Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the room that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.
- KJV Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
- NKJV Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north.
- NASB Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north.
- NLT Then the man led me out of the Temple courtyard by way of the north gateway. We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard.
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Quick answer
The guide leads Ezekiel out to the outer court to view chambers on the north side. The survey now turns to rooms serving the priestly ministry.
Overview
Ezekiel is brought to examine the priestly chambers situated north of the temple and its separate place. These rooms supported the work of the priests in the sanctuary. Their provision shows God's care to equip those who serve him, anticipating the priestly people Christ forms to serve God (1 Peter 2:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ezek 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
- Ezek 40:20He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
- Ezek 42:4In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
- Ezek 41:12–15Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.
- Ezek 42:13Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
- Ezek 41:1Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.
- Ezek 41:9The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple
- Ezek 42:10On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court were chambers adjoining the courtyard and opposite the building,
- Ezek 40:2–3In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Rev 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Ezek 40:24Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
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