Ezekiel 42:4

What does Ezekiel 42:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 42:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And in front of the rooms was a walk, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long; and their doors were facing north.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And at the front of the chambers <FI>is<Fi> a walk of ten cubits in breadth unto the inner part, a way of one cubit, and their openings <FI>are<Fi> at the north.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad, looking to the inner parts of a way of one cubit. And their doors were toward the north.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and before the cells was a walk of ten cubits in breadth, [and] a way of a hundred cubits inward; and their entries were toward the north.

Context

v.3Over 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.

v.4This passage

v.5Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.

Cross references

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

  • Ezekiel 46:19

    Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward.

  • Luke 13:24

    Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

  • Matthew 7:14

    For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

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