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For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, behold, before the temple were one hundred cubits.
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Clarifying the Dimensions
Commentators clarify a potentially confusing point about the dimensions. The 50-cubit measurement, though called 'length,' is what we would consider the breadth (north-to-south) of this block of chambers. The 100-cubit measurement is the actual length (east-to-west) as it stood 'before the temple.' This detail highlights the precise and orderly layout of the visionary temple.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The length - From north to south.
Before the temple - This describes their position in a general way; more precisely they lay …
19th Century
Anglican
The length of the chambers.— We should say the breadth, since a longer measurement the other way immediately follows; but the word…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits Which wa…
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