Ezekiel 42:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּוֹצִאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפ֑וֹן וָיְבִאֵ֣נִי אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֶ֧גֶד הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וַאֲשֶֽׁר־נֶ֥גֶד הַבִּנְיָ֖ן אֶל־הַצָּפֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And wayyôṣiʾēnî to-the-ḥāṣēr the-ḥîṣônāh the-derek derek the-ṣāpôn, and-waybîʾēnî to-the-liškāh which neged the-gizrāh and-which-neged the-binyān to-the-ṣāpôn.

Grammar Details

• *wayyôṣiʾēnî*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd singular masculine with waw consecutive and 1st singular object suffix - he brought me out
• *ḥāṣēr*: construct form, feminine singular - court/courtyard of
• *ḥîṣônāh*: adjective, feminine singular - outer/external
• *derek*: noun, masculine singular - way/path/direction
• *ṣāpôn*: noun, masculine singular - north
• *waybîʾēnî*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd singular masculine with waw consecutive and 1st singular object suffix - he brought me
• *liškāh*: noun, feminine singular - chamber/room/hall
• *neged*: preposition - opposite/in front of
• *gizrāh*: noun, feminine singular - separate place/area
• *binyān*: noun, masculine singular - building/structure

Word Meanings

• *ḥāṣēr*: court/courtyard/enclosure
• *ḥîṣônāh*: outer/external/outer court
• *derek*: way/path/direction/road
• *liškāh*: chamber/room/cell/hall
• *neged*: opposite/in front of/facing
• *gizrāh*: separate place/separated area/secluded space
• *binyān*: building/structure/edifice

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he brought me out to the outer court, by way of the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was opposite the separate area, which was before the building toward the north.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then caried he me out in to the fore courte towarde the north, & brought me in to the chambre that stode ouer agaynst the backebuyldinge northwarde, which had the length of an C. cubites, whose dore turned towarde the north.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then brought hee me into the vtter court by the way towarde the North, and he brought me into the chamber that was ouer against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the North.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then led he me into the vtter court by the way toward the north, and he brought me into the chamber that was ouer against the separate place, whiche was before the buylding towarde the north.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that [was] over against the separate place, and which [was] before the building toward the north.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he bringeth me forth unto the outer court, the way northward, and he bringeth me in unto the chamber that `is' over-against the separate place, and that `is' over-against the building at the north.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took me out into the inner square in the direction of the north: and he took me into the rooms which were opposite the separate place and opposite the building to the north.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the room that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Chambers for the Temple Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 40:17 : 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 40:20 : 20 He measured a gate that faced north, belonging to the outer courtyard. Its length and width were measured.
• Ezek 41:1 : 1 Then he brought me into the temple and measured the pillars: six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, the width of the structure.
• Ezek 41:12-15 : 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.
• Ezek 42:4 : 4 Opposite the chambers was a walkway ten cubits wide and one cubit long, and their entrances faced the north.
• Ezek 42:13 : 13 Then he said to me, "The chambers on the north and the chambers on the south, which face the separated area, are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. They will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—there, for the place is holy.
• Rev 11:2 : 2 But exclude the outer court of the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.
• Ezek 42:10 : 10 On the width of the wall of the courtyard, facing the separated area and the building, on the east side, were chambers.
• Ezek 41:9 : 9 The outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits thick, and there was a free space of open ground around the temple.
• Ezek 40:24 : 24 Then he led me southward, where I saw a gate facing south. He measured its posts and its porches, and their dimensions matched those of the others.
• Ezek 40:2-3 : 2 In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the form of a city facing toward the south. 3 He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring rod, and he was standing in the gateway.