The Meaning of Ezekiel 41:6 Explained

Ezekiel 41:6

KJV: And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.

YLT: And the side-chambers are side-chamber by side-chamber, three and thirty times; and they are entering into the wall -- which the house hath for the side-chambers all round about -- to be taken hold of, and they are not taken hold of by the wall of the house.

Darby: And the side-chambers were three, chamber over chamber, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which the house had for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold; but they had not hold in the wall of the house.

ASV: And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold therein , and not have hold in the wall of the house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the side  chambers  [were] three,  one over another,  and thirty  in order;  and they entered  into the wall  which [was] of the house  for the side chambers  round about,  that they might have hold,  but they had not hold  in the wall  of the house. 

What does Ezekiel 41:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 41

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

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 41:6 mean?

And the side chambers [were] one above the other [in] three [stories] and thirty [chambers] in each story and they rested on ledges that [were] of the house for the side chambers all around that they might be supported but not they had fastened to the wall of the temple
וְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩ צֵלָ֨ע אֶל־ צֵלָ֜ע שָׁל֧וֹשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים פְּעָמִ֗ים וּ֠בָאוֹת בַּקִּ֨יר אֲשֶׁר־ לַבַּ֧יִת לַצְּלָע֛וֹת סָבִ֥יב ׀ סָבִ֖יב לִהְי֣וֹת אֲחוּזִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־ יִהְי֥וּ אֲחוּזִ֖ים בְּקִ֥יר הַבָּֽיִת

וְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩  And  the  side  chambers  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
צֵלָ֨ע  one 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
אֶל־  above 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
צֵלָ֜ע  the  other 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
שָׁל֧וֹשׁ  [in]  three  [stories] 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים  and  thirty  [chambers] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
פְּעָמִ֗ים  in  each  story 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: פַּעַם  
Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.
וּ֠בָאוֹת  and  they  rested 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בַּקִּ֨יר  on  ledges 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לַבַּ֧יִת  of  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לַצְּלָע֛וֹת  for  the  side  chambers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
סָבִ֖יב  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
לִהְי֣וֹת  that  they  might  be 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֲחוּזִ֑ים  supported 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָחוּז 
Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
וְלֹֽא־  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִהְי֥וּ  they  had 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֲחוּזִ֖ים  fastened 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָחוּז 
Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
בְּקִ֥יר  to  the  wall 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
הַבָּֽיִת  of  the  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.

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