Ezekiel 40:12

12 There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.

Ezekiel 40:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 40:12

The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on
this side
Or, "a border" ^F1 of half a yard and three inches to the front of the chambers; where those that belonged to them might walk, or have seats to sit on; such a space there was before the three little chambers on the north side of the porch: and the space was one cubit on that side:
a space or border of the same measure was to the front of the three little chambers on the south side of the porch: this may denote the Christian liberty of the members of Gospel churches; which they may use without any breach of piety towards God, or of charity one to another: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on
that side;
they were of the same measure, those on one side, as those of the other, even six cubits square; or one reed, which is the same; see ( Ezekiel 40:7 ) , (See Gill on Ezekiel 40:7).

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (lwbg) "terminus", Munster, Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Ezekiel 40:12 In-Context

10 And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size.

11 Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits.

12 There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.

13 Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other.

14 He measured also the vestibule, twenty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court.