The Meaning of Ezekiel 40:7 Explained

Ezekiel 40:7

KJV: And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

YLT: and the little chamber one reed long and one reed broad, and between the little chambers five cubits, and the threshold of the gate, from the side of the porch of the gate from within, one reed.

Darby: And each chamber was one reed long and one reed broad; and between the chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate, beside the porch of the gate within, was one reed.

ASV: And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [every] little chamber  [was] one  reed  long,  and one  reed  broad;  and between the little chambers  [were] five  cubits;  and the threshold  of the gate  by  the porch  of the gate  within  [was] one  reed. 

What does Ezekiel 40:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Each guardroom in the gate complex was a square one rod long and one rod wide (or six cubits by six cubits, 10 feet by10 feet, Ezekiel 40:12). There were six guardrooms, three on each side of the hallway through the gate complex ( Ezekiel 40:10). A wall five cubits thick separated the guardrooms on the same sides of the hallway from each other. Beyond these guardrooms there was another threshold that led to a large vestibule room. This threshold was the same size as the one at the other end of the passage, six cubits (10 feet) deep and10 cubits (about16 feet8 inches) wide.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 40

1  The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple
6  The description of the east gate of the outer court
20  of the north gate
24  of the south gate
27  of the south gate of the inner court
32  of the east gate
35  and of the north gate
39  Eight tables
44  The chambers
48  The porch of the house

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 40:7 mean?

And each gate chamber rod [was] one long and rod one wide and between the gate chambers [was] [a] [space] [of] five cubits and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the gate inside [was] one
וְהַתָּ֗א קָנֶ֨ה אֶחָ֥ד אֹ֙רֶךְ֙ וְקָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וּבֵ֥ין הַתָּאִ֖ים חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֑וֹת וְסַ֣ף הַ֠שַּׁעַר מֵאֵ֨צֶל אוּלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִת אֶחָֽד

וְהַתָּ֗א  And  each  gate  chamber 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: תָּא  
Sense: chamber, guardroom.
קָנֶ֨ה  rod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָנֶה  
Sense: reed, stalk, bone, balances.
אֶחָ֥ד  [was]  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
אֹ֙רֶךְ֙  long 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
וְקָנֶ֤ה  and  rod 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָנֶה  
Sense: reed, stalk, bone, balances.
אֶחָד֙  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
רֹ֔חַב  wide 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
וּבֵ֥ין  and  between 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: בַּיִן 
Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
הַתָּאִ֖ים  the  gate  chambers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: תָּא  
Sense: chamber, guardroom.
חָמֵ֣שׁ  [was]  [a]  [space]  [of]  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
אַמּ֑וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
וְסַ֣ף  and  the  threshold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סַף 
Sense: a spreading out, basin, goblet, bowl.
הַ֠שַּׁעַר  of  the  gateway 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
אוּלָ֥ם  the  vestibule 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
הַשַּׁ֛עַר  of  the  gate 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִת  inside 
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֶחָֽד  [was]  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).