Translations
Modern
In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
Traditional
And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
Literal
And before the face of the chambers was a walkway, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long; and their doors were to the north.
Latin
Et ante gazophylacia deambulatio decem cubitorum latitudinis, ad interiora respiciens viæ cubiti unius. Et ostia eorum ad aquilonem:
Original
Hebrew
English
In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
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
Measurements
- a hundred cubits long: About 17.5 ft x 175 ft (5.3 m x 53.3 m)
Glossary
Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism Laver New Jerusalem Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy