Ezekiel 40:12

Ezekiel 40:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.
• New International Version (NIV)In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

Context of Ezekiel 40:12

10The three rooms on each side of the passage at the east gate were all the same size. The walls that were between each room were also the same size. 11Then the man measured the passage that went through the gate's entrance. The passage was 6½ metres wide. The gate's entrance itself was 5 metres wide. There was a low wall in front of the rooms on each side of the passage. It was ½ metre high. The rooms were 3 metres square. 13The man also measured between the back wall of one room and the back wall of the room opposite. It was 12½ metres from one wall to the other wall, across the passage. 14The entrance room had pillars on the outside that were 30 metres high. The yard was all around three sides of the room.

Ezekiel 40:12 word by word

וּגְב֞וּל לִפְנֵ֤י הַתָּאוֹת֙ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְאַמָּה־אַחַ֥ת גְּב֖וּל מִפֹּ֑ה וְהַתָּ֕א שֵׁשׁ־אַמּ֣וֹת מִפּ֔וֹ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת מִפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The spaceגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• also beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the little chambersתָּאtâ' tâ'âh · chamberH8372
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• cubitאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 The east gate-building. See Plan III. Ezekiel 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Ezekiel 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one reed broad (or 9 ft.). The measurements are being taken from East to west, i. e., in depth. Ezekiel 40:7 Every little chamber - The guard-chambers (a) for the use of the Levites who kept watch in the temple. The threshold of the gate by the porch - The second threshold in the easternmost gate-way (c). Porch - Hebrew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-16The exact architectural details of the temple are difficult to translate. Some of the building terms are hard to understand in every language. However, the overall impression of these gates is clear. The gates looked like fortresses (strong buildings used for defense). They were built to keep out people who did not have permission to enter. These gates protected the holy space of the temple. The eastern gateway is described first because it was the most…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. space--rather, "the boundary."Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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

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