Translations
Modern
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Traditional
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Literal
And the upper chambers were shorter, for the galleries took away from them, on the lower and middle of the building.
Latin
…ubi erant gazophylacia in superioribus humiliora, quia supportabant porticus quæ ex illis eminebant de inferioribus, et de mediis ædificii.
Original
Hebrew
English
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Notes
The priests' rooms were on three levels at the back of the sanctuary. Priests entered from the top level in the inner court (Ezekiel 42:12) and exited at the bottom in the outer court (42:9). These rooms served as transition spaces for the priests' duties as they moved between the inner and outer courts.
The prophet’s tour of the new temple began outside the building. He then moved step by step toward its center.
After reaching the inside, he walked outward again. The tour ended at the kitchens located in the corners of the outer courtyard (Ezekiel 46:19–24).
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC
Glossary
Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism Laver New Jerusalem Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy