Ezekiel 42:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 42:2

The Chambers for the Priests

1 Then he ^abrought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the ^bnorth; and he brought me into ^cthe chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north.

2 Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.

3 Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the ^apavement of the outer court, was ^bgallery against gallery in three stories.

4 In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north.

5 Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.

6 For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was¹ shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up.

7 And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits.

8 The length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas that facing the temple was one ^ahundred cubits.

9 At the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.

10 Also there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 42:2

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American Standard Version
Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

Amplified® Bible
Before the long side of one hundred cubits was the door toward the north, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 42:1)

Darby English Version
before the length of the hundred cubits: the entry was on the north, and the breadth was fifty cubits,

Good News Bible
This building was 168 feet long and 84 feet wide.

King James Version
Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

New American Standard Bible
Along the length, {which was} a hundred cubits, {was} the north door; the width {was} fifty cubits.

New International Version
The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.

New King James Version
Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Along the length, which measured a hundred cubits, stood the north door; the width measured fifty cubits.

Revised Standard Version
The length of the building which was on the north side was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits.

Young's Literal Translation
At the front of the length `is' a hundred cubits `at' the north opening, and the breadth fifty cubits.

New English Translation
Its length was 175 feet¹ on the north side,² and its width 87Â½ feet.³

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