42:10 At the beginning 1 of the wall of the court toward the south, 2 facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers 42:11 with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits according to their arrangements and entrances 42:12 were the chambers 3 which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.
1 tc The reading is supported by the LXX.
2 tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads “east.”
3 tc The MT apparently evidences dittography, repeating most of the last word of the previous verse: “and like the openings of.”