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378
A Commentary
Chapter bits in this Vcrfe, makes up juft an hundred
XLI. Cubits.
the doors of the fide Chambers
L^^v^^J Vcr. 1 1 . And
Y cr. 1 1 r^ . ere toward the place that was jeft, &c] or,
toward the void Space: The Doors of the lower
Rooms opened into this void Space before the
Chambers, vcr. 9. Or it may be underftood of
the two Doors on the North and South fide,
which opened on the top of the Stair- cafe into
the upper Rooms, fee ver. 7.
Ibid. And the breadth of the place that was
left was five Cubits round about.'] Sec vcr. 9.
Ver. 1 2. Ver. 1 2. Now the Building that was before the
feparate Tlace, at the end toward the IVefi, was
feventy Cubits broad.] Bernard L'amy fecms
to give the clearer!: Account of this difficult
Place, lib. 6. c. it. n. 2. He underllands this
word Binian tranilated Building, of a Wall or
Inclofure, as it is ufed Chap. xl. 5. which ran
along the outfide of the PrieiYs Court, commenfurate
with the Breadth of the Weftern fide of
the Temple, which was feventy Cubits froni
North to South; and extended in Length from
Eaft to Weil ninety Cubits; ten Cubits ITiortcr
than the whole Area itfelf, (fee the following
Vcrfe) and inclofing a void Space offive Cubits
Breadth, which lay between the fide Chambers
and the Inclofure; fo he explains thofe Words,
the Wall of the Building was five Cubits thick
round about 3 comp. Chap. xlii. 10. which void
Space he underllands by the feparate place in this
Vcrfe, and the place which was left, ver. 11.
1-bid. Severity Cubits broad.] This was the
Breadth of the Temple at the Weft End,' and
the