The Meaning of Ezekiel 41:21 Explained

Ezekiel 41:21

KJV: The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

YLT: Of the temple the side post is square, and of the front of the sanctuary, the appearance is as the appearance.

Darby: As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and the front of the sanctuary had the same appearance.

ASV: As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of the temple .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The posts  of the temple  [were] squared,  [and] the face  of the sanctuary;  the appearance  [of the one] as the appearance  [of the other]. 

What does Ezekiel 41:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 41

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

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 41:21 mean?

The temple the doorposts of [were] square and [as] [was] the front of the sanctuary their appearance was similar
הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת רְבֻעָ֑ה וּפְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה כַּמַּרְאֶֽה

הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל  The  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
מְזוּזַ֣ת  the  doorposts 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְזוּזָה  
Sense: doorpost, gatepost.
רְבֻעָ֑ה  of  [were]  square 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular
Root: רָבַע  
Sense: to square, be squared.
וּפְנֵ֣י  and  [as]  [was]  the  front 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ  of  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה  their  appearance 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
כַּמַּרְאֶֽה  was  similar 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.

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