The Meaning of Ezekiel 42:10 Explained

Ezekiel 42:10

KJV: The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.

YLT: In the breadth of the wall of the court eastward, unto the front of the separate place, and unto the front of the building, are chambers.

Darby: In the breadth of the wall of the court toward the south, before the separate place, and before the building, were cells;

ASV: In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were chambers.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The chambers  [were] in the thickness  of the wall  of the court  toward  the east,  over against  the separate place,  and over against  the building. 

What does Ezekiel 42:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 42

1  The chambers for the priests
13  The use thereof
15  The measures of the outward court

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 42:10 mean?

In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east over against opposite the separating courtyard and the building Also [there] [were] chambers
בְּרֹ֣חַב ׀ גֶּ֣דֶר הֶחָצֵ֗ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֛ים אֶל־ פְּנֵ֧י הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וְאֶל־ הַבִּנְיָ֖ן לְשָׁכֽוֹת

בְּרֹ֣חַב ׀  In  the  thickness  of 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
גֶּ֣דֶר  the  wall 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: גָּדֵר  
Sense: wall, fence.
הֶחָצֵ֗ר  of  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
דֶּ֧רֶךְ  toward 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
הַקָּדִ֛ים  the  east 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָדִים  
Sense: east, east wind.
אֶל־  over  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פְּנֵ֧י  opposite 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַגִּזְרָ֛ה  the  separating  courtyard 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּזְרָה  
Sense: a cutting, polishing, separation.
הַבִּנְיָ֖ן  the  building 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָן  
Sense: structure, building.
לְשָׁכֽוֹת  Also  [there]  [were]  chambers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.

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