Ezekiel 46:21
in Ezekiel 46Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
KJV
Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
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This verse in Ezekiel 46
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
led me around to its four corners
on Ezekiel 46:21-24
In each of the outer court's four corners stands an enclosed court, with “ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides”. The guide names their use: “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people”.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 21-22) And he led me into the outer courtyard, and he led me around the four corners of the courtyard. And behold, there was a smaller courtyard in the corner of the courtyard, with a smaller courtyard in each corner of the courtyard. In the four corners of the courtyard, the smaller courtyards were arranged, forty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width. The measurements of each were the same: and a wall surrounded the four smaller courtyards in a circle.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
We may observe, in these verses, I. That the place of worship was fixed, and rules were given concerning that, both to prince and people. The east gate, which was kept shut at other times, was to be opened on the sabbath days, on the moons (
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Then he brought me forth into the utter court,.... From the holy chambers of the priests, and from viewing the place where they boiled the sacrifices, and baked the meat offering: and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; in each of the four corners of the outward court there was another court; signifying that there will be courts or churches in the several parts of the world in the latter day.
These were the places where, it is likely, there was most room to spare for this purpose; and this purpose was found for the spare room, that none might be lost.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Due regard is to be had for the sanctity of the officiating priests' food, by cooking courts being provided close to their chambers. One set of apartments for cooking was to be at the corners of the inner court, reserved for the flesh of the sin offerings, to be eaten only by the priests whose perquisite it was (Le 6:25;
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The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִי | vaiyotzieni | and he brought out me | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֶֽחָצֵר֙ | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔ה | hachitzonah | <the> outer | H2435 → | 25 times |
| וַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִי | vaiyaavireni | and he made pass me | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַרְבַּ֖עַת | ʾarbaat | [the] four | H702 → | 318 times |
| מִקְצוֹעֵ֣י | miktzoei | [the] corners of | H4740 → | 12 times |
| הֶחָצֵ֑ר | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| חָצֵר֙ | chatzer | a courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| בְּמִקְצֹ֣עַ | bemiktzoa' | [was] in [the] corner of | H4740 → | 12 times |
| הֶחָצֵ֔ר | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| חָצֵ֖ר | chatzer | a courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| בְּמִקְצֹ֥עַ | bemiktzoa' | [was] in [the] corner of | H4740 → | 12 times |
| הֶחָצֵֽר׃ | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִיand he brought out me
vaiyotzieniH3318 →1067 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הֶֽחָצֵר֙the courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
הַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔ה<the> outer
hachitzonahH2435 →25 times
וַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִיand he made pass me
vaiyaavireniH5674 →556 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אַרְבַּ֖עַת[the] four
ʾarbaatH702 →318 times
מִקְצוֹעֵ֣י[the] corners of
miktzoeiH4740 →12 times
הֶחָצֵ֑רthe courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
וְהִנֵּ֤הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
חָצֵר֙a courtyard
chatzerH2691 →191 times
בְּמִקְצֹ֣עַ[was] in [the] corner of
bemiktzoa'H4740 →12 times
הֶחָצֵ֔רthe courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
חָצֵ֖רa courtyard
chatzerH2691 →191 times
בְּמִקְצֹ֥עַ[was] in [the] corner of
bemiktzoa'H4740 →12 times
הֶחָצֵֽר׃the courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Ezekiel

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
