New English Translation
Ezekiel 41:12
12The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet all around, and its length 157½ feet.
Ezekiel 41:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
- New International Version (NIV)The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The building that was facing the separate yard on the west side was seventy cubits broad, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The building that faced the separating courtyard at its western end was seventy cubits wide; the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.
Context of Ezekiel 41:12
10and the chambers of the court was 35 feet in width all around the temple on every side. 11There were entrances from the side chambers toward the open area, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance toward the south; the width of the open area was 8¾ feet all around. The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet all around, and its length 157½ feet. 13Then he measured the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet long, 14and also the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet.
Read all of Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 41:12 word by word
וְהַבִּנְיָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה פְּאַ֣ת דֶּֽרֶךְ־הַיָּ֗ם רֹ֚חַב שִׁבְעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְקִ֧יר הַבִּנְיָ֛ן חָֽמֵשׁ־אַמּ֥וֹת רֹ֖חַב סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֑יב וְאָרְכּ֖וֹ תִּשְׁעִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now the buildingבִּנְיָןbinyân · buildingH1146
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the separate placeגִּזְרָהgizrâh · cutting/separationH1508
- at the endפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
- towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
- the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
- seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- and the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- and the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- thereof ninetyתִּשְׁעִיםtish‛îym · ninetyH8673
Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:12
- Ezekiel 41:13Then he measured the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet long,
- Ezekiel 42:1Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north.
- Ezekiel 10:13As for their wheels, they were called “the wheelwork” as I listened.
- Revelation 21:27but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The length thereof ninety cubits - The temple, with the buildings which surrounded it, was eighty-one cubits long; add ten cubits for the vestibule, or five for the breadth of the separate place, and five for its wall; in all, ninety cubits. See the plan, LHIL. By the separate place I suppose the temple itself is meant.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The separate place - See F, Plan II. The word occurs only in this chapter. The name, which seems one of discredit, has led to the conjecture that the purpose of this place and its building was to receive the offal of the sacrifices and sweepings of the courts, to be carried thence by a postern gate (compare Ezekiel 43:21). The building itself was, we are told, seventy cubits wide, with walls five cubits thick (eighty cubits in all), leaving ten cubits on…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-26The temple had 90 side rooms on three levels. Behind it was a large building with an unknown purpose, possibly to prevent unauthorized access. No one could approach God's presence from behind. The side rooms might have stored priestly clothing and equipment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. Sum of the measures of the temple, and of the buildings behind and on the side of it.Read the comment
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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
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