The doors of the side rooms were toward an open area that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south. The width of the open area was five cubits all around.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
- BSB The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.
- NKJV The doors of the side chambers opened on the terrace, one door toward the north and another toward the south; and the width of the terrace was five cubits all around.
- NASB The doorways of the side chambers toward the free space consisted of one doorway toward the north, and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the free space was five cubits all around.
- NLT Two doors opened from the side rooms into the terrace yard, which was 8-3/4 feet wide. One door faced north and the other south.
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Quick answer
The side rooms had doors opening north and south onto the surrounding open space. Even the access points are noted with care.
Overview
Ezekiel observes the doors of the side chambers facing the cleared area around the temple. The thorough cataloging of entrances continues the vision's emphasis on order and intentional design. The detail of doors and access foreshadows Christ, who is himself the door by which any may enter into God's house and be saved (John 10:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 41:9The thickness of the wall, which was for the side rooms, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side rooms that belonged to the house.
- Ezek 42:4Before the rooms was a walk of ten cubits’ width inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.
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