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Ezekiel 42:12

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And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

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. 12

פֶּתַח (pethach, H6607) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way לִשְׁכָּה (lishkâh, H3957) — a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb דָּרוֹם (dârôwm, H1864) — the south; poet. the south wind רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, H7218) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of… הָגִין (hâgîyn, H1903) — perhaps suitable or turning פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… גְּדֵרָה (gᵉdêrâh, H1448) — enclosure (especially for flocks) קָדִים (qâdîym, H6921) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for… בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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