King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
[On his way out,] he measured the thickness of the wall of the house at ten-and-a-half feet [at ground level], and the width of all the side-rooms surrounding the house, seven feet [at ground level].
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.
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.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
After he measured{H4058} the wall{H7023} of the house{H1004}, six{H8337} cubits{H520}; and the breadth{H7341} of every side chamber{H6763}, four{H702} cubits{H520}, round about{H5439} the house{H1004} on every side{H5439}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezekiel 42:3
- 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].
Ezekiel 42:14
- 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.
1 Kings 6:5
- 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:
1 Kings 6:6
- The nethermost chamber [was] five cubits broad, and the middle [was] six cubits broad, and the third [was] seven cubits broad: for without [in the wall] of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that [the beams] should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
Ezekiel 41:6
- 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 41:9
- The thickness of the wall, which [was] for the side chamber without, [was] five cubits: and [that] which [was] left [was] the place of the side chambers that [were] within.
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Commentary for Ezekiel 41:5
Ezekiel 41:5 is a part of the larger section of the book of Ezekiel that deals with the prophet's vision of a new temple, which is described in great detail from chapters 40 to 48. This vision is set during the time of the Babylonian exile when the Jewish people were far from their homeland and the First Temple in Jerusalem lay in ruins. The verse specifies dimensions for the walls and side chambers of this envisioned temple, indicating that the wall's thickness is six cubits and the breadth of each side chamber is four cubits.
The theme of Ezekiel 41:5 is the meticulous, divinely ordained plan for the reconstruction of the temple, which symbolizes the restoration of Israel's relationship with God. The precise measurements underscore the perfection and holiness required for God's dwelling place among His people. In the historical context, the detailed description of the temple's architecture would have served as a source of hope for the exiled Jews, reassuring them of God's enduring presence and His intention to restore their worship practices and national life once they returned to Jerusalem.
The specificity of the measurements in this verse reflects the broader emphasis in Ezekiel's vision on the order and structure that God desires for His people's religious and communal life. It also highlights the importance of the temple as a place of worship and divine presence, a theme that is central to the theology of the Hebrew Bible. The dimensions provided for the temple's walls and chambers would have been understood as instructions from God Himself, ensuring that the new temple would be built according to His divine blueprint.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4058
There are 49 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָדַד
Transliteration: mâdad
Pronunciation: maw-dad'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended; measure, mete, stretch self. - Strong's Number: H7023
There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קִיר
Transliteration: qîyr
Pronunciation: keer
Description: or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall. - Strong's Number: H1004
There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah'-yith
Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). - Strong's Number: H8337
There are 203 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ
Transliteration: shêsh
Pronunciation: shaysh
Description: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare שׂוּשׂ; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth. - Strong's Number: H520
There are 240 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַמָּה
Transliteration: ʼammâh
Pronunciation: am-maw'
Description: prolonged from אֵם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מֵאָה), measure, post. - Strong's Number: H7341
There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֹחַב
Transliteration: rôchab
Pronunciation: ro'-khab
Description: from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness. - Strong's Number: H6763
There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צֵלָע
Transliteration: tsêlâʻ
Pronunciation: tsay-law'
Description: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from צָלַע; a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring); beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber). - Strong's Number: H702
There are 383 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַרְבַּע
Transliteration: ʼarbaʻ
Pronunciation: ar-bah'
Description: masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four. - Strong's Number: H5439
There are 282 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סָבִיב
Transliteration: çâbîyb
Pronunciation: saw-beeb'
Description: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from סָבַב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.