Ezekiel 41:5
New International Version
Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits thick, and each side room around the temple was four cubits wide.

New Living Translation
Then he measured the wall of the Temple, and it was 10 1 / 2 feet thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall; each room was 7 feet wide.

English Standard Version
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits thick, and the breadth of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the temple.

Berean Standard Bible
Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.

King James Bible
After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

New King James Version
Next, he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits. The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side.

New American Standard Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the house on every side.

NASB 1995
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around about the house on every side.

NASB 1977
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around about the house on every side.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he measured the wall of the house of Yahweh, six cubits; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around about the house on every side.

Amplified Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits [thick, to accommodate side chambers]; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the temple on every side.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was 10 1 /2 feet thick. The width of the side rooms all around the temple was 7 feet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was 10 1/2 feet thick. The width of the side rooms all around the temple was seven feet.

American Standard Version
Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

Contemporary English Version
The man measured the wall of the temple, and it was three meters thick. Storage rooms two meters wide were built against the outside of the wall.

English Revised Version
Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Next, the man measured the temple wall. It was 10 1/2 feet wide. The width of each side room around the temple was 7 feet.

Good News Translation
The man measured the thickness of the inner wall of the Temple building, and it was 10 feet. Against this wall, all around the Temple, was a series of small rooms 7 feet wide.

International Standard Version
Next, he measured the Temple walls at six cubits high and the width of the side chambers at four cubits around all four sides of the Temple.

Majority Standard Bible
Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.

NET Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple as 10 1/2 feet, and the width of the side chambers as 7 feet, all around the temple.

New Heart English Bible
Then he measured the wall of the house, ten feet four inches; and the breadth of every side-room, six feet eleven inches, all around the house on every side.

Webster's Bible Translation
Afterward he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round the house on every side.

World English Bible
Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side room, four cubits, all around the house on every side.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he measures the wall of the house—six cubits, and the breadth of the side-chamber—four cubits, all around the house.

Young's Literal Translation
And he measureth the wall of the house six cubits, and the breadth of the side-chamber four cubits, all round the house round about.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will measure the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of the rib, four cubits, round about, round about to the house, round about.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he measured the wall of the house six cubits: and the breadth of every side chamber four cubits round about the house on every side.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he measured the wall of the house to be six cubits, and the width of the sides to be four cubits, all around the house on every side.

New American Bible
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits wide, and the width of the side chambers stretching all around the temple, four cubits each.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits thick; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the temple.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits, and the width of the side, seven cubits circling the house
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits: and the breadth of each side, four cubits round about.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Outside the Temple
5Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits. 6The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself.…

Cross References
1 Kings 6:5-6
Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

1 Kings 6:10
He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

1 Kings 6:16
He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:9
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.

Exodus 26:30
So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 36:20-30
Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...

Exodus 40:18
When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

Revelation 21:15-17
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

Revelation 11:1-2
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Hebrews 9:1-5
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...

Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.


Treasury of Scripture

After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

side chamber

Ezekiel 41:6,7
And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house…

Ezekiel 42:3-14
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

1 Kings 6:5,6
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: …

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Next, he measured
The phrase indicates a continuation of a detailed vision given to Ezekiel. The act of measuring is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing God's order, precision, and sovereignty. In Hebrew, the word for "measured" is "madad," which implies a careful and deliberate action. This reflects God's meticulous nature in His plans and purposes, emphasizing that nothing is left to chance in His divine architecture.

the wall of the temple
The wall represents strength, protection, and separation. In the context of the temple, it signifies the holiness and sanctity of God's dwelling place. The Hebrew word for "wall" is "chomah," which often denotes a barrier that protects what is sacred from what is profane. This imagery reminds believers of the need to guard their spiritual lives and maintain purity in their relationship with God.

it was six cubits thick
A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The thickness of the wall, being six cubits, underscores the robustness and impenetrability of the temple's defenses. The number six, while often associated with imperfection in biblical numerology, here may suggest completeness in human terms, indicating that the temple's design is perfectly suited for its divine purpose.

The width of each side room
Side rooms, or chambers, were integral to the temple's structure, serving various functions such as storage or housing for priests. The Hebrew term "tsela" can mean rib or side, suggesting these rooms are like extensions or supports to the main body of the temple. This highlights the idea that every part of God's house has a purpose and function, much like the body of Christ, where every member has a role.

around the temple
The arrangement of these rooms "around the temple" suggests a sense of completeness and encirclement. This design reflects the comprehensive nature of God's provision and care, ensuring that all aspects of worship and service are encompassed within His divine plan. It also symbolizes the all-encompassing presence of God, surrounding and protecting His people.

was four cubits
The number four often symbolizes universality or completeness in the material world, as seen in the four corners of the earth. The width of four cubits for each side room may indicate a balance and sufficiency in God's provision. It suggests that God's design is not only perfect in its spiritual dimensions but also in its practical, earthly applications, providing adequately for the needs of His people.

(5) The wall of the house, six cubits.--The thickness of the wall is the same with that of the wall of the outer court (Ezekiel 40:5), about ten feet. Great massiveness is characteristic of Oriental architecture, but is carried to excess in this vision, to set forth the firmness and security of the things symbolised.

Every side chamber.--Every is not in the original, and is unnecessary. He measured the range of side rooms, the word being used collectively. These (J J [Ezekiel 40:44-49]) entirely surrounded the house, except on the front or east side where the porch stood.

Verses 5-11. - The wall and side buildings. Verse 5. - The measuring commenced with the wall of the house, i.e. with the outer wall, which, beginning at the pillars (ver. 1), enclosed the temple on its south, west, and north sides. Its great thickness, six cubits, corresponded with and even surpassed the colossal proportions of architecture in the ancient East. The walls of Solomon's temple, though not mentioned in either Kings or Chronicles, could hardly have been less than four cubits thick (see 1 Kings 6:6), and were probably more (Schurer). Like the Solomonic (1 Kings 6:5-10), the Ezekelian temple had side chambers, which, like those of the earlier building, served as storehouses for priests' clothing, temple utensils, and temple treasures (1 Kings 7:51; 2 Kings 11:2; 2 Chronicles 5:1), and measured four cubits broad in the clear.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Next he measured
וַיָּ֥מָד (way·yā·māḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended

the wall
קִֽיר־ (qîr-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7023: A wall

of the temple
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

[to be] six
שֵׁ֣שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

cubits [thick],
אַמּ֑וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

and the width
וְרֹ֣חַב (wə·rō·ḥaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

of each
סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

side room
הַצֵּלָע֩ (haṣ·ṣê·lā‘)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6763: A rib, a side, a, timber, plank

around
סָבִ֧יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

the temple
לַבַּ֖יִת (lab·ba·yiṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

[was] four
אַרְבַּ֨ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

cubits.
אַמּ֜וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base


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