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 breadth of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the breadth 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 back of the one side room to the back of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits, from door to door.

14 He measured also the vestibule, twenty cubits; and round about the vestibule of the gateway was the court.