Ezekiel Chapter 42

The Temple


42:1 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

Priests’ chambers


42:2 Before the length of one hundred cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
was the north door, and the width was fifty cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
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42:3 Over against the twenty cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
42:4 And before the chambers was a walk to ten cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
width inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
42:5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
42:6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: So the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
42:7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the outer court on the forepart of the chambers, the length of it was fifty cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
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42:8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
: and, lo, before the temple were one hundred cubitsאַמּוֹת
noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. For more info click here
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42:9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
42:10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
42:11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
42:12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

Their uses


42:13 Then said He to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are holyהַקֹּדֶשׁ
Transliteration haqqōḏeš – a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
chambers, where the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here
that approach to YAHWEHלַיהוָה
Transliteration layhvâ, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
shall eat the mostקָדְשֵׁי
Transliteration qāḏšê a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים
Transliteration haqqŏḏāšîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary For more info click here
: there shall they lay the mostקָדְשֵׁי
Transliteration qāḏšê a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁים
Transliteration haqqŏḏāšîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary For more info click here
, and the meat offering, and the sin offeringוְהַחַטָּאת
Transliteration: vᵊhaḥaṭṭā’ṯ – an offense (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender:—punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering) – For more info click here
, and the trespass offering; because the place is holyקָדֹשׁ
Transliteration qāḏōš sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here
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42:14 When the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here
enter in it, then shall they not go out of the holy placeמֵהַקֹּדֶשׁ
Transliteration mēhaqqōḏeš – a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; because they are holyקֹדֶשׁ
Transliteration qōḏeš Pronunciation ko’-desh a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
42:15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it all around.
42:16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.
42:17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.
42:18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
42:19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
42:20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuaryהַקֹּדֶשׁ
Transliteration haqqōḏeš a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. For more info click here
and the profane place.

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