the four corners of the temple area, emphasizing the completeness and order of God's design. The number four often symbolizes universality in the Bible, suggesting the encompassing nature of God's presence and authority. This vision of the temple is part of a larger prophetic message about restoration and renewal for Israel, pointing to a future where God's people are fully restored in their relationship with Him.<p><b>was a row of masonry</b><br>The mention of masonry indicates the permanence and strength of the construction. In ancient times, masonry was a common building material for significant structures, symbolizing durability and stability. This can be seen as a reflection of God's unchanging nature and the enduring nature of His covenant with His people. The use of masonry in the temple courts underscores the sacredness and importance of the temple as a place of worship and divine encounter.<p><b>with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides</b><br>The presence of ovens suggests preparation for offerings and sacrifices, which were central to the worship practices in the temple. These ovens would have been used for baking the grain offerings, a key component of the sacrificial system outlined in Leviticus. This detail highlights the practical aspects of temple worship and the importance of offerings in maintaining a right relationship with God. The placement of ovens at the base of the walls signifies the integration of worship into the very structure of the temple, symbolizing how worship should be foundational in the life of God's people. This can also be seen as a type pointing to Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate sacrifice and fulfillment of the sacrificial system, providing a way for believers to be reconciled to God.<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 concerning the future of Israel and the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision described in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a> is of a future temple, often referred to as the Third Temple, which is a place of worship and sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_four_courts.htm">The Four Courts</a></b><br>These are part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision, each with specific functions and symbolic meanings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ledge_of_stone.htm">The Ledge of Stone</a></b><br>This architectural feature is part of the temple's design, indicating a place for preparation and possibly purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/ovens.htm">Ovens</a></b><br>These are used for baking offerings, signifying the preparation of sacrifices, which are central to the worship practices described in the temple vision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><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. Understanding its design helps us appreciate the holiness and order God desires in worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>The presence of ovens and ledges signifies the importance of preparation in worship. Just as the priests prepared offerings, we should prepare our hearts and minds for worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the temple remind us of God's holiness and the purity He requires. This calls us to live lives set apart for Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of temple worship highlights the importance of gathering together as believers to honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate sacrifice, who fulfills the law and offers us direct access to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who's_the_prince_in_ezekiel's_prophecy.htm">Who is the prince mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_prince's_temple_duties.htm">Ezekiel 46:2-3 outlines rituals for a 'prince' in the temple; why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence of a ruler fulfilling these specific temple duties?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_gate's_timing_maintained.htm">Ezekiel 46:1-2 describes a gate that remains shut during the six working days but opens on the Sabbath; how could such consistent timing be maintained with ancient technology and calendars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_temple_ruins_with_separate_gates.htm">Ezekiel 46:9 mandates worshipers to enter and exit by different gates; is there any archaeological trace of such an architectural arrangement in known temple ruins?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">A row of building.</span>--Around the walls of these enclosures were fixed tables of masonry with boiling places underneath.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there was a row</span> <span class="cmt_word">of building round about in them</span>; but whether <span class="hebrew">טור</span> meant a "wall," "fence," or "enclosure," as Gesenius, Havernick, and Ewald translate, or "row," "series," "a shelf of brickwork which had several separate shelves under which the cooking-hearths were placed," as Keil explains, the obvious intention was to describe the range of <span class="cmt_word">boiling places</span> which were built along the inside walls of these corner courts, as the next verse states. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/46-23.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">Around</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֖יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the inside</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of each</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the four [courts]</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·ba‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] a row of masonry</span><br /><span class="heb">וְט֨וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2905.htm">Strong's 2905: </a> </span><span class="str2">A row, a wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with ovens</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְבַשְּׁל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḇaš·šə·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4018.htm">Strong's 4018: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cooking hearth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">built</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֔וּי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the base of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתַּ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(mit·ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטִּיר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭî·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2918.htm">Strong's 2918: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall, a fortress, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on all sides.</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Ezekiel 46:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 46:23 There was a wall around in them (Ezek. 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