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Ezekiel 41:5
Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the vision to Ezekiel as the survey of the temple complex continues. This measurement occurs immediately after the assessment of the Most Holy Place and before the description of the surrounding side rooms.
The words — וַ/יָּ֥מָד (va/i.Ya.mod) literally means "and he measured," marking the ongoing survey. הַ/צֵּלָע֩ (ha./tze.La') translates as "the side-chamber," identifying the rooms constructed against the temple walls.
The thread — The placement of these rooms against the temple walls parallels the chambered structure in 1 Kings 6:5. The multi-level arrangement of these chambers runs directly into Ezekiel 41:6 and the opposing galleries in Ezekiel 42:3.
Why it lands — The text states the wall thickness and room width as fixed dimensions without explanation. A reader must first acknowledge these precise architectural specifications before drawing any structural or theological conclusions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:5 Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- Ezekiel 41:6 The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself.
- Ezekiel 42:3 Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.