Ezekiel 41:1

Ezekiel 41:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the man brought me to the main hall and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits on each side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me to the nave and measured the jambs. On each side six cubits was the breadth of the jambs.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side—the width of the tabernacle.

Context of Ezekiel 41:1

Next he brought me into the great hall and measured the jambs; on each side the width of the jamb was 10½ feet. 2The width of the entrance was 17½ feet, and the side walls of the entrance were 8¾ feet wide on each side. He also measured the length of the great hall, 70 feet, and the width, 35 feet. 3He went inside the next room and measured the jambs at the entrance; they were 3½ feet wide. The entrance was 10½ feet wide, and the width of the entrance’s side walls on each side was 12¼ feet.

Ezekiel 41:1 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הָאֵילִ֗ים שֵׁשׁ־אַמּ֨וֹת רֹ֧חַב־מִפּ֛וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־אַמּֽוֹת־רֹ֥חַב מִפּ֖וֹ רֹ֥חַב הָאֹֽהֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterward he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me to the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: naveH1964
• and measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the postsאַ֫יִל'ayil · pillarH352
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• on the one sideפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tent: homeH168

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:1

• 1 Kings 6:2The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
• Zechariah 6:12You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple.
• Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 3:12“The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God — the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God — and my new name.
• Revelation 11:1Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.
• Revelation 21:3Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look, God’s dwelling is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and will be their God.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1To the temple - He had first described the courts and the porch. See chap. 40.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The Temple - Properly the holy place (a), as distinguished from the porch (G) and the holy of holies (B) 1 Kings 6:17; 1 Kings 7:50. The posts - The outer wall of the temple was six cubits thick Ezekiel 41:5. The eastern posts of this wall forming part of the front of the temple were ornamented with pillars, six cubits on each side. He measured the breadth - This breadth was twenty cubits Ezekiel 41:2. Omit “which was.” “tabernacle” is here the interior…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The temple walls were about 3.2 meters thick (10.5 feet). These thick walls showed strength and protection. At this point, the gates were replaced by a doorway. Only the priests were allowed to enter the inner court around the temple, so a heavy gate was not needed. The sanctuary was the most important room in the new temple. For this reason, the vision describes it in greater detail than the other rooms. It also gives more exact measurements for this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. tabernacle--As in the measurement of the outer porch he had pointed to Solomon's temple, so here in the edifice itself, he points to the old tabernacle, which being eight boards in breadth (each one and a half cubits broad) would make in all twelve cubits, as here. On the interior it was only ten cubits.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Tent
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Holy Place
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41

• 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
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings