The Meaning of Ezekiel 41:15 Explained

Ezekiel 41:15

KJV: And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;

YLT: And he hath measured the length of the building unto the front of the separate place that is at its hinder part, and its galleries on this side and on that side, a hundred cubits, and the inner temple and the porches of the court,

Darby: And he measured the length of the building before the separate place, which was at the back of it, with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, a hundred cubits; and the inner temple, and the porches of the court.

ASV: And he measured the length of the building before the separate place which was at the back thereof, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, a hundred cubits; and the inner temple, and the porches of the court;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he measured  the length  of the building  over against  the separate place  which [was] behind  it, and the galleries  thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred  cubits,  with the inner  temple,  and the porches  of the court; 

What does Ezekiel 41:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The outside width of the building behind the temple proper measured100 cubits (166 feet8 inches), including a colonnade on each of its sides. The man also measured the temple"s holy place and the vestibule and porch that faced the inner courtyard.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 41

1  The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 41:15 mean?

And He measured the length of the building to facing the separating courtyard - upon behind it - with its galleries on the one side and on the other side a hundred cubits and as well as the temple inner and the porches of the court
וּמָדַ֣ד אֹֽרֶךְ־ הַ֠בִּנְיָן אֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־ אַחֲרֶ֧יהָ [ואתוקיהא] (וְאַתִּיקֶ֛יהָא) מִפּ֥וֹ וּמִפּ֖וֹ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖י הֶחָצֵֽר

וּמָדַ֣ד  And  He  measured 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָדַד  
Sense: to measure, stretch.
אֹֽרֶךְ־  the  length 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
הַ֠בִּנְיָן  of  the  building 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָן  
Sense: structure, building.
פְּנֵ֨י  facing 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַגִּזְרָ֜ה  the  separating  courtyard 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּזְרָה  
Sense: a cutting, polishing, separation.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  - 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אַחֲרֶ֧יהָ  behind  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
[ואתוקיהא]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
(וְאַתִּיקֶ֛יהָא)  with  its  galleries 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: אַתּוּק 
Sense: gallery, porch.
מִפּ֥וֹ  on  the  one  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
וּמִפּ֖וֹ  and  on  the  other  side 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
מֵאָ֣ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
אַמָּ֑ה  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙  and  as  well  as  the  temple 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
הַפְּנִימִ֔י  inner 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: פְּנִימִי  
Sense: inner.
וְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖י  and  the  porches 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
הֶחָצֵֽר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.