Along the length, which was a hundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits.
Parallel translations
- WEB Before the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits.
- KJV Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
- BSB The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.
- NKJV Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.
- NLT This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87-1/2 feet wide.
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Quick answer
The chamber block measured a hundred cubits long and fifty wide, with a north-facing door. The priestly rooms are given exact, generous dimensions.
Overview
The guide measures the substantial chamber structure with its northern entrance. The careful dimensions place these rooms within the ordered design of the whole complex. Such provision for the priests reflects God's intent that his servants be well furnished for ministry, a care fulfilled as Christ equips his church for service to God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 41:13So he measured the house, one hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with its walls, one hundred cubits long;
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