Ezekiel 40 · Verse 21

Ezekiel 40:21

And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:21, King James Version

Ezekiel 40:21 in other translations

BSBIts three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
WEBThe lodges of it were three on this side and three on that side. Its posts and its arches were the same as the measure of the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits.
ASVAnd the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
YLTand its little chambers, three on this side, and three on that side, and its posts and its arches have been according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits its length, and the breadth five and twenty by the cubit;
DARBYAnd its chambers were three on this side and three on that side; and its posts and its projections were according to the measure of the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and breadth five and twenty cubits.
BBEAnd it had three rooms on this side of it and three on that; its uprights and its covered ways were the same size as those of the first doorway: it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
WebsterAnd the little chambers of it were three on this side and three on that side; and its posts and its arches were after the measure of the first gate; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth five and twenty cubits.

What does Ezekiel 40:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 40:20-27

20-27. The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 And the little chambers thereof were three, etc. - See the plan. Arches - Porch. The arch was not known at this period.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 40:21 in the original Hebrew

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וְתָאָ֗יוve.ta.'ovand chambers itsH8372
שְׁלוֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
מִפּוֹ֙mi.Pofrom hereH6311
וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.Shahand threeH7969
מִפּ֔וֹmi.Pofrom hereH6311
וְאֵילָ֤יוve.'ei.lovand pillars itsH352
וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙ve.'e.la.movand porches itsH361
הָיָ֔הha.Yahit wasH1961
כְּמִדַּ֖תke.mi.Datlike [the] measurement ofH4060
הַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arthe gateH8179
הָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223
חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.Shim[was] fiftyH2572
אַמָּה֙'a.Mahcubit[s]H520
אָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.Kolength itsH753
וְרֹ֕חַבve.Ro.chavand [the] breadthH7341
חָמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[was] fiveH2568
וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242
בָּאַמָּֽה\׃ba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520

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Cross references for Ezekiel 40:21

  • Ezekiel 40:29-30

    And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

  • Ezekiel 40:25-26

    And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

  • Ezekiel 40:36-37

    The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

  • Ezekiel 40:10-16

    And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. …

  • Ezekiel 40:7-8

    And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

  • Ezekiel 40:34

    And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

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the little.
7,10-16,29,30,36,37
arches. or, galleries, or porches.
16,26,30,34
after.
8,10,13,15,25,29

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Context

  • Ezekiel 40:20

    And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

  • Ezekiel 40:21

    And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

  • Ezekiel 40:22

    And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

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Ezekiel 40:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sus cámaras eran tres de una parte, y tres de otra; y sus postes y sus arcos eran como la medida de la puerta primera: cincuenta codos su longitud, y veinticinco su anchura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ses chambres, trois deçà et trois delà, et ses piliers, et ses avancées: elle était selon la mesure de la première porte, sa longueur, 50 coudées, et sa largeur, 25 coudées.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und seine Wachtzimmer, drei auf dieser und drei auf jener Seite; und seine Pfeiler und seine Wandvorsprünge. Es war nach dem Maße des ersten Tores, fünfzig Ellen seine Länge und 25 Ellen die Breite
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et thalamos ejus tres hinc et tres inde, et frontem ejus et vestibulum ejus secundum mensuram portæ prioris, quinquaginta cubitorum longitudinem ejus, et latitudinem viginti quinque cubitorum.