Ezekiel 41:5

What does Ezekiel 41:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 41:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then he took the measure of the wall of the house, which was six cubits; and of the side-rooms round the house, which were four cubits wide.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he measureth the wall of the house six cubits, and the breadth of the side-chamber four cubits, all round the house round about.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he measured the wall of the house six cubits: and the breadth of every side chamber four cubits round about the house on every side.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of the side-chambers, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

Context

v.4And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.

v.5This passage

v.6And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold therein, and not have hold in the wall of the house.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 41:6

    And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold therein, and not have hold in the wall of the house.

  • 1 Kings 6:5

    And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

  • Ezekiel 42:3

    Over against the twentycubitswhich belonged to the inner court, and over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story.

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