Ezekiel 41:12 Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.

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New International Version
The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

New Living Translation
A large building stood on the west, facing the Temple courtyard. It was 122 1 / 2 feet wide and 157 1 / 2 feet long, and its walls were 8 3 / 4 feet thick.

English Standard Version
The building that was facing the separate yard on the west side was seventy cubits broad, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

Berean Standard Bible
Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.

King James Bible
Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

New King James Version
The building that faced the separating courtyard at its western end was seventy cubits wide; the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

New American Standard Bible
The building that was in front of the separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

NASB 1995
The building that was in front of the separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

NASB 1977
And the building that was in front of the separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

Legacy Standard Bible
The building that was in front of the separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

Amplified Bible
The building that was in front of the separate area on the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

Christian Standard Bible
Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122 1 /2 feet wide. The wall of the building was 8 3 /4 feet thick on all sides, and the building’s length was 157 1 /2 feet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122 1/2 feet wide. The wall of the building was 8 3/4 feet thick on all sides, and the building’s length was 157 1/2 feet.

American Standard Version
And the building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

Contemporary English Version
I noticed another building: It faced the west end of the temple and was 35 meters wide, 45 meters long, and had walls over 2.5 meters thick.

English Revised Version
And the building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the far end of the open area, on the west side of the temple, was a building 122 1/2 feet wide. The wall of the building was 9 feet thick all the way around, and it was 157 1/2 feet long.

Good News Translation
At the far end of the open space on the west side of the Temple there was a building 150 feet long and 116 feet wide; its walls were 9 feet thick all around.

International Standard Version
The building that faced the west side of the courtyard was 70 cubits wide, and the building's wall was five cubits thick all around. It was 90 cubits long.

Majority Standard Bible
Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.

NET Bible
The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122 1/2 feet wide; the wall of the building was 8 3/4 feet all around, and its length 157 1/2 feet.

New Heart English Bible
The building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was one hundred twenty feet seven inches broad; and the wall of the building was eight feet seven inches thick all around, and its length one hundred fifty-five feet.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now the building that was before the separate place at the end towards the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick around, and its length ninety cubits.

World English Bible
The building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
As for the building that [is] at the front of the separate place [at] the corner westward, the breadth [is] seventy cubits, and the wall of the building [is] five cubits broad all around, and its length—ninety cubits.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the building that is at the front of the separate place at the corner westward, the breadth is seventy cubits, and the wall of the building five cubits broad all round about, and its length ninety cubits.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the building which was at the face of the separation the side the way of the sea, the breadth, seventy cubits; and the wall of the building five cubits the breadth, round about, round about; and its length ninety cubit.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the building that was separate, and turned to the way that looked toward the sea, was seventy cubits broad: and the wall of the building, five cubits thick round about: and ninety cubits long.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the edifice, which was separate, and which verged toward the way looking toward the sea, was seventy cubits in width. But the wall of the edifice was five cubits in width on all sides, and its length was ninety cubits.

New American Bible
The building opposite the restricted area on the west side was seventy cubits long and ninety cubits wide, with walls five cubits thick all around it.

New Revised Standard Version
The building that was facing the temple yard on the west side was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its depth ninety cubits.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
Now the building that was in front of the separate place which is at the west gate was seventy cubits broad: and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and its length ninety cubits.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the building that was before the partition space in the west gate: its width was seventy cubits and the width of the wall of the building was five cubits in a circle, and the length was ninety cubits

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the partition wall in front of the remaining space, toward the west, was seventy cubits in breadth; the breadth of the partition wall was five cubits round about, and the length of it ninety cubits.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Outside the Temple
…11The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around. 12Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits. 13Then he measured the temple to be a hundred cubits long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long.…

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Cross References

Revelation 21:16
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

1 Kings 6:2-3
The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.

1 Kings 6:16-17
He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.

1 Kings 6:20
The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:2-3
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

1 Kings 7:6-7
Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. / In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 3:3-4
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 3:8-9
Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. / The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:11-13
The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.

2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.

Ezra 6:3
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

Nehemiah 3:1
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Nehemiah 3:3
The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Treasury of Scripture

Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

separate

Ezekiel 41:13-15
So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long; …

Ezekiel 42:1
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.

Ezekiel 10:13
As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.

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Ezekiel 41

1. The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple

Berean Study Bible

The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side
This phrase refers to a specific structure within the visionary temple described by Ezekiel. The Hebrew word for "building" (בִּנְיָן, binyan) suggests a constructed edifice, emphasizing the intentionality and purpose behind its design. The "temple courtyard" indicates the sacred space surrounding the temple, a place of worship and divine presence. The "west side" holds significance as the direction often associated with the setting sun, symbolizing completion and rest in biblical literature. This positioning may imply a sense of closure or fulfillment in the temple's design.

was seventy cubits wide
The measurement of "seventy cubits" (שִׁבְעִים אַמָּה, shiv'im ammah) reflects a precise and significant dimension. In biblical numerology, the number seventy often symbolizes completeness and perfection, as seen in the seventy elders of Israel or the seventy nations. The use of "cubits," an ancient unit of measurement, connects this vision to the historical context of temple construction, where exact dimensions were crucial for maintaining the sanctity and order of the sacred space.

The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around
The "wall" (חוֹמָה, chomah) serves as a protective barrier, signifying strength and security. The thickness of "five cubits" (חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת, chamesh ammot) suggests robustness and durability. The number five often represents grace and God's goodness in biblical symbolism. The phrase "all around" indicates comprehensive protection, ensuring that the sacredness of the temple is preserved from all sides, reflecting God's encompassing care and provision for His people.

and its length was ninety cubits
The "length" (אֹרֶךְ, orekh) of "ninety cubits" (תִּשְׁעִים אַמָּה, tish'im ammah) further emphasizes the grandeur and scale of the building. The number ninety, a multiple of nine, can symbolize finality or judgment, as nine is often associated with divine completeness. This measurement underscores the temple's role as a place of divine encounter and judgment, where God's presence is both awe-inspiring and transformative.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(12) The separate place.--This is the space at the west end of the Temple (20 cubits broad) before coming to another building. Nothing is here said of the purposes of this other building; but it is probably "the appointed place" (Ezekiel 43:21) for the burning of the sin-offering, and also of any remains of other sacrifices which required to be consumed by fire, and of any other refuse from the Temple. Its total width of 80 cubits (70 cubits + 2 walls of 5 cubits each) leaves a passage-way of 10 cubits on each side; while its length (90 cubits + two walls of 5 cubits each--100 cubits) Just fills the space from "the separate place" to the wall of the court. (See plan II., G. [Ezekiel 40:44-49]) The sum-total of the exterior measurements is given in Ezekiel 41:13-14.

Pulpit Commentary

Verses 12-14. - The separate place. Verse 12. - The building that was before the separate place. The word הַגּזְרָה, occurring only in this chapter, and translated "separate place," is derived from a root signifying to "cut off," and here denotes a space behind the temple on the west, which was marked off from the rest of the ground on which the temple with its courts and chambers stood, and devoted most likely to less sacred purposes. Behind Solomon's temple lay a similar space (2 Kings 23:11; 1 Chronicles 26:18), with buildings upon it and a separate way out; and as the name gizrah appears to convey the notion of something that required to be kept apart and removed from the sacred precincts, the opinion of Kliefoth is probably correct that "this space with its buildings was to be used for the reception of all refuse, sweepings, all kinds of rubbish - in brief, of everything that was separated or rejected when the holy service was performed in the temple, and that this was the reason why it received the name of 'the separate place.' The dimensions of this building were

(1) the breadth, seventy cubits;

(2) the length, ninety cubits;

(3) the thickness of the wall, five cubits round about. Vers. 13, 14. - Thus the whole breadth of this erection was seventy plus ten, or eighty cubits; which, with ten cubits of free space on the north and south sides, make a hundred cubits in all. Its whole length was ninety plus ten, or a hundred cubits. The entire area was thus once more a hundred cubits square. At this point, again, a convenient estimate of the whole dimensions of the temple area may be made. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Now the building
וְהַבִּנְיָ֡ן (wə·hab·bin·yān)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1146: A structure

that
אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

faced
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the temple courtyard
הַגִּזְרָ֜ה (hag·giz·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1508: The figure, person, an inclosure

on
דֶּֽרֶךְ־ (de·reḵ-)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

the west
הַיָּ֗ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

[was] seventy
שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number)

cubits
אַמָּ֔ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

wide,
רֹ֚חַב (rō·ḥaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

and the wall
וְקִ֧יר (wə·qîr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7023: A wall

of the building
הַבִּנְיָ֛ן (hab·bin·yān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1146: A structure

[was] five
חָֽמֵשׁ־ (ḥā·mêš-)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

cubits
אַמּ֥וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

thick
רֹ֖חַב (rō·ḥaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7341: Breadth, width

all
סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

around
סָבִ֑יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

and a length
וְאָרְכּ֖וֹ (wə·’ā·rə·kōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 753: Length

of ninety
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

cubits.
אַמָּֽה׃ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

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OT Prophets: Ezekiel 41:12 The building that was before the separate (Ezek. Eze Ezk)