Ezekiel 42:1-6

The Priests' Chambers

1 Then the man led me out by way of the north gate into the outer court. He brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple yard^[a] and opposite the building^[b] to the north.

2 Along the length [of the chambers], which was 175 feet,^[c][d] there was an entrance on the north; the width was 87 and a half feet.^[e]

3 Opposite the 35 [foot space]^[f] belonging to the inner court and opposite the paved surface^[g] belonging to the outer court, [the structure rose] gallery by gallery^[h] in three tiers.

4 In front of the chambers was a walkway toward the inside, 17 and a half feet^[i] wide and 175 feet^[j] long,^[k] and their entrances were on the north.

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

6 For they were arranged in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and middle stories.

Ezekiel 42:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 42

In this chapter are a description of some chambers in the northern part of the outward court, Eze 42:1-12, an account of the use made of them by the priests, Eze 42:13,14, the measuring of the area, or whole compass of ground, on which the whole building before measured stood, with the wall that surrounded it, Eze 41:15-20.

Footnotes

• [a] Ezk 41:12
• [b] Ezk 41:12
• [c] Lit 100 cubits
• [d] Ezk 41:13
• [e] Lit 50 cubits
• [f] Lit 20 [cubits]
• [g] Ezk 40:17
• [h] Ezk 41:15-16
• [i] Lit 10 cubits
• [j] Lit 100 cubits
• [k] LXX, Syr; MT reads wide, a way of one cubit