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Ezekiel 40:7

And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

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וְהַתָּ֗אvehataand the chamberתָּאconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the chamber”, the ordinary formH8372a room (as circumscribed)(little) chamber.קָנֶ֨הqanehreedקָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.אֶחָ֥דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,אֹ֨רֶךְ֙orekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.וְקָנֶ֤הveqanehand reedקָנֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.אֶחָד֙echadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,רֹ֔חַבrochavbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.וּבֵ֥יןuveynand betweenבֵּיןconjunction, preposition — “and between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.הַתָּאִ֖יםhataimthe chamberתָּאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the chamber”, the ordinary formH8372a room (as circumscribed)(little) chamber.חָמֵ֣שׁchameshfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).אַמּ֑וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.וְסַ֣ףvesafand basonסַףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and bason”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5592a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.הַ֠שַּׁעַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מֵאֵ֨צֶלmeetselfrom nearאֵצֶלpreposition, preposition — “from near”H681a side; (as a preposition) nearat, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל).אוּלָ֥םulamporchאוּלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “porch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH197a vestibule (as bound to the building)porch.הַשַּׁ֛עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִתmehabayitfrom the familyבַּיִתpreposition, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…קָנֶ֥הqanehreedקָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.אֶחָֽדechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And every cell was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the cells was five cubits; and the jambs of the gate by the porch of the gate within were one reed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the little chamber one reed long and one reed broad, and between the little chambers five cubits, and the threshold of the gate, from the side of the porch of the gate from within, one reed.

World English Bible

Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

Darby Translation

And [each] chamber was one reed long and one reed broad; and between the chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate, beside the porch of the gate within, was one reed.

Douay-Rheims

And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad: and between the little chambers were five cubits:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And every cell was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the cells was five cubits; and the jambs of the gate by the porch of the gate within were one reed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the chamber was equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed; and the porch between the chambers six cubits; and the second chamber equal in breadth to the reed, and equal in length to the reed, and the porch five cubits.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ θεὲ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ τὸ μῆκος, καὶ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ τὸ πλάτος, καὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ ἀναμέσον τοῦ θεηλὰθ πηχῶν ἕξ· καὶ τὸ θεὲ τὸ δεύτερον, ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ πλάτος, καὶ ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ μῆκος, καὶ τὸ αἰλὰμ πηχέων πέντε·