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There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by which one enters the rooms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />as were the entrances of the chambers on the south. There was an entrance at the beginning of the passage, the passage before the corresponding wall on the east as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And according to the doors of the chambers that <i>were</i> toward the south <i>was</i> a door in the head of the way, <i>even</i> the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that <i>were</i> facing south, as one enters them, <i>there was</i> a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And like the entrances of the chambers that were toward the south there was an entrance at the head of the walkway, the walkway in front of the dividing wall toward the east, as one enters them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entrance at the beginning of the passageway, the way in front of the corresponding wall as one enters on the east side, was similar to the entrances of the chambers that were on the south side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The entrance at the beginning of the passageway, the way in front of the corresponding wall as one enters on the east side, was similar to the entrances of the chambers that were on the south side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The door to these rooms was at the east end of the wall that stood in front of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The doors to the south rooms were the same as the doors to the north rooms. There was a doorway at the other end of the walkway that was parallel to the corresponding wall that ran eastward. People entered through that doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There was a door under the rooms on the south side of the building, at the east end where the wall began. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Corresponding to the chamber doorways facing the south was an opening at the beginning of the passage; that is, the passage in front of the corresponding part of the wall facing east as one might enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />According to the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And according to the doors of the chambers that were towards the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall towards the east, as one entereth into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Like the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And according to the openings of the chambers that [are] southward [is] an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And according to the openings of the chambers that are southward is an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And according to the doors of the cells which were the way of the south, a door in the head of the way, the way in the face of the wall suitable the way of the east in entering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />According to the doors of the chambers that were towards the south : there was a door in the head of the way, which way was before the porch, separated towards the east as one entereth in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />were in accord with the doors of the storerooms that were on the way looking toward the Renown. There was a door at the head of the way, and the way was before a separate vestibule, along the way entering toward the east.<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 the chambers on the south side there was an entry at the end of a walkway in front of the protective wall by which one could enter from the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the entrances of the chambers to the south were entered through the entrance at the head of the corresponding passage, from the east, along the matching wall.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like to the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way which was directly before the wall toward the place where the eastern valley starts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Were like the doors of the rooms which were in the way of the south door, at the head of the way, the way at the entrance of the wall which is in the way of the eastern valley as it comes<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />so were also the doors of the chambers that were toward the south, there was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall, toward the way from the east, as one entereth into them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>So were the measures</i> of the chambers toward the south, and according to the doors at the entrance of the walk, as it were the distance of a reed for light, and eastward as one went in by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12867" 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">11</span>with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: ū·ḵə·p̄iṯ·ḥê (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">And corresponding to the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/3957.htm" title="3957: hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Room, chamber, hall, cell. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a building.">of the chambers</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that were</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">facing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1864.htm" title="1864: had·dā·rō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- The south. Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind.">south,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-ms) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">there was a door</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rōš (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dā·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">of the walkway</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: bip̄·nê (Prep-b:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">that was parallel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1448.htm" title="1448: hag·gə·ḏe·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine of gader; enclosure.">to the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/1903.htm" title="1903: hă·ḡî·nāh (N-fs) -- Perhaps appropriate, suitable. Of uncertain derivation; perhaps suitable or turning.">extending</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏîm (Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">eastward.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·w·’ān (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.…<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/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17-19</a></span><br />Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, / which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. / Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.<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 47:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/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/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></span><br />The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1-6</a></span><br />“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. / Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8-13</a></span><br />All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size. / And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well. ...<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="/numbers/3-38.htm">Numbers 3:38</a></span><br />Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.</p><p class="hdg">was a door</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Ezekiel 42:9</a></b></br> And from under these chambers <i>was</i> the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Corresponding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Directly</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Dividing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-9.htm">Extending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-2.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Parallel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Passage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Below</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Corresponding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Directly</a> <a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Dividing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Door</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Doorways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-21.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Extending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Front</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/exodus/26-17.htm">Parallel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Passage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.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'; 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The chambers facing south likely served specific functions related to temple activities, possibly for the priests or storage. The south-facing orientation may symbolize openness to the light, as south is associated with warmth and light in biblical symbolism. This architectural detail emphasizes the order and precision in God's design for worship spaces, reflecting His holiness and the importance of proper worship.<p><b>there was a door in front of the walkway</b><br>The presence of a door indicates controlled access, suggesting that only those who were authorized could enter. This mirrors the concept of holiness and separation found throughout the Old Testament, where access to sacred spaces was restricted to maintain purity. The door's placement in front of the walkway highlights the importance of intentional entry into God's presence, reminiscent of Jesus' teaching in <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>, where He describes Himself as the door through which believers must enter to find salvation.<p><b>that was parallel to the wall extending eastward</b><br>The eastward extension of the wall is significant, as east often symbolizes new beginnings and divine intervention in biblical literature. The Garden of Eden was placed in the east (<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a>), and the return of God's glory to the temple in <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2</a> comes from the east. This orientation may also foreshadow the coming of Christ, who is associated with the east in <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>, where His return is likened to lightning coming from the east. The parallel nature of the walkway and wall suggests alignment with God's purposes and the orderly nature of His plans.<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 temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_courtyard.htm">Temple Courtyard</a></b><br>The outer area surrounding the temple, significant in the vision as it represents the sacred space set apart for worship and the presence of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_building.htm">The Building</a></b><br>This structure is part of Ezekiel's vision of the new temple, symbolizing God's restored presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/west_side.htm">West Side</a></b><br>The direction mentioned in the verse, which in biblical symbolism often represents the end or completion, as the sun sets in the west.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cubits.htm">Cubits</a></b><br>An ancient measurement used in the construction of the temple, indicating the precision and divine order in God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_precision_and_order.htm">God's Precision and Order</a></b><br>The detailed measurements in Ezekiel's vision highlight God's precision and order. This reminds us that God is a God of details and cares about the specifics of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple represents God's presence and holiness. As believers, we are called to be holy and set apart, reflecting God's character in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision of the temple offers hope for restoration. In times of personal exile or difficulty, we can trust in God's promise to restore and renew.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacred_space.htm">The Importance of Sacred Space</a></b><br>The temple courtyard and its structures remind us of the importance of creating sacred spaces in our lives for worship and communion with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/direction_and_purpose.htm">Direction and Purpose</a></b><br>The mention of the west side can symbolize completion and fulfillment. We are encouraged to seek God's direction and purpose, trusting that He will bring His plans to completion.<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's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/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/why_wasn't_ezekiel_42's_temple_built.htm">If Ezekiel 42's temple was meant to be literal, why did this plan never materialize in recorded history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) "So were the doors of the chambers which were toward the south, a door at the head of the way, the way over against the corresponding (?) wall, the way as one enters from the east." The word here translated <span class= "ital">corresponding</span> occurs only in this place, and is of doubtful signification; but the word for wall is the same 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 there can be no doubt that it refers to the screen-wall to the east of the chambers. The way from the porch of the gate to the inner court was directly "over against" the passage between this wall and the chambers, and in fact joined it at right angles.<p>This closes the somewhat obscure and difficult description of these chambers, where we do not have, as in the other cases, any similar construction in the ancient Temple to guide the interpreter. It would seem altogether probable that there must have been an additional entrance to these chambers from the space at the side of or behind the Temple, for the convenience of the priests in changing their garments. Perhaps there was such an entrance to the second storey, which must have been about on the same level with the Temple court, but is not mentioned because only the plan of the lower storey is described.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And corresponding to the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְפִתְחֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·p̄iṯ·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the chambers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת</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">that [were]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">facing</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">south,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּר֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1864.htm">Strong's 1864: </a> </span><span class="str2">The south, poet, the south wind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there] [was] a door</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֖תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in front</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the walkway</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֑רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(dā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that was parallel</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּפְנֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּדֶ֣רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḏe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1448.htm">Strong's 1448: </a> </span><span class="str2">Enclosure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extending</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲגִינָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḡî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1903.htm">Strong's 1903: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps appropriate, suitable</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eastward.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Ezekiel 42:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:12 According to the doors of the chambers (Ezek. 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