Bible Strands
Ezekiel 42:11
with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel describes the architectural layout of the restored temple's inner court to the exiled Israelites. He details the southern chambers immediately after finishing the description of the northern ones.
The words — The text uses דֶּרֶךְ (de.rekh, "way" or "passageway") and צָפוֹן (tza.fon, "north") to establish spatial orientation. These terms anchor the southern structure to the previously detailed northern layout.
The thread — The parallel layout recurs in Ezekiel 42:4, where an inner walkway faces the northern chambers, and in Ezekiel 42:10, which introduces the southern chambers. This structural symmetry frames the entire court description.
Why it lands — The passage demands precise attention to architectural symmetry and spatial order in the restored sanctuary. It requires the reader to recognize how deliberate measurement and repetition define sacred space.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 42:4 In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.