King James Version

Ezekiel 42:2

Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

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אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).פְּנֵיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “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(-…אֹ֨רֶךְ֙orekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.אַמּ֣וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cubit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH520properly, 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.הַמֵּאָ֔הhameahthe hundred , -thמֵאָהdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “the hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.פֶּ֖תַחpetachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.הַצָּפ֑וֹןhatsafonthe northצָפוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).וְהָרֹ֖חַבveharochavand the breadthרֹחַבconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.אַמּֽוֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

even to the front of the length of a hundred cubits, with the door on the north, and the breadth of fifty cubits,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

Young’s Literal Translation

At the front of the length [is] a hundred cubits [at] the north opening, and the breadth fifty cubits.

World English Bible

Facing the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits.

Darby Translation

before the length of the hundred cubits: the entry was on the north, and the breadth was fifty cubits,

Douay-Rheims

In the face of the north door was the length of a hundred cubits, and the breadth of fifty cubits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

even to the front of the length of a hundred cubits, with the door on the north, and the breadth of fifty cubits,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

a hundred cubits in length toward the north, and in breadth fifty,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐπὶ πήχεις ἑκατὸν μῆκος πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν, καὶ τὸ πλάτος πεντήκοντα,