Ezekiel 41:7
The side rooms became wider as they went higher, because the temple walls narrowed at each upward level. A stairway allowed access from the lower story to the upper story through the middle story.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And there was an enlarging, and a winding staircase still upward to the side chambers; for the winding staircase of the house went still upward all around the house: therefore the width of the house was still upward, and increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the middle section.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the side-chambers{H6763} were broader{H7337} as they encompassed{H5437} [the house] higher{H4605} and higher; for the encompassing{H4141} of the house{H1004} went higher and higher{H4605} round about{H4141} the house:{H1004} therefore the breadth{H7341} of the house{H1004} [continued] upward;{H4605} and so one went up{H5927} [from] the lowest{H8481} [chamber] to the highest{H5945} by the middle{H8484} [chamber].
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And there was an enlarging{H7337}{(H8804)}, and a winding about{H5437}{(H8738)} still upward{H4605} to the side chambers{H6763}: for the winding about{H4141} of the house{H1004} went still upward{H4605} round about{H5439} the house{H1004}: therefore the breadth{H7341} of the house{H1004} was still upward{H4605}, and so increased{H5927}{(H8799)} from the lowest{H8481} chamber to the highest{H5945} by the midst{H8484}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The syde chambres were the hyer the wyder, and had steppes thorow them rounde aboute ye house. Thus was it wyder aboue, that from the lowest men might go to the hyest & mydde chabers.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And it was large and went rounde mounting vpwarde to the chambers: for the staire of the house was mounting vpwarde, rounde about the house: therefore the house was larger vpward: so they went vp from the lowest chamber to the hiest by the middes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Ther was an enlarging, and a winding about, mounting still vpwarde to the chabers: for the staire of the house was mounting still vpward round about the house, therfore the house was larger vpwarde: so they went vp from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The side-chambers were broader as they encompassed [the house] higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house [continued] upward; and so one went up [from] the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the middle [chamber].
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And a broad place and a turning place still upwards `are' to the side-chambers, for the turning round of the house `is' still upwards all round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house `is' upwards, and so the lower one goeth up unto the higher by the midst.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed `the house' higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house `continued' upward; and so one went up `from' the lowest `chamber' to the highest by the middle `chamber'.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed [the house] higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house [continued] upward; and so one went up [from] the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the middle [chamber] .
Bible in Basic English (1941)
The side-rooms became wider as they went higher up the house, by the amount of the space let into the wall up round about the house, because of the inlets in the house; and one went up from the lowest floor by steps to the middle, and from the middle to the upper floor.
World English Bible (2000)
The side rooms were broader as they encompassed [the house] higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher around the house: therefore the breadth of the house [continued] upward; and so one went up [from] the lowest [room] to the highest by the middle [room].
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story; for the structure surrounding the temple went up story by story all around the temple. For this reason the width of the temple increased as it went up, and one went up from the lowest story to the highest by the way of the middle story.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 6:8 : 8 The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the south side of the house, with stairs going up to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.
- Matt 13:32 : 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.
- Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary teachings about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
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- Ezek 41:5-62 verses84%
5 Then he measured the wall of the temple, which was six cubits thick, and the width of the side rooms surrounding the temple was four cubits.
6 The side rooms were arranged one above the other in three stories, with thirty chambers per story. They were supported by wall offsets in the temple, so that they were not fastened into the wall of the temple itself.
- Ezek 41:8-1710 verses83%
8 I also saw that the temple had a raised base all around it. This foundation for the side chambers was six cubits high.
9 The outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits thick, and there was a free space of open ground around the temple.
10 There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.
11 The entrances to the side chambers opened into the free space, with one entrance facing north and another facing south. The width of the open area was five cubits all around.
12 The building facing the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide, and its wall was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.
13 Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred cubits long, and the separate courtyard, building, and its walls were also one hundred cubits long.
14 The width of the front of the temple and the separate courtyard to the east was one hundred cubits.
15 He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured.
16 The thresholds, the closed windows, and the galleries around the three sides opposite the threshold were paneled with wood all around, completely surrounding from the ground up to the windows, which were covered.
17 From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.
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8 The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the south side of the house, with stairs going up to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.
- Ezek 42:3-119 verses80%
3 It faced the twenty cubits belonging to the inner court and the pavement belonging to the outer court, with a gallery facing a gallery, set in three tiers.
4 Opposite the chambers was a walkway ten cubits wide and one cubit long, and their entrances faced the north.
5 The upper chambers were shorter because the galleries took away space from them, compared to the lower and middle tiers of the building.
6 These chambers were arranged in three tiers, but they did not have columns like the columns of the courts. Therefore, they were set back from the lower and middle tiers, starting from the ground.
7 There was a wall on the outside beside the chambers, parallel to the outer court—a wall fifty cubits long.
8 For the length of the chambers belonging to the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas those that faced the temple were one hundred cubits long.
9 Underneath these chambers was the entrance from the east, which one could use when coming into them from the outer court.
10 On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.
11 The passageway in front of them matched the appearance of the chambers on the north; they had the same length and width, with identical exits, designs, and entrances.
- 1 Kgs 6:4-63 verses80%
4 He made windows with recessed frames for the house.
5 He built a structure against the wall of the house, enclosing the walls of the house around the main hall and the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.
6 The lowest side chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall so that the beams would not be embedded in the walls of the house.
- Ezek 40:6-72 verses73%
6 Then he went to the gateway that faced east, climbed its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate as one rod wide.
7 Each guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide, and the space between the guardrooms was five cubits. The threshold of the gateway at the porch of the gate, located toward the inside, was also one rod.
- Ezek 40:36-372 verses73%
36 Its guardrooms, posts, and porches matched the measurements of the others. Windows were all around. The length of the gate was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.
37 Its porch faced the outer courtyard, with palm tree decorations on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
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3 Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.
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10 He also built the annex against the entire house, five cubits high, and it was attached to the house with cedar beams.
- Ezek 40:33-342 verses73%
33 Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. Windows were all around the gate and its porches. The total length was fifty cubits, and the width was twenty-five cubits.
34 Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Palm tree decorations were on its posts, one on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
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26 Its staircase had seven steps, leading up to it, and its porches were in front of them. It also had palm tree decorations, one on each side of its posts.
- 1 Kgs 6:16-172 verses73%
16 He built twenty cubits at the rear of the house with cedar boards, from the floor to the walls, to form the inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
17 The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.
- Ezek 40:12-132 verses73%
12 There was a border of one cubit in front of the guardrooms on either side, and each guardroom was six cubits square on both sides.
13 He measured the gateway from the roof of one guardroom to the roof of the opposite one; the width was twenty-five cubits. Doorway faced doorway.
- Ezek 40:48-492 verses72%
48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the pilasters of the porch; they were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other. The width of the entrance was three cubits on each side.
49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and its width was eleven cubits. On the steps leading up to it were columns, one on each side, at the entrance.
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1 Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.
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15 When he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me out through the gate that faced east, and he measured all around the area.
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17 Then he brought me to the outer courtyard, where there were chambers and a paved surface created all around the courtyard. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
- Ezek 40:29-313 verses71%
29 Its guardrooms, posts, and porches had the same measurements as the others. The gate and its porches had windows all around, fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
30 The porches stretched all around, with a length of twenty-five cubits and a width of five cubits.
31 Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and palm tree decorations adorned its posts. Eight steps led up to it.
- 2 Chr 3:4-52 verses71%
4 The porch in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
5 He paneled the main hall with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and he decorated it with palm trees and chains.
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20 From the ground to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the walls of the main hall.
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45 Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which faces south, is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.'