Translations
Modern
For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.
Traditional
For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
Literal
For the length of the chambers that were toward the outer court was fifty cubits, and, behold, upon those facing the temple was a hundred cubits.
Latin
…quia longitudo erat gazophylaciorum atrii exterioris quinquaginta cubitorum, et longitudo ante faciem templi, centum cubitorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.
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