Bible Strands
Ezekiel 40:12
In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel receives a vision of a restored temple and records its architectural details for the reader. A measuring figure guides him through the outer court, documenting the precise dimensions of the gate complex.
The words — The Hebrew גְּבֻל (gebul) means a boundary or barrier, used here to describe the low wall surrounding each gate chamber. The text explicitly states this barrier stood one cubit high, marking a fixed physical limit.
The thread — Comparable boundary measurements and spatial separations appear in Exodus 27:9–19 and 1 Kings 6:31–35. These passages consistently employ exact dimensions to delineate sacred areas from ordinary ones.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to account for exact proportions in worship, recognizing that physical boundaries regulate approach to holy space. It demands precise observation rather than imaginative speculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.