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Ezekiel prophesied c. 593-571 BC among the exiles in Babylon. His visions of God's throne-chariot (merkavah), the valley of dry bones, and the eschatological Temple make him the most visually arresting of the major prophets.
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- Primary Witness Text: Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits. And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court. The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building. And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were t...
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Ezekiel prophesied c. 593-571 BC among the exiles in Babylon. His visions of God's throne-chariot (merkavah), the valley of dry bones, and the eschatological Temple make him the most visually arresting of the major prophets.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 ("I will give you a new heart") is the OT's clearest anticipation of regeneration — the divine replacement of a heart of stone with one of flesh, and the indwelling Spirit producing covenantal obedience. Jesus references this prophecy when rebuking Nicodemus for not understanding the new birth (John 3:10).
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Ezekiel 42:1
Hebrew
וַיּוֹצִאֵנִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה הַדֶּרֶךְ דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן וַיְבִאֵנִי אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכָּה אֲשֶׁר נֶגֶד הַגִּזְרָה וַאֲשֶֽׁר־נֶגֶד הַבִּנְיָן אֶל־הַצָּפֽוֹן׃vayvotzi'eniy-'el-hechatzer-hachiytzvonah-haderekhe-derekhe-hatzafvon-vayevi'eniy-'el-halishekhah-'asher-neged-hagizerah-va'asher-neged-havineyan-'el-hatzafvon
KJV: Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
AKJV: Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
ASV: Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.
YLT: And he bringeth me forth unto the outer court, the way northward, and he bringeth me in unto the chamber that is over-against the separate place, and that is over-against the building at the north.
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:2
Hebrew
אֶל־פְּנֵי־אֹרֶךְ אַמּוֹת הַמֵּאָה פֶּתַח הַצָּפוֹן וְהָרֹחַב חֲמִשִּׁים אַמּֽוֹת׃'el-feney-'orekhe-'amvot-hame'ah-fetach-hatzafvon-veharochav-chamishiym-'amvot
KJV: Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
AKJV: Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
ASV: Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
YLT: At the front of the length is a hundred cubits at the north opening, and the breadth fifty cubits.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:2
Ezekiel 42:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:3
Hebrew
נֶגֶד הָֽעֶשְׂרִים אֲשֶׁר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי וְנֶגֶד רִֽצְפָה אֲשֶׁר לֶחָצֵר הַחִֽיצוֹנָה אַתִּיק אֶל־פְּנֵֽי־אַתִּיק בַּשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃neged-ha'esheriym-'asher-lechatzer-hafeniymiy-veneged-ritzefah-'asher-lechatzer-hachiytzvonah-'atiyq-'el-feney-'atiyq-vashelishiym
KJV: Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
AKJV: Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
ASV: Over against the twentycubitswhich belonged to the inner court, and over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story.
YLT: Over-against the twenty cubits that are to the inner court, and over-against the pavement that is to the outer court, is gallery over-against gallery, in the three storeys .
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:3
Ezekiel 42:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Ezekiel 42:3
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:4
Hebrew
וְלִפְנֵי הַלְּשָׁכוֹת מַהֲלַךְ עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת רֹחַב אֶל־הַפְּנִימִית דֶּרֶךְ אַמָּה אֶחָת וּפִתְחֵיהֶם לַצָּפֽוֹן׃velifeney-haleshakhvot-mahalakhe-'esher-'amvot-rochav-'el-hafeniymiyt-derekhe-'amah-'echat-vfitecheyhem-latzafvon
KJV: And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
AKJV: And before the chambers was a walk to ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
ASV: And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.
YLT: And at the front of the chambers is a walk of ten cubits in breadth unto the inner part, a way of one cubit, and their openings are at the north.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:4
Ezekiel 42:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Ezekiel 42:4
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:5
Hebrew
וְהַלְּשָׁכוֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנֹת קְצֻרוֹת כִּֽי־יוֹכְלוּ אַתִּיקִים מֵהֵנָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנוֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנוֹת בִּנְיָֽן׃vehaleshakhvot-ha'eleyvonot-qetzurvot-khiy-yvokhelv-'atiyqiym-mehenah-mehatachetonvot-vmehatikhonvot-vineyan
KJV: Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
AKJV: Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
ASV: Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.
YLT: And the upper chambers are short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:5
Ezekiel 42:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Ezekiel 42:5
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:6
Hebrew
כִּי מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת הֵנָּה וְאֵין לָהֶן עַמּוּדִים כְּעַמּוּדֵי הַחֲצֵרוֹת עַל־כֵּן נֶאֱצַל מֵהַתַּחְתּוֹנוֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנוֹת מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃khiy-meshulashvot-henah-ve'eyn-lahen-'amvdiym-khe'amvdey-hachatzervot-'al-khen-ne'etzal-mehatachetvonvot-vmehatiykhonvot-meha'aretz
KJV: For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
AKJV: For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
ASV: For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
YLT: for they are threefold, and they have no pillars as the pillars of the court, therefore it hath been kept back--more than the lower and than the middle one--from the ground.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:6
Ezekiel 42:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Ezekiel 42:6
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- Ezekiel 42:6
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:7
Hebrew
וְגָדֵר אֲשֶׁר־לַחוּץ לְעֻמַּת הַלְּשָׁכוֹת דֶּרֶךְ הֶחָצֵר הַחִֽצוֹנָה אֶל־פְּנֵי הַלְּשָׁכוֹת אָרְכּוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּֽה׃vegader-'asher-lachvtz-le'umat-haleshakhvot-derekhe-hechatzer-hachitzvonah-'el-feney-haleshakhvot-'arekhvo-chamishiym-'amah
KJV: And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
AKJV: And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the outer court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
ASV: And the wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court before the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
YLT: As to the wall that is at the outside, over-against the chambers, the way of the outer-court at the front of the chambers, its length is fifty cubits;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:7
Ezekiel 42:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:8
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אֹרֶךְ הַלְּשָׁכוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֶחָצֵר הַחִֽצוֹנָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְהִנֵּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל מֵאָה אַמָּֽה׃khiy-'orekhe-haleshakhvot-'asher-lechatzer-hachitzvonah-chamishiym-'amah-vehineh-'al-feney-haheykhal-me'ah-'amah
KJV: For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
AKJV: For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, see, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
ASV: For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits.
YLT: for the length of the chambers that are to the outer court is fifty cubits, and of those on the front of the temple a hundred cubits.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Ezekiel 42:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Ezekiel 42:8
Ezekiel 42:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Ezekiel 42:8
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- Ezekiel 42:8
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:9
Hebrew
ומתחתה לשכות וּמִתַּחַת הַלְּשָׁכוֹת הָאֵלֶּה המבוא הַמֵּבִיא מֵֽהַקָּדִים בְּבֹאוֹ לָהֵנָּה מֵֽהֶחָצֵר הַחִצֹנָֽה׃vmtchth-lshkhvt-vmitachat-haleshakhvot-ha'eleh-hmvv'-hameviy'-mehaqadiym-vevo'vo-lahenah-mehechatzer-hachitzonah
KJV: And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
AKJV: And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
ASV: And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.
YLT: And under these chambers is the entrance from the east, in one's going into them from the outer court.
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Ezekiel 42:9
Ezekiel 42:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Ezekiel 42:9
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- Ezekiel 42:9
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:10
Hebrew
בְּרֹחַב ׀ גֶּדֶר הֶחָצֵר דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים אֶל־פְּנֵי הַגִּזְרָה וְאֶל־פְּנֵי הַבִּנְיָן לְשָׁכֽוֹת׃verochav- -geder-hechatzer-derekhe-haqadiym-'el-feney-hagizerah-ve'el-feney-havineyan-leshakhvot
KJV: The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
AKJV: The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
ASV: In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were chambers.
YLT: In the breadth of the wall of the court eastward, unto the front of the separate place, and unto the front of the building, are chambers.
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Ezekiel 42:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:11
Hebrew
וְדֶרֶךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם כְּמַרְאֵה הַלְּשָׁכוֹת אֲשֶׁר דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן כְּאָרְכָּן כֵּן רָחְבָּן וְכֹל מוֹצָאֵיהֶן וּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶן וּכְפִתְחֵיהֶֽן׃vederekhe-lifeneyhem-khemare'eh-haleshakhvot-'asher-derekhe-hatzafvon-khe'arekhan-khen-rachevan-vekhol-mvotza'eyhen-vkhemishefeteyhen-vkhefitecheyhen
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: And the way before them was like the appearance of the way of the chambers which were toward the north; according to their length so was their breadth: and all their egresses were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
YLT: And the way before them is as the appearance of the chambers that are northward, according to their length so is their breadth, and all their outlets, and according to their fashions, and according to their openings.
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Ezekiel 42:11
Ezekiel 42:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 thei...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:12
Hebrew
וּכְפִתְחֵי הַלְּשָׁכוֹת אֲשֶׁר דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹם פֶּתַח בְּרֹאשׁ דָּרֶךְ דֶּרֶךְ בִּפְנֵי הַגְּדֶרֶת הֲגִינָה דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים בְּבוֹאָֽן׃vkhefitechey-haleshakhvot-'asher-derekhe-hadarvom-fetach-vero'sh-darekhe-derekhe-vifeney-hagederet-hagiynah-derekhe-haqadiym-vevvo'an
KJV: And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
AKJV: And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them. ¶
ASV: And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
YLT: And according to the openings of the chambers that are southward is an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.
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Ezekiel 42:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:13
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לִֽשְׁכוֹת הַצָּפוֹן לִֽשְׁכוֹת הַדָּרוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֶל־פְּנֵי הַגִּזְרָה הֵנָּה ׀ לִֽשְׁכוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר יֹאכְלוּ־שָׁם הַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר־קְרוֹבִים לַֽיהוָה קָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים שָׁם יַנִּיחוּ ׀ קָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים וְהַמִּנְחָה וְהַחַטָּאת וְהָאָשָׁם כִּי הַמָּקוֹם קָדֹֽשׁ׃vayo'mer-'elay-lishekhvot-hatzafvon-lishekhvot-hadarvom-'asher-'el-feney-hagizerah-henah- -lishekhvot-haqodesh-'asher-yo'khelv-sham-hakhohaniym-'asher-qervoviym-layhvah-qadeshey-haqodashiym-sham-yaniychv- -qadeshey-haqodashiym-vehaminechah-vehachata't-veha'asham-khiy-hamaqvom-qadosh
KJV: Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
AKJV: Then said he to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach to the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
ASV: Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy chambers, where the priests that are near unto Jehovah shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the place is holy.
YLT: And he saith unto me, `The north chambers, the south chambers, that are at the front of the separate place, they are holy chambers, where the priests (who are near to Jehovah) eat the most holy things, there they place the most holy things, and the present, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, for the place is holy.
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Ezekiel 42:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:14
Hebrew
בְּבֹאָם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְלֹֽא־יֵצְאוּ מֵהַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה וְשָׁם יַנִּיחוּ בִגְדֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְתוּ בָהֶן כִּֽי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵנָּה ילבשו וְלָבְשׁוּ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים וְקָרְבוּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁר לָעָֽם׃vevo'am-hakhohaniym-velo'-yetze'v-mehaqodesh-'el-hechatzer-hachiytzvonah-vesham-yaniychv-vigedeyhem-'asher-yesharetv-vahen-khiy-qodesh-henah-ylvshv-velaveshv-vegadiym-'acheriym-veqarevv-'el-'asher-la'am
KJV: When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
AKJV: When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
ASV: When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people.
YLT: In the priests' going in, they come not out from the sanctuary unto the outer court, and there they place their garments with which they minister, for they are holy, and have put on other garments, and have drawn near unto that which is for the people.'
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Verse 14 They shall lay their garments wherein they minister - The priests were not permitted to wear their roles in the outer court. These vestments were to be used only when they ministered; and when they had done, they were to deposit them in one of the chambers mentioned in the thirteenth verse.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:15
Hebrew
וְכִלָּה אֶת־מִדּוֹת הַבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי וְהוֹצִיאַנִי דֶּרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַקָּדִים וּמְדָדוֹ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִֽיב׃vekhilah-'et-midvot-havayit-hafeniymiy-vehvotziy'aniy-derekhe-hasha'ar-'asher-fanayv-derekhe-haqadiym-vmedadvo-saviyv- -saviyv
KJV: Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
AKJV: Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
ASV: Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
YLT: And he hath finished the measurements of the inner house, and hath brought me forth the way of the gate whose front is eastward, and he hath measured it all round about.
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Ezekiel 42:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:16
Hebrew
מָדַד רוּחַ הַקָּדִים בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה חֲמֵשׁ־אמות מֵאוֹת קָנִים בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה סָבִֽיב׃madad-rvcha-haqadiym-viqeneh-hamidah-chamesh-'mvt-me'vot-qaniym-viqeneh-hamidah-saviyv
KJV: He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
AKJV: He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
ASV: He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
YLT: He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.
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Verse 16 He measured the east - north - south - west side - Each of which was five hundred reeds: and, as the building was square, the area must have been nearly thirteen thousand paces. No wonder this was called a city. See Eze 40:2.
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- Eze 40:2
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:17
Hebrew
מָדַד רוּחַ הַצָּפוֹן חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאוֹת קָנִים בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה סָבִֽיב׃madad-rvcha-hatzafvon-chamesh-me'vot-qaniym-viqeneh-hamidah-saviyv
KJV: He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
AKJV: He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
ASV: He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.
YLT: He hath measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
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Ezekiel 42:17
Ezekiel 42:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:18
Hebrew
אֵת רוּחַ הַדָּרוֹם מָדָד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאוֹת קָנִים בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּֽה׃'et-rvcha-hadarvom-madad-chamesh-me'vot-qaniym-viqeneh-hamidah
KJV: He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
AKJV: He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. ¶
ASV: He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
YLT: The south side he hath measured, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed.
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Ezekiel 42:18
Ezekiel 42:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Ezekiel 42:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:19
Hebrew
סָבַב אֶל־רוּחַ הַיָּם מָדַד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאוֹת קָנִים בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּֽה׃savav-'el-rvcha-hayam-madad-chamesh-me'vot-qaniym-viqeneh-hamidah
KJV: He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
AKJV: He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
ASV: He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
YLT: He hath turned round unto the west side, he hath measured five hundred reeds with the measuring-reed.
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Ezekiel 42:19
Ezekiel 42:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Ezekiel 42:19
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- Ezekiel 42:19
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Ezekiel 42:20
Hebrew
לְאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת מְדָדוֹ חוֹמָה לוֹ סָבִיב ׀ סָבִיב אֹרֶךְ חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְרֹחַב חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְחֹֽל׃le'areva'-rvchvot-medadvo-chvomah-lvo-saviyv- -saviyv-'orekhe-chamesh-me'vot-verochav-chamesh-me'vot-lehavediyl-veyn-haqodesh-lechol
KJV: He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
AKJV: He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
ASV: He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common.
YLT: At the four sides he hath measured it, a wall is to it all round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to separate between the holy and the profane place.
Commentary WitnessEzekiel 42:20Quoted commentary witness
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Ezekiel 42:20
Verse 20 It had a wall round about - to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place - The holy place was that which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen, nor stranger, nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The profane place was that in which men, women, Gentiles, pure or impure might be admitted. Josephus says War, lib. vi., c. 14, that in his time there was a wall built before the entrance three cubits high, on which there were posts fixed at certain distances, with inscriptions on them in Latin and Greek, containing the laws which enjoined purity on those that entered; and forbidding all strangers to enter, on pain of death. See Calmet.
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Ezekiel 42:20
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- Josephus
- Lord
- Gentiles
- War
- Greek
- See Calmet
Exposition: Ezekiel 42:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Ezekiel 42:1
- Ezekiel 42:2
- Ezekiel 42:3
- Ezekiel 42:4
- Ezekiel 42:5
- Ezekiel 42:6
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- Ezekiel 42:15
- Eze 40:2
- Ezekiel 42:16
- Ezekiel 42:17
- Ezekiel 42:18
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- Ezekiel 42:20
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- This
- Josephus
- Lord
- Gentiles
- War
- Greek
- See Calmet
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Ezekiel 42:1
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness