Ezekiel 42:12

Ezekiel 42:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)were the doorways of the rooms on the south. 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, as one enters them, there was a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east.

Context of Ezekiel 42:12

10In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the south, there were chambers facing the temple yard and the western building, 11with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that faced north. Their length and width, as well as all their exits, measurements, and entrances, were identical. 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. 13Then the man said to me, “The northern and southern chambers that face the courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will deposit the most holy offerings — the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings — for the place is holy. 14Once the priests have entered, they are not to go out from the holy area to the outer court until they have removed the clothes they minister in, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the public area.”

Ezekiel 42:12 word by word

וּכְפִתְחֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם פֶּ֖תַח בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דָּ֑רֶךְ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בִּפְנֵי֙ הַגְּדֶ֣רֶת הֲגִינָ֔ה דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֖ים בְּבוֹאָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And according to the doorsפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• the southדָּרוֹםdârôm · southH1864
• in the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: firstH7218
• of the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• directlyהָגִיןhâgîyn · suitableH1903
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the wallגְּדֵרָהgedêrâh · wallH1448
• the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• as one enterethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:12

• Ezekiel 42:9At the base of these chambers there was an entryway on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 42:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12The priests' rooms were on three levels at the back of the sanctuary. Priests entered from the top level in the inner court (Ezekiel 42:12) and exited at the bottom in the outer court (42:9). These rooms served as transition spaces for the priests' duties as they moved between the inner and outer courts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-202. Before the length of an hundred cubits--that is, before "the separate place," which was that length (Eze 41:13). He had before spoken of chambers for the officiating priests on the north and south gates of the inner court (Eze 40:44-46). He now returns to take a more exact view of them.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priest, High
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 42

• 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