King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 41:9 Mean?
“The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.”
Context
7
And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. there: Heb. it was made broader, and went round
8
I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
9
The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
10
And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
11
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(9) **That which was left.—**After stating the thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers at five cubits, the prophet speaks of the remaining space left unoccupied by the building. The clause should be translated, *“and so also* (*i.e.,* of the same width) *was that which was left free against the house of side chambers which belonged to the house,” i.e.,* to the Temple. The same width is assigned to this space in Ezekiel 41:11.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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