The Meaning of Ezekiel 42:7 Explained

Ezekiel 42:7

KJV: And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

YLT: As to the wall that is at the outside, over-against the chambers, the way of the outer-court at the front of the chambers, its length is fifty cubits;

Darby: And the wall that was without, answering to the cells, toward the outer court in the front of the cells, its length was fifty cubits:

ASV: And the wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court before the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the wall  that [was] without  over against  the chambers,  toward  the utter  court  on the forepart  of the chambers,  the length  thereof [was] fifty  cubits. 

What does Ezekiel 42:7 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 42:7 mean?

And a wall that [was] outside ran parallel to the chambers toward the court outer at the front of the chambers its length [was] fifty cubits
וְגָדֵ֤ר אֲשֶׁר־ לַחוּץ֙ לְעֻמַּ֣ת הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת דֶּ֛רֶךְ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת אָרְכּ֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה

וְגָדֵ֤ר  And  a  wall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּדֵר  
Sense: fence, wall.
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לַחוּץ֙  outside 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּץ  
Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
לְעֻמַּ֣ת  ran  parallel  to 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: עֻמָּה  
Sense: juxtaposition.
הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת  the  chambers 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
דֶּ֛רֶךְ  toward 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
הֶחָצֵ֥ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה  outer 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חִיצֹון  
Sense: outer, external, outward.
אֶל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פְּנֵ֣י  the  front 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת  of  the  chambers 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
אָרְכּ֖וֹ  its  length  [was] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
אַמָּֽה  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.

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