New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ezekiel

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The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, therefore the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the second story.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The side chambers rib, side Noun H6763 לַצְּלָעֹ֗ות la·tze·la·'o·vt
surrounding to turn about, go around, surround Verb H5437 וְֽנָסְבָה֩ ve·na·se·vah
the temple were wider to be or grow wide or large Verb H7337 וְֽרָחֲבָ֡ה ve·ra·cha·vah
at each successive above, upwards sub H4605 לְמַ֨עְלָה le·ma'·lah
story. above, upwards sub H4605 לְמַ֜עְלָה le·ma'·lah
Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
the structure surrounding perhaps encompassing, surrounding Noun H4141 מֽוּסַב־ mu·sav-
the temple a house Noun H1004 הַ֠בַּיִת hab·ba·yit
went upward above, upwards sub H4605 לְמַ֨עְלָה le·ma'·lah
by stages above, upwards sub H4605 לְמַ֜עְלָה le·ma'·lah
on all circuit, round about sub H5439 סָבִ֤יב sa·viv
sides circuit, round about sub H5439 סָבִיב֙ sa·viv
of the temple, a house Noun H1004 לַבַּ֔יִת lab·ba·yit,
therefore upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
the width breadth, width Noun H7341 רֹֽחַב־ ro·chav-
of the temple a house Noun H1004 לַבַּ֖יִת lab·ba·yit
[increased] as it went higher; above, upwards sub H4605 לְמָ֑עְלָה le·ma·'e·lah;
and thus so, thus Adjective H3651 וְכֵ֧ן ve·chen
one went to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 יַעֲלֶ֥ה ya·'a·leh
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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up from the lowest lower, lowest Adjective H8481 הַתַּחְתֹּונָ֛ה hat·tach·to·v·nah
[story] to the highest high, upper Adjective H5945 הָעֶלְיֹונָ֖ה ha·'el·yo·v·nah
by way of the second middle Adjective H8484 לַתִּיכֹונָֽה׃ lat·ti·cho·v·nah.
[story].      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, therefore the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the second story.
King James Bible The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the temple went And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward by stages on all sides to the side chambers: for the winding about of the temple, house went still upward round about the house: therefore the width breadth of the temple house was still upward, and so increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story chamber to the highest by way of the second story.midst.
Hebrew Greek English The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, therefore the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the second story.