Ezekiel 42:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Just like the entrances of the chambers facing south, there was an entrance at the head of the way that ran before the wall, directly eastward as one approached them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּכְפִתְחֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם פֶּ֖תַח בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דָּ֑רֶךְ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בִּפְנֵי֙ הַגְּדֶ֣רֶת הֲגִינָ֔ה דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֖ים בְּבוֹאָֽן׃

Transliteration

And-like-pitḥê the-ləšākôt which derek the-dārôm petaḥ in-rōʾš dārek, derek in-pənê the-gəderet the-hăgînāh, derek the-qādîm in-bôʾān.

Grammar Details

• *pitḥê*: noun, masculine plural construct - entrances of/openings of
• *ləšākôt*: noun, feminine plural - chambers/rooms
• *dārôm*: noun, masculine singular - south
• *petaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - entrance/opening
• *rōʾš*: noun, masculine singular construct - head of/beginning of
• *dārek*: noun, feminine singular - way/path
• *pənê*: construct plural of *pānîm* - face of/front of
• *gəderet*: noun, feminine singular - wall/fence
• *hăgînāh*: adjective, feminine singular - proper/appropriate/straight
• *qādîm*: noun, masculine singular - east
• *bôʾān*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their entering

Word Meanings

• *pitḥê*: entrances of/openings of/doorways of
• *ləšākôt*: chambers/rooms/cells
• *dārôm*: south/southern direction
• *petaḥ*: entrance/opening/doorway
• *rōʾš*: head/beginning/start
• *dārek*: way/path/road
• *gəderet*: wall/fence/partition
• *hăgînāh*: proper/appropriate/straight/direct
• *qādîm*: east/eastern direction
• *bôʾān*: their entering/when they enter/as one enters them

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee euen like as the other chamber dores were, so were those also of the south syde. And before the waye towarde the syngers steppes on the east syde, there stode a dore to go in at.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And according to ye doores of ye chambers that were towarde the South, was a doore in the corner of the way, euen the way directly before the wall toward the East, as one entreth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And according to the doores of the chambers that were toward the south, was a doore in the head of the way, euen the way directly before the wall towarde the east, as one entreth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And according to the doors of the chambers that [were] toward the south [was] a door in the head of the way, [even] the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  According to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And according to the openings of the chambers that `are' southward `is' an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And under the rooms on the south was a door at the head of the outer wall in the direction of the east as one goes in.

• World English Bible (2000)

  According to the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.