Ezekiel 46:22

In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel is being guided by a divine figure through the temple complex, specifically moved into the outer court to survey its architectural layout.

The words — The Hebrew terms מִקְצֹעוֹת (mik.tzo.'ot, "corners") and קְטֻרֹת (ke.tu.rot, "enclosed") describe the four partitioned courtyards situated at the periphery of the main outer court.

The thread — This structural detail continues the temple survey begun in Ezekiel 40 and directly connects to the adjacent descriptions in Ezekiel 46:21 and Ezekiel 46:23.

Why it lands — The text demands attention to precise, uniform measurements, requiring the reader to recognize the intentional symmetry and order built into the sacred space.

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The Hebrew words

בְּאַרְבַּ֜עַתbe./'ar.Ba.'at[were] in/ [the] four מִקְצֹע֤וֹתmik.tzo.'ot[the] corners of הֶֽחָצֵר֙he./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard חֲצֵר֣וֹתcha.tze.Rotcourtyards קְטֻר֔וֹתke.tu.Rotenclosed אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Im[was] forty [cubits]אֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu./she.lo.Shimand/ [was] thirty [cubits]רֹ֑חַבRo.chav[the] breadth מִדָּ֣הmi.Dahmeasurement אַחַ֔ת'a.Chatone לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle./'ar.ba'.Ta/m[belonged] to/ [the] four of/ them מְׄהֻׄקְׄצָׄעֽׄוֹׄתׄ׃me.huk.tza.'otset in corners

King James Version

In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.