Ezekiel 40:17

Ezekiel 40:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

Context of Ezekiel 40:17

15From the front of the entrance gate [on the outside] to the front of the inner porch (portico) of the gate [the distance] was fifty cubits. 16There were shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And windows were all around inside; and palm tree decorations were on each side pillar. Then he brought me into the outer courtyard, and behold, there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement. 18The pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. 19Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a hundred cubits [both] on the east and on the north.

Ezekiel 40:17 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה לְשָׁכוֹת֙ וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה עָשׂ֥וּי לֶחָצֵ֖ר סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֑יב שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים לְשָׁכ֖וֹת אֶל־הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• he me into the outwardחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• and a pavementרִצְפָּהritspâh · pavementH7531
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:17

• Ezekiel 10:5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
• Ezekiel 42:1Then he (the angel) brought me out into the outer courtyard, toward the north; and he led me to the [attached] chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building to the north.
• Ezekiel 46:21Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me across to the four corners of the courtyard; and behold, in every corner of the courtyard there was a small courtyard.
• Revelation 11:2But leave out the court [of the Gentiles] which is outside the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles (the nations); and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months (three and one-half years).
• 1 Kings 6:5Against the wall of the house he built extensions around the walls of the house, around both the main room (Holy Place) and the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.
• 1 Chronicles 9:26for these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had an official duty, and were in charge of the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28For their duty is to assist [the priests] the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in [caring for] the courtyards, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, and any work of the service of the house of God,
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah told them to prepare rooms [for storage] in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
• Ezekiel 42:4In front of the [attached] chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits long; and their entrances were on the north.
• Ezekiel 45:5And another portion of land 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the temple (house), and they shall possess it as a place in which to live.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The outward court - This was the court of the people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-19Verses 17-19 The “outward” or outer “court” (o, Plan II) corresponds to what was in Herod‘s temple the court of Women, into which all Jews, but not Gentiles were admitted. Ezekiel 40:17 Chambers - (I) See Jeremiah 35:2. A pavement - (H) Of mosaic work 2 Chronicles 7:3; Esther 1:6 which formed a border of forty-four cubits. On each side of the court in which there were gates, i. e., on east, north, and south. It was called the “lower pavement” to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19The outer courtyard formed a buffer zone (a space that protects another space) around the holy things in the inner courtyard. This open area separated common space from the most sacred space. In this way, it helped guard what was holy. Thirty rooms were built along the walls of the outer courtyard. The text does not clearly state the purpose of these rooms. It also does not give their exact measurements. This lack of detail increases the contrast between…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. pavement--tesselated mosaic (Es 1:6). chambers--serving as lodgings for the priests on duty in the temple, and as receptacles of the tithes of salt, wine, and oil.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:17

• Window

In the dictionaries

• Prospect
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Pavement
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings