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Ezekiel 42:1
1Then the man took me out through the north gate of the inside yard of the temple. We went into the outside yard. We arrived at a building that was in the north wall of the inside yard.
Ezekiel 42:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the man led me northward into the outer court and brought me to the rooms opposite the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall on the north side.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north.
Context of Ezekiel 42:1
Then the man took me out through the north gate of the inside yard of the temple. We went into the outside yard. We arrived at a building that was in the north wall of the inside yard. 2This building was 50 metres long and 25 metres wide. Its entrance was towards the north. 3There was a 10 metre space between one side of this building and the temple in the inside yard. The building's other side was opposite the path in the outside yard. It had three levels of rooms in two rows that were opposite each other.
Read all of Ezekiel 42Ezekiel 42:1 word by word
וַיּוֹצִאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפ֑וֹן וַיְבִאֵ֣נִי אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֶ֧גֶד הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וַאֲשֶֽׁר־נֶ֥גֶד הַבִּנְיָ֖ן אֶל־הַצָּפֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then he brought me forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- into the utterחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- the way towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- and he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- me into the chamberלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
- over against the separate placeגִּזְרָהgizrâh · cutting/separationH1508
- before the buildingבִּנְיָןbinyân · buildingH1146
Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:1
- Ezekiel 40:2In the vision, he took me to the land of Israel. He put me on a very high mountain. When I looked towards the south, I saw a group of buildings that looked like a city.
- Ezekiel 41:1Then the man took me into the big hall of the temple. He measured the walls on each side of the entrance. They were 3 metres thick.
- Ezekiel 40:20Then the man measured the gate on the north side of the outside yard.
- Revelation 11:2But do not measure the yard that is outside God's house. Do not measure it, because God has given that yard to Gentiles who do not believe in him. They will stamp all over God's own city for 42 months and they will destroy it.
- Ezekiel 13:14I will break down your wall with its white paint. I will knock it down to the ground and leave only its foundation. It will fall on you and it will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 42:4A path went between the two rows of rooms. It was 50 metres long and 5 metres wide. The entrances to the rooms were on the north side.
- Ezekiel 41:9The outside wall of the side rooms was 2½ metres thick. There was an open space between these rooms and the rooms that the priests used. It was 10 metres wide, all around the temple building.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 42:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1He brought me forth into the utter court - He brought him out from the temple into the court of the priests. This, in reference to the temple, was called the outer court; but the court of the people was beyond this.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Utter court - Outward court, so Ezekiel 42:3. Into the chamber before the building - to the chambers (See L, Plan II) over against etc. “The building” is the temple-building, for this row of chambers was built against eighty cubits of the wall bounding “the separate place” and twenty cubits of the wall of the temple-court.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1In this chapter are described the priests' chambers, their use, and the dimensions of the holy mount on which the temple stood. These chambers were many. Jesus said, In my Father's house are many mansions: in his house on earth there are many; multitudes, by faith, are lodging in his sanctuary, and yet there is room. These chambers, though private, were near the temple. Our religious services in our chambers, must prepare for public devotions, and further…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Ezekiel reached the center of the temple complex and then started moving outward again.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
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
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