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.
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Gill's Exposition
And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad,.... The length and breadth were equal, three yards and a half long and broad; a perfect square. There were several of these little…
The east gate-building. See Plan III. Eze 40:6 Stairs - Seven in number Eze 40:22. Each threshold of the gate (was) one reed broad (or 9 ft.). The measurements are being taken from East to west, i.…
Adam Clarke
And every little chamber was one reed - These were the chambers of the buildings which were within the inclosure of the temple round the court, and these chambers appear to have been numerous. See the…
The measuring-reed which was in the hand of the surveyor-general was mentioned before, Eze 40:3. Here we are told (Eze 40:5) what was the exact length of it, which must be observed, because the house…
Cambridge Bible
The guardrooms. Fig. 1 bb.
every little chamberwas] And the guardroom was sing used collectively. These chambers were used as sentry-boxes or guard-rooms (1Ki 14:28), where the temple officers were…
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