Ezekiel 40:10

There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ezekiel records this architectural detail during a visionary tour of the restored temple, addressing the exiled community with precise measurements of the east gate.

The words — The Hebrew uses תָאֵי (ta.'Ei), meaning "chambers," alongside the repeated phrase מִפֹּה (mi./Poh), literally "from here," to indicate the three chambers extending from each side.

The thread — This description continues the chapter’s pattern of exact architectural specifications, linking directly to the adjacent measurements of the gateway’s depth, width, and length in Ezekiel 40:9 and 40:11.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track symmetrical measurements and recognize the deliberate, balanced layout prescribed for the sacred entrance.

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The Hebrew words

וְתָאֵ֨יve./ta.'Eiand/ [the] chambers of הַשַּׁ֜עַרha./Sha.'arthe/ gate דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] direction of הַקָּדִ֗יםha./ka.Dimthe/ east שְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.Shahthree מִפֹּה֙mi./Pohfrom/ here וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu./she.lo.Shahand/ three מִפֹּ֔הmi./Pohfrom/ here מִדָּ֥הmi.Daha measurement אַחַ֖ת'a.Chatone לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֑םli/sh.la.she.Ta/m[belonged] to/ [the] three of/ them וּמִדָּ֥הu./mi.Dahand/ a measurement אַחַ֛ת'a.Chatone לָאֵילִ֖םla./'ei.Lim[belonged] to the/ pillars מִפֹּ֥הmi./Pohfrom/ here וּמִפּֽוֹ׃u./mi./Poand/ from/ here

King James Version

And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.