Ezekiel 40:7

Ezekiel 40:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
• New International Version (NIV)The alcoves for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod.

Context of Ezekiel 40:7

5I saw a wall all the way round the place where the temple was. The stick in the man's hand was 3 metres long. He used it to measure the wall. The wall was 3 metres wide and 3 metres high. 6Then he went to the gate on the east side. He climbed its steps and he measured the size of the entrance. It was 3 metres deep. Beyond this was a passage with three rooms on each side. They were rooms for the guards. Each of these rooms was 3 metres long and 3 metres wide. The walls between the rooms were 2½ metres thick. Beyond them was a passage that was 3 metres long. This went to an entrance room to the yard of the temple. 8The man measured the entrance room at the end of the passage. 9It was 4 metres long. It had pillars that were 1 metre thick. It was the nearest part of the gate to the temple.

Ezekiel 40:7 word by word

וְהַתָּ֗א קָנֶ֨ה אֶחָ֥ד אֹ֙רֶךְ֙ וְקָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וּבֵ֥ין הַתָּאִ֖ים חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֑וֹת וְסַ֣ף הַ֠שַּׁעַר מֵאֵ֨צֶל אוּלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• little chamberתָּאtâ' tâ'âh · chamberH8372
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• reedקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070
• longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the thresholdסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
• withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:7

• Ezekiel 42:5The rooms at the top level were not as wide as the rooms below them. And the rooms at the middle level were not as wide as the rooms at the lowest level. This was because the higher rooms needed more space in front of them.
• 1 Kings 6:5Solomon built rooms around the outside of the temple walls. These rooms continued outside the big hall and the inside room. The side rooms were on three levels.
• 1 Chronicles 9:26There were four faithful Levite guards who led the work. They kept safe the rooms in God's house where they stored valuable things and money.
• 1 Chronicles 23:28The Levites' work was to help Aaron's descendants as they served the Lord in his temple. They took care of the temple's yards and its small rooms. They made the Lord's special things clean and holy. They did the work that was necessary to serve God in his temple.
• 2 Chronicles 3:9The gold nails weighed the same as 50 gold coins. They also covered the walls of the upstairs rooms with gold.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Hezekiah told them that they must prepare some rooms in the temple to store the things. When they had done that,
• Ezra 8:29So you must be careful to keep them safe until you reach Jerusalem. When you get there, you must weigh them again. Do that in front of the leaders of the priests, the Levites and the leaders of Israelite families. Then they should store them in the rooms of the temple.’
• Jeremiah 35:4I took them to the Lord's temple. I took them into the room where the disciples of the prophet Hanan lived. He was the son of Igdaliah. That room was next to the room where the temple officers lived. It was also above the room where Shallum's son Maaseiah lived. He was one of the guards for the doors of the temple.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And every little chamber was one reed - These were the chambers of the buildings which were within the inclosure of the temple round the court, and these chambers appear to have been numerous. See the map, which has been carefully copied from that of Calmet.Read the comment
• 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. 7Six guard alcoves (small rooms for guards) lined the inside of each gate. There were three on each side. This design shows that the gates had a defensive purpose. The layout of these gates was similar to gates found at Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. Archaeologists have uncovered gates like these in those cities. However, the temple gates in Ezekiel’s vision were much larger than the ones found there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. chamber--These chambers were for the use of the Levites who watched at the temple gates; guard-chambers (2Ki 22:4; 1Ch 9:26, 27); also used for storing utensils and musical instruments.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 40:7

• Reed

In the dictionaries

• Prospect
• Architecture
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Guard
• Leviticus
• 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