Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 46:22
Ezekiel 46:22. In the four corners, &c.— These little courts were in the shape of an oblong square, joined with inner walls to the outside walls of the court. The Hebrew word, קטרות keturoth, translated joined, may be rendered made with chimneys; which sense agrees with the uses for which these courts were designed. See Calmet. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The rules here prescribed for the place and manner of God's worship, like the preceding solemnities, differ far from those prescribed by the law of... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 46:22
courts joined = courts covered over, or closed courts, cloisters. corners. Hebrew. m hukzaoth , This hybrid word has the extraordinary points ( App-31 ) or dots on the top, denoting that it does not properly belong to the primitive text. It is omitted in Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. The clause should therefore read: "these four were of the some measure" (see Ginsburg's Introduction, pp. 382-3). read more