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10 The entrance was aligned with the start of the wall[a] toward the court.

On the south[b] also, opposite the vacant area and opposite the building, there were chambers

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Footnotes

  1. 42.10 Compare Gk: Heb in the thickness of the wall
  2. 42.10 Gk: Heb east

10 On the south side[a] along the length of the wall of the outer court, adjoining the temple courtyard(A) and opposite the outer wall, were rooms(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:10 Septuagint; Hebrew Eastward

The Holy Chambers and the Outer Wall

42 Then he led me out into the outer court toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the temple yard and opposite the building on the north.(A)

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The Rooms for the Priests

42 Then the man led me northward into the outer court and brought me to the rooms(A) opposite the temple courtyard(B) and opposite the outer wall on the north side.(C)

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13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the vacant area are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings; there they shall deposit the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the purification offering, and the guilt offering—for the place is holy.(A)

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13 Then he said to me, “The north(A) and south rooms(B) facing the temple courtyard(C) are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings,(D) the sin offerings[a](E) and the guilt offerings(F)—for the place is holy.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:13 Or purification offerings

There was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long.

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There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits.

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12 The building that was facing the temple yard on the west side was seventy cubits deep, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around and its width ninety cubits.(A)

13 Then he measured the temple, one hundred cubits deep, and the yard and the building with its walls, one hundred cubits deep,(B) 14 also the width of the east front of the temple and the yard, one hundred cubits.(C)

15 Then he measured the width of the building facing the yard at the west, together with its galleries[a] on either side, one hundred cubits.

The nave of the temple’s interior and the outer[b] vestibule(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 41.15 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 41.15 Gk: Heb of the court

12 The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits[a] wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.[b]

13 Then he measured the temple; it was a hundred cubits[c] long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. 14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.(A)

15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries(B) on each side; it was a hundred cubits.

The main hall, the inner sanctuary and the portico facing the court,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 123 feet or about 37 meters
  2. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 158 feet or about 48 meters
  3. Ezekiel 41:13 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 14 and 15

17 Then he brought me into the outer court; there were chambers there and a pavement all around the court; thirty chambers fronted on the pavement.(A)

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The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(A) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(B) along the pavement.(C)

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