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Ezekiel 42:11

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with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 11

This chapter continues and concludes the describing and measuring of this mystical temple, which it is very hard to understand the particular architecture of, and yet more hard to comprehend the mystical meaning of. Here is, I. A description of the chambers that were about the courts, their situation and structure (Eze 42:1-13), and the uses for which they were designed (Eze 42:13, Eze 42:14). II. A survey of the whole compass of ground which was taken up with the house, and the courts belonging to it (Eze 42:15-20).

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Strong's Concordancev. 11

דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, H4758) — a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape… לִשְׁכָּה (lishkâh, H3957) — a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) צָפוֹן (tsâphôwn, H6828) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown) אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek, H753) — length כֵּן (kên, H3651) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or… רֹחַב (rôchab, H7341) — width (literally or figuratively) מוֹצָא (môwtsâʼ, H4161) — a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or… מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, H4941) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a… פֶּתַח (pethach, H6607) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.

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