King James Version

Ezekiel 41:21

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

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הַֽהֵיכָ֖לhaheykhalthe palaceהֵיכָלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the palace”, the ordinary formH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.מְזוּזַ֣תmezuzatpostמְזוּזָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “post”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4201a door-post (as prominent)(door, side) post.רְבֻעָ֑הrevuahsquareרָבַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “square”, a verb used as a describing wordH7251to be quadrate(four-) square(-d).וּפְנֵ֣יufeneand a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַמַּרְאֶ֖הhamarehthe visionמַרְאֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the vision”, the ordinary formH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.כַּמַּרְאֶֽהkamarehas visionמַרְאֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as vision”, the ordinary formH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Of the temple the side post [is] square, and of the front of the sanctuary, the appearance [is] as the appearance.

World English Bible

The door posts of the nave were squared. As for the face of the nave, its appearance was as the appearance of the temple.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The threshold was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary, sight to sight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the holy place and the temple opened on four sides; in front of the holy places the appearance was as the look of

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ ἅγιον καὶ ὁ ναὸς ἀναπτυσσόμενος τετράγωνα, κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν ἁγίων ὅρασις ὡς ὄψις