Ezekiel 42:5
Ezekiel 42:5 in Multiple Translations
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.
And the higher rooms were shorter: for the covered ways took up more space from these than from the lower and middle rooms.
The upper rooms were smaller because of the space taken up by the open halls on the lower and middle levels of the building.
Nowe the chambers aboue were narower: for those chambers seemed to eate vp these, to wit, the lower, and those that were in the middes of the building.
And the upper chambers [are] short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building;
Now the upper rooms were shorter; for the galleries took away from these more than from the lower and the middle in the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Where were the store chambers lower above: because they bore up the galleries, which appeared above out of them from the lower parts, and from the midst of the building.
Each of the upper rows of rooms was narrower than the row of rooms below them, because the upper rows needed to have a walkway in front of them.
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Ezekiel 42:5 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/הַ/לְּשָׁכ֥וֹת
הָ/עֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת
קְצֻר֑וֹת
כִּֽי
יוֹכְל֨וּ
אַתִּיקִ֜ים
מֵ/הֵ֗נָה
מֵֽ/הַ/תַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת
וּ/מֵ/הַ/תִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת
בִּנְיָֽן
וְ/הַ/לְּשָׁכ֥וֹת
lishkâh
H3957
chamber
Conj | Art | N-fp
הָ/עֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת
ʻelyôwn
H5945
high
Art | Adj
קְצֻר֑וֹת
qâtsar
H7114
be short
V-Qal-Inf-c
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
יוֹכְל֨וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
אַתִּיקִ֜ים
ʼattûwq
H862
gallery
N-mp
מֵ/הֵ֗נָה
hênnâh
H2007
they(fem.)
Prep | Pron
מֵֽ/הַ/תַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת
tachtôwn
H8481
lower
Prep | Art | Adj
וּ/מֵ/הַ/תִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת
tîykôwn
H8484
middle
Conj | Prep | Art | Adj
בִּנְיָֽן
binyân
H1146
building
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 42:5
וְ/הַ/לְּשָׁכ֥וֹת
lishkâh
H3957
"chamber"
Conj | Art | N-fp
A room or chamber in a building, like a storage room or a bedroom. This word is used in 1 Kings 20:30 to describe a room in the king's palace.
Definition: room, chamber, hall, cell
Usage: Occurs in 41 OT verses. KJV: chamber, parlour. Compare H5393 (נִשְׁכָּה). See also: 1 Samuel 9:22; Jeremiah 36:20; Jeremiah 35:2.
הָ/עֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת
ʻelyôwn
H5945
"high"
Art | Adj
The Most High, a name for God emphasizing His supreme power and authority. It appears in Psalm 57:2, where David cries out to the Most High God for help, showing trust in God's power. This name highlights God's lofty position above all things.
Definition: adj 1) high, upper 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs
Usage: Occurs in 53 OT verses. KJV: (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most). See also: Genesis 14:18; Psalms 47:3; Psalms 7:18.
קְצֻר֑וֹת
qâtsar
H7114
"be short"
V-Qal-Inf-c
This Hebrew word means to reap or harvest, like cutting down grain or grass. It is used in the Bible to describe the act of harvesting, and also to describe being discouraged or grieved.
Definition: 1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved 1a) (Qal) to be short 1b) (Piel) to shorten 1c) (Hiphil) to shorten
Usage: Occurs in 46 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex. See also: Leviticus 19:9; Job 24:6; Psalms 89:46.
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
יוֹכְל֨וּ
ʼâkal
H398
"to eat"
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
This word means to eat or devour, and it's used in many stories, including when Jesus fed the 5000 with fish and bread in the book of Matthew. It's about taking in nourishment and being satisfied.
Definition: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
Usage: Occurs in 703 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. See also: Genesis 2:16; Leviticus 6:9; Numbers 24:8.
אַתִּיקִ֜ים
ʼattûwq
H862
"gallery"
N-mp
The Hebrew word for a gallery or porch, referring to a ledge in a building. It appears in the Bible as a architectural feature. In the KJV, it is translated as gallery.
Definition: gallery, porch Another spelling of at.tiq (אַתִּיק "gallery" H0862B)
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: gallery. See also: Ezekiel 41:15; Ezekiel 42:3; Ezekiel 42:5.
מֵ/הֵ֗נָה
hênnâh
H2007
"they(fem.)"
Prep | Pron
A Hebrew pronoun meaning they or them, used to refer to a group of people or things, often in a general sense, like in the Psalms. It can also be used to describe something belonging to them.
Definition: they, these, the same, who A grammatical form of hu (הוּא "he/she/it" H1931)
Usage: Occurs in 44 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein. See also: Genesis 6:2; Psalms 34:21; Proverbs 6:16.
מֵֽ/הַ/תַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת
tachtôwn
H8481
"lower"
Prep | Art | Adj
Tachtown means lower or bottommost, describing something as the lowest or nethermost part. It is used to describe physical locations or positions.
Definition: lower, lowest, nether
Usage: Occurs in 13 OT verses. KJV: lower(-est), nether(-most). See also: Joshua 16:3; Isaiah 22:9; Ezekiel 43:14.
וּ/מֵ/הַ/תִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת
tîykôwn
H8484
"middle"
Conj | Prep | Art | Adj
Tiykon means middle or central, describing something as being in the middle or midst of something else. It is used to describe physical locations or positions.
Definition: middle
Usage: Occurs in 9 OT verses. KJV: middle(-most), midst. See also: Exodus 26:28; 1 Kings 6:8; Ezekiel 42:6.
בִּנְיָֽן
binyân
H1146
"building"
N-ms
In the original Hebrew, this word means a building or structure, referring to any kind of edifice. It is used in various contexts to describe physical buildings.
Definition: structure, building Aramaic equivalent: bin.yan (בִּנְיָן "building" H1147)
Usage: Occurs in 6 OT verses. KJV: building. See also: Ezekiel 40:5; Ezekiel 42:1; Ezekiel 42:10.
Study Notes — Ezekiel 42:5
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- Context
- Cross References
- Ezekiel 42:5 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 42:5
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 42:5
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
- Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
- Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
- Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 42:5
- Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 42:5
- Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
- Sermons on Ezekiel 42:5
Context — Chambers for the Priests
3Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
4In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
5Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
6For they were arranged in three stories, and unlike the courts, they had no pillars. So the upper chambers were set back further than the lower and middle floors. 7An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Ezekiel 41:7 | The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level, because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward. And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest, through the middle one. |
Ezekiel 42:5 Summary
Ezekiel 42:5 tells us that the upper chambers in the temple were smaller than the lower ones because the galleries took up more space. This shows us that even in the design of the temple, God cares about balance and proportion (as seen in 1 Kings 6:5). It's a reminder that our lives should also have balance and order, just like the temple, and that God is concerned with every detail of our lives (Psalm 139:17-18). By looking at the way the temple was designed, we can learn to appreciate God's care for us and strive to live in a way that honors Him.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the galleries in Ezekiel 42:5?
The galleries in Ezekiel 42:5 were part of the temple's design, and their size impacted the space available for the upper chambers, as seen in Ezekiel 42:5, illustrating the attention to detail in the temple's architecture, reminiscent of Solomon's temple in 1 Kings 6:5.
Why were the upper chambers smaller than the lower ones?
According to Ezekiel 42:5, the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took up more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors, highlighting the importance of balance in design, as also seen in the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus 25:9.
How does this verse relate to the overall plan of the temple?
Ezekiel 42:5 provides specific details about the temple's structure, which is part of the larger vision given to Ezekiel in Ezekiel 40-48, emphasizing God's concern for order and precision, as expressed in Ezekiel 43:12.
What can we learn from the architectural details in this verse?
The attention to detail in Ezekiel 42:5 teaches us about God's care for His people and His desire for order and beauty, as reflected in Psalm 27:4 and the description of the heavenly city in Revelation 21:10-11.
Reflection Questions
- How does the concept of balance and proportion in Ezekiel 42:5 apply to my own life and priorities?
- What can I learn from the way the galleries and chambers were designed to work together in harmony?
- In what ways can I reflect God's attention to detail and care for order in my own daily life and relationships?
- How does the description of the temple in Ezekiel 42:5 inspire my worship and appreciation for God's presence in my life?
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 42:5
Now the upper chambers were shorter,.... The chambers were in three stories, as in the following verse, one above another; the middlemost were shorter than the lowermost, and the upper shorter than
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 42:5
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. The upper chambers were shorter - i:e., the building became narrower as it rose in height.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
Were shorter: at first view it should seem to refer to the length, but indeed it refers to the height of the chambers, of which the lowest chamber was highest pitched from the floor to the ceiling; the second lower pitched than the first, yet of greater height than the uppermost between the floor and ceiling. The galleries were higher than these: possibly, there might be over the uppermost chambers a fiat roof, on which, as on a gallery, they might walk from one end to another, and therefore that floor was much lower than the middle or lowest, according to the rule of architecture, which directs that the upper rooms take not up so much in their height as the lower, that the weight of the timber be not too heavy for the walls..
Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
Ezekiel 42:5 Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.Ver. 5. Now the upper chambers were shorter.] As being a kind of cock lofts, and not so fit for habitation.
Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
(5) For the galleries were higher than these.—Translate this verse, And the upper chambers were shortened, because the galleries took off from them (literally, eat of them) in comparison with the lower and the middle [chambers] of the building. The building was in three storeys (Ezekiel 42:6), like the chambers round the Temple, but the gallery is mentioned only in connection with the third (Ezekiel 42:3). As it must have been taken out of the width of the chambers, it made those of the third storey narrower.
Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 42:5
5. The uppermost story was contracted by the gallery, so that its area was smaller than that of the other two stories.
Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 42:5
Render: “And the upper chambers were” shortened, for galleries took off from them, from “the lower” and from “the middle-most, chambers, of the building.” The building rose in terraces, as was usual
Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 42:5
4-12. Toy renders: “In front of the chamber was a passageway ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits long. (See O, chart facing page 209.) Their doors were on the north.
Sermons on Ezekiel 42:5
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Climb Upward by Charles E. Cowman | Charles E. Cowman preaches about the importance of continually striving upward in our spiritual journey, not settling for a mediocre faith but pressing on towards a deeper relation |
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The Importance and Value of God-Given Vision (Revelation 21:9) by T. Austin-Sparks | T. Austin-Sparks emphasizes the critical role of God-given vision in the Church's history, asserting that its presence or absence can lead to either calamity or transformation. He |