The Meaning of Ezekiel 10:3 Explained

Ezekiel 10:3

KJV: Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

YLT: And the cherubs are standing on the right side of the house, at the going in of the man, and the cloud hath filled the inner court,

Darby: And the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

ASV: Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now the cherubims  stood  on the right side  of the house,  when the man  went in;  and the cloud  filled  the inner  court. 

What does Ezekiel 10:3 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Ezekiel explained that in his vision the cherubim were positioned on the right or south side of the temple building, looking east. The south side of the temple was closest to the city. A cloud, symbolizing God"s presence (cf. Exodus 33:9-10; 1 Kings 8:10-11; Isaiah 6:1-4), covered the inner courtyard of the temple where the cherubim stood.
". . . the presence of the Lord was as glorious in His departure as it was in His entrance ( Exodus 40:34-35; 1 Kings 8:10-11)." [1]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 10

1  The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over the city
8  The vision of the cherubim

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 10:3 mean?

And the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when went in the man and the cloud filled - the court inner
וְהַכְּרֻבִ֗ים עֹֽמְדִ֛ים מִימִ֥ין לַבַּ֖יִת בְּבֹא֣וֹ הָאִ֑ישׁ וְהֶעָנָ֣ן מָלֵ֔א אֶת־ הֶחָצֵ֖ר הַפְּנִימִֽית

וְהַכְּרֻבִ֗ים  And  the  cherubim 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
עֹֽמְדִ֛ים  were  standing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
מִימִ֥ין  on  the  south  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
לַבַּ֖יִת  of  the  temple 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּבֹא֣וֹ  when  went  in 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָאִ֑ישׁ  the  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וְהֶעָנָ֣ן  and  the  cloud 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָנָן  
Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
מָלֵ֔א  filled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הֶחָצֵ֖ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
הַפְּנִימִֽית  inner 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: פְּנִימִי  
Sense: inner.

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