Ezechiele 41:11

11 E vi era una porta in ciascuna pila, per entrare in quello spazio ch’era stato lasciato vuoto; una porta, dico, verso il Settentrione, ed un’altra porta verso il Mezzodì; e la larghezza dello spazio, lasciato vuoto era di cinque cubiti d’ogni intorno.

Ezechiele 41:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 41:11

And the doors of the side chambers were towards the place that
was left
These opened to the void space before them; that is, those of the lower storey; the others must open to the winding staircase that led down to it: one door toward the north, and another door toward the south;
which is not to be understood as if each chamber had two doors; but either of the two doors, which opened at the top of the staircase to the north and south; or of the doors of those chambers, which were on the north, and opened towards it; and of those that were on the south, that opened to that: indeed the Misnic doctors say ^F4 that each chamber had three doors; one to the chamber on the right; another to the chamber on the left; and a third to the upper chamber: and in the north east corner were five doors; one to the chamber on the right; and one to the upper chamber; a third to the winding stairs; a fourth to the little gate; and the fifth to the temple; these signify the free entrance of men into the churches of Christ in the latter day, whose gates shall be opened to let in the righteous nation; and shall stand open continually, that the forces of the Gentiles and their kings may be brought, ( Isaiah 26:2 ) ( Isaiah 60:11 Isaiah 60:18 ) and in the New Jerusalem there are gates, east, west, north, and south, even twelve of them, and at them twelve angels; and which gates shall not be shut day nor night, ( Revelation 21:12 Revelation 21:13 Revelation 21:25 ) : and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about;
the void space that was left before the side chambers; see ( Ezekiel 41:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Misn. Middot, c. 4. sect. 3.

Ezechiele 41:11 In-Context

9 La larghezza del muro, ch’era alle pile in fuori, era di cinque cubiti; come anche ciò ch’era stato lasciato di vuoto fra le pile della casa.

10 Or fra le camere vi era uno spazio di venti cubiti di larghezza, d’ogn’intorno della casa.

11 E vi era una porta in ciascuna pila, per entrare in quello spazio ch’era stato lasciato vuoto; una porta, dico, verso il Settentrione, ed un’altra porta verso il Mezzodì; e la larghezza dello spazio, lasciato vuoto era di cinque cubiti d’ogni intorno.

12 E l’edificio, che era allato al corpo del Tempio dall’un lato, e dall’altro, traendo verso l’Occidente, avea settanta cubiti nella sua larghezza; e il muro dell’edificio avea cinque cubiti di larghezza d’ogn’intorno; e novanta cubiti di lunghezza.

13 Poi egli misurò la casa, ed era di lunghezza di cento cubiti; il corpo del Tempio, l’edificio, e i suoi muri, tutto insieme era di lunghezza di cento cubiti.