8 I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
8 I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits.
8 I saw also that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits.
8 I observed that the Temple had a ten-and-a-half-foot-thick raised base around it, which provided a foundation for the side rooms.
8 I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, a full rod, that is, six cubits high.
8 I saw that the Temple was built on a terrace, which provided a foundation for the side rooms. This terrace was 10 feet high.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 41:8
Chapter Summary
After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.