Ezekiel 41:1
WEB
He brought me to the nave and measured the posts, six cubits wide on the one side and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tent.
BSB
Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.
KJV
Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H935
v — go, come
Derivation: a primitive root;
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV: abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.
vb — come in
בּוֹא 2569 vb. come in, come, go in, go
Qal
1. come in
2. come (approach, arrive)
3. go, i.e. walk, associate with
4. go from speaker, but with limit of motion given
Hiph.
1. cause to come in, bring in (conduct, lead, obj. persons and animals)
2. cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate obj.)
Hoph.
a. be brought in (of pers. and things)
b. be brought
c. be introduced, put
H413
prep — near, with, among, to
Derivation: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.
near, with or among; often in general, to
KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
prep — motion to
אֶל (nearly always followed by Makkeph), prep. denoting motion to or direction towards (whether physical or mental).
1. of motion to or unto a person or place
2. Where the limit is actually entered, into
3. Of direction towards anything
4. Where the motion or direction implied appears from the context to be of a hostile character, אֶל = against
5. Unto sometimes acquires from the context the sense of in addition to
6. Metaph. in regard to, concerning, on account of
7. Of rule or standard according to (rare)
8. Expressing presence at a spot, against, at, by, not merely after verbs implying motion
9. Prefixed to other preps. it combines with them the idea of motion or direction to
H1964
n-m — palace, temple
Derivation: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity);
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV: palace, temple.
n.m — palace
הֵיכָל n.m. palace, temple
1. rather seld. (royal) palace
2. of palace of God considered as king, = house of God or of י׳, temple
H4058
v — stretch, measure, stretching, be extended
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
KJV: measure, mete, stretch self.
vb — measure
מָדַד 53 vb. measure
Qal
1. measure of length, distance
2. of dry measure
3. fig. of measuring waters; of requital
Niph. be measured
Pi.
1. extend, continue (= make extent or continuation)
2. measure, measure off
Po. measured
Hithpo. measured (= extended, stretched) himself upon the boy
H853
prt — self, even, namely
Derivation: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity;
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV: [as such unrepresented in English].
mark of the accusative
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
H352
n-m — strength, strong, chief, ram, pilaster, oak
Derivation: from the same as 193;
properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree
KJV: mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
n.m — leader
[אַ֫יִל ?] n.m. leader, chief
n.m — terebinth
[אַ֫יִל ?] n.m. terebinth
n.[m.] — projecting pillar
אַ֫יִל n.[m.] projecting pillar or pilaster
n.m — ram
אַ֫יִל 156 n.m. ram (as leader of flock)
H8337
n — six, sixth
Derivation: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; see 7797
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
KJV: six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
n.m — six
שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה 216 n.m. et f. six
H520
n-f — a mother, a cubit, a door-base
Derivation: prolonged from 517;
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
KJV: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.
n.f — ell
אַמָּה 246 n.f. ell, cubit
1. cubit
2. † measure, full measure, limit
H7341
n-m — width
Derivation: from 7337;
width (literally or figuratively)
KJV: breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
n.[m.] — breadth
רֹ֫חַב 101 n.[m.] breadth, width
H6311
adv — this place, here
Derivation: or פֹּא; (Job 38:11), or פּוֹ; probably from a primitive inseparable particle 'p' (of demonstrative force) and 1931;
this place (French ici), i.e. here or hence
KJV: here, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.
adv.loc — here
פֹּה 58, and פּוֹ, also פֹּא, adv.loc. here, hither
H168
n-m — tent
Derivation: from 166;
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV: covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
n.m — Ohel
אֹ֫הֶל 343 n.m. tent
1. tent of nomad
2. dwelling, habitation
3. the sacred tent used in worship of God
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Verses 1–11
Ezekiel 41:1–11
We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is to us. Observe here, 1. After the prophet had observed the courts he was at length brought to the temple, Eze 41:1. If we diligently attend to the instructions given us in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Those that are willing to dwell in God's courts shall at length be brought into his temple. Ezekiel was himself a priest, but by the iniquity and calamity of the times was cut short of his birthright privilege of ministering in the temple; but God makes up the loss to him by introducing him into this prophetical, evangelical, celestial temple, and employing him to transmit a description of it to the church, in which he was dignified above all the rest of his order. 2. When our Lord Jesus spoke of the destroying of this temple, which his hearers understood of this second temple of Jerusalem, he spoke of the temple of his body (Joh 2:19, Joh 2:21); and with good reason might he speak so ambiguously when Ezekiel's vision had a joint respect to them both together, including also his mystical body the church, which is called the house of God (Ti1 3:15), and all the members of that body, which are living temples, in which the Spirit dwells. 3. The very posts of this temple, the door-posts, were as far one from the other, and consequently the door was as wide, as the whole breadth of the tabernacle of Moses (Eze 41:1), namely, twelve cubits, Exo 26:16, Exo 26:22, Exo 26:25. In comparison with what had been under the law we may say, Wide is the gate which leads into the church, the ceremonial law, that wall of partition which had so much straitened the gate, being taken down. 4. The most holy place was an exact square, twenty cubits each way, Eze 41:4. For the new Jerusalem is exactly square (Rev 21:16), denoting its stability; for we look for a city that cannot be moved. 5. The upper stories were larger than the lower, Eze 41:7. The walls of the temple were six cubits thick at the bottom, five in the middle story, and four in the highest, which gave room to enlarge the chambers the higher they went; but care was taken that the timber might have fast hold (though God builds high, he builds firmly), yet so as not to weaken one part for the strengthening of another; they had hold, but not in the wall of the house. By this spreading gradually, the side-chambers that were on the height of the house (in the uppermost story of all) were six cubits, whereas the lowest were but four; they gained a cubit every story. The higher we build up ourselves in our most holy faith the more should our hearts, those living temples, be enlarged.
Cross-references: Ezek 41:1 · John 2:19 · John 2:21 · 1Tim 3:15 · Exod 26:16 · Exod 26:22 · Exod 26:25 · Ezek 41:4 · Rev 21:16 · Ezek 41:7