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Ezekiel 40:3-42:20
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3 So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of (A)bronze, with a (B)thread of flax and a (C)measuring [a]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. 4 And the man said to me, “(D)Son of man, (E)see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and [b]pay attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. (F)Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

Measurements Relating to the Temple

5 And behold, there was a (G)wall on the outside of the [c]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six [d]cubits, [e]each of which was a [f]cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the [g]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. 6 Then he went to the gate which faced (H)east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [h]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [i]in width. 7 The (I)guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [j]facing inward was one rod. 8 Then he measured the porch of the gate [k]facing inward, one rod. 9 And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was [l]faced inward. 10 The guardrooms of the gate toward the east numbered three on each side; the three of them had the same measurement. The side pillars also had the same measurement on each side. 11 And he measured the width of the [m]gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a [n]barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side. 13 And he measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, from one door to the door opposite. 14 He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended all around to the side pillar of the (J)courtyard. 15 And from the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits. 16 And there were [o](K)shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were (L)palm tree decorations.

17 Then he brought me into the (M)outer courtyard, and behold, there were (N)chambers and a stone pavement made for the courtyard all around; thirty chambers [p]faced the pavement. 18 And the pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the [q]side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. 19 Then he measured the width from the front of the (O)lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner courtyard, a (P)hundred cubits on the east and on the north.

20 And as for the (Q)gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width. 21 [r]It had three (R)guardrooms on each side; and its (S)side pillars and its porches [s]had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was (T)fifty cubits, and the width (U)twenty-five cubits. 22 Its (V)windows, its porches, and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as the (W)gate which faced east; and [t]it was reached by seven (X)steps, and its [u]porch was in front of them. 23 The inner courtyard had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a (Y)hundred cubits from gate to gate.

24 Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a (Z)gate toward the south; and he measured its (AA)side pillars and its porches according to [v]those same measurements. 25 [w]The gate and its porches had (AB)windows all around like [x]those other windows; the length was (AC)fifty cubits and the width, twenty-five cubits. 26 There were seven (AD)steps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had (AE)palm tree decorations on its side pillars, one on each side. 27 The inner courtyard had a gate toward the (AF)south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a (AG)hundred cubits.

28 Then he brought me to the inner courtyard by the south gate; and he measured the south gate (AH)according to those same measurements. 29 Its (AI)guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its (AJ)porches were according to those same measurements. And [y]the gate and its porches had (AK)windows all around; it was (AL)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30 There were (AM)porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31 And its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and (AN)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight (AO)steps.

32 Then he brought me into the (AP)inner courtyard toward the east. And he measured the gate (AQ)according to those same measurements. 33 Its (AR)guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And [z]the gate and its porches had (AS)windows all around; it was (AT)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its (AU)porches were toward the outer courtyard; and (AV)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight (AW)steps.

35 Then he brought me to the (AX)north gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, 36 with its (AY)guardrooms, its side pillars, and its (AZ)porches. And [aa]the gate had (BA)windows all around; the length was (BB)fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 37 And its side pillars were toward the outer courtyard; and (BC)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight (BD)steps.

38 A (BE)chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they (BF)rinse the burnt offering. 39 And in the porch of the gate were two (BG)tables on each side, on which to slaughter the (BH)burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering. 40 On the outer [ab]side, [ac]as one went up to the [ad]gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other [ae]side of the porch of the gate were two tables. 41 Four (BI)tables were on each side [af]next to the gate; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42 For the burnt offering there were four (BJ)tables of (BK)cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they set the utensils with which they slaughter the (BL)burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43 And the double [ag]hooks, [ah]one hand width in length, were installed [ai]in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44 From the outside to the (BM)inner gate were [aj](BN)chambers for the (BO)singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the [ak]side of the north gate, with [al]its front toward the south, and one at the [am]side of the [an]south gate facing north. 45 Then he said to me, “This is the (BP)chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who [ao]are (BQ)responsible for the [ap]temple; 46 but the (BR)chamber which faces north is for the priests who [aq]are (BS)responsible for the altar. They are the (BT)sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi (BU)come near to the Lord to serve Him.” 47 He measured the courtyard, a perfect square, a (BV)hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the [ar]temple.

48 Then he brought me to the (BW)porch of the [as]temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. 49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and at the (BX)stairway by which it was ascended were (BY)columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.

The Inner Temple

41 Then he (BZ)brought me to the (CA)sanctuary, and he measured the (CB)side pillars: six [at]cubits wide on each side was the width of the [au]side pillar. 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits and the [av]sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured [aw]the length of the sanctuary, (CC)forty cubits, and the width, (CD)twenty cubits. 3 Then he went [ax](CE)inside and measured each (CF)side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits high; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits. 4 And he measured its length, (CG)twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the (CH)sanctuary; and he said to me, “This is the (CI)Most Holy Place.”

5 Then he measured the wall of the [ay]temple, six cubits; and the width of the (CJ)side chambers, four cubits, all around the house on every side. 6 (CK)The side chambers were in three stories, [az]one above another, and [ba]thirty in each story; and [bb]the side chambers (CL)extended to the wall which stood on [bc]their inward side all around, so that they could be attached, but not be attached to the wall of the temple itself. 7 And the side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the (CM)structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, for that reason the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and so one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the [bd]second story. 8 I saw also that the house had a raised [be]platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full [bf]rod of (CN)six [bg]long cubits in height. 9 The [bh]thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the (CO)free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple 10 and the outer (CP)chambers was twenty cubits in width around the temple on every side. 11 The [bi]doorways of the side [bj]chambers toward the (CQ)free space consisted of one doorway toward the north, and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the (CR)free space was five cubits all around.

12 The (CS)building that was in front of the (CT)separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits [bk]thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

13 Then he measured the temple, a (CU)hundred cubits long; the (CV)separate area with the (CW)building and its walls were also a (CX)hundred cubits long. 14 Also the width of the front of the temple and that of the separate [bl]areas along the east side totaled a hundred cubits.

15 And he measured the length of the (CY)building [bm]along the front of the (CZ)separate area behind it, with a [bn](DA)gallery on each side, a hundred cubits; he also measured the inner sanctuary and the porches of the courtyard. 16 The (DB)thresholds, the [bo](DC)latticed windows, and the [bp](DD)galleries all around their (DE)three stories, opposite the threshold, were (DF)paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), 17 over the entrance, and to the inner house, and on the outside, and on all the wall all around inside and outside, by measurement. 18 It was [bq]carved with (DG)cherubim and (DH)palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces: 19 a (DI)human face toward the palm tree on one side and a young (DJ)lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were [br]carved on all the house all around. 20 From the ground to above the entrance (DK)cherubim and (DL)palm trees were [bs]carved, as well as on the wall of the sanctuary.

21 The (DM)doorposts of the (DN)sanctuary were square; as for the front of the inner [bt]sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. 22 The (DO)altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; its corners, its [bu]base, and its [bv]sides were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the (DP)table that is before the Lord.” 23 The (DQ)sanctuary and the inner [bw](DR)sanctuary each had a double (DS)door. 24 Each of the doors had two leaves, two [bx](DT)swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other. 25 Also there were [by]carved on them, on the doors of the main room, (DU)cherubim and (DV)palm trees like those [bz]carved on the walls; and there was a [ca](DW)threshold of wood on the front of the porch outside. 26 And there were [cb](DX)latticed windows and (DY)palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the (DZ)porch; the same were on the (EA)side chambers of the house and the [cc]thresholds.

Chambers of the Temple

42 Then he (EB)brought me out into the (EC)outer courtyard, the way (ED)toward the north; and he brought me to the (EE)chamber which was opposite the (EF)separate area and opposite the (EG)building toward the north. 2 Along the length, which was a (EH)hundred [cd]cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits. 3 Opposite the (EI)twenty cubits which belonged to the inner courtyard, and opposite the (EJ)stone pavement which belonged to the outer courtyard, was [ce](EK)gallery corresponding to [cf]gallery in three stories. 4 In front of the (EL)chambers was an inner passage ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were [cg]smaller because the [ch](EM)galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building. 6 For they were in (EN)three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courtyards; for that reason the upper chambers were [ci]set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. 7 As for the (EO)outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer courtyard facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers which were in the outer courtyard was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the main room was a (EP)hundred cubits. 9 And below these chambers was the (EQ)entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer courtyard.

10 In the [cj]thickness of the (ER)wall of the courtyard toward the east, facing the (ES)separate area and facing the building, there were (ET)chambers. 11 And the (EU)way in front of them was like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north; according to their length, so was their width, and all their exits were according to their building plans and openings. 12 Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the (EV)wall toward the east, as one enters them.

13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the (EW)separate area, they are the (EX)holy chambers where the priests who are (EY)near to the Lord shall eat the (EZ)most holy things. There they shall set the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter, they shall not go out into the outer courtyard from the sanctuary [ck]without (FA)laying their (FB)garments there in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.”

15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by way of the (FC)gate which faced east, and measured it all around. 16 He measured on the east side with the measuring [cl]rod: five hundred rods by the (FD)measuring rod. 17 He measured on the north side: five hundred rods by the measuring rod. 18 On the south side he measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. 19 He turned to the west side and measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. 20 He measured it [cm]on the four sides; it had a (FE)wall all around, the (FF)length five hundred rods and the (FG)width five hundred, to (FH)divide between the holy and the [cn]common.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:3 Lit reed, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit set your heart
  3. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit house
  4. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e., “long” cubits, see note 4
  5. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit by the cubit and
  6. Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  7. Ezekiel 40:5 Lit building
  8. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  9. Ezekiel 40:6 Or in depth
  10. Ezekiel 40:7 Lit from the house
  11. Ezekiel 40:8 Lit from the house
  12. Ezekiel 40:9 Lit from the house
  13. Ezekiel 40:11 Lit entrance of the gate
  14. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit border
  15. Ezekiel 40:16 Or beveled inwards
  16. Ezekiel 40:17 Lit to
  17. Ezekiel 40:18 Lit shoulder
  18. Ezekiel 40:21 Lit Its guardrooms were three
  19. Ezekiel 40:21 Lit were
  20. Ezekiel 40:22 Lit they were going up into it
  21. Ezekiel 40:22 Another reading is porches
  22. Ezekiel 40:24 Lit these measurements, and so throughout the ch
  23. Ezekiel 40:25 Lit It
  24. Ezekiel 40:25 Lit these windows
  25. Ezekiel 40:29 Lit it
  26. Ezekiel 40:33 Lit it
  27. Ezekiel 40:36 Lit it
  28. Ezekiel 40:40 Lit shoulder
  29. Ezekiel 40:40 Lit to the one going up
  30. Ezekiel 40:40 Lit entrance of the gate
  31. Ezekiel 40:40 Lit shoulder
  32. Ezekiel 40:41 Lit to the shoulder of
  33. Ezekiel 40:43 Or ledges
  34. Ezekiel 40:43 About 3 in. or 7.5 cm
  35. Ezekiel 40:43 Or inside
  36. Ezekiel 40:44 LXX two chambers
  37. Ezekiel 40:44 Lit shoulder
  38. Ezekiel 40:44 Lit their
  39. Ezekiel 40:44 Lit shoulder
  40. Ezekiel 40:44 As in LXX; MT east
  41. Ezekiel 40:45 Lit keep the duty of
  42. Ezekiel 40:45 Lit house
  43. Ezekiel 40:46 Lit keep the duty of
  44. Ezekiel 40:47 Lit house
  45. Ezekiel 40:48 Lit house
  46. Ezekiel 41:1 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  47. Ezekiel 41:1 As in LXX; MT tent
  48. Ezekiel 41:2 Lit shoulders
  49. Ezekiel 41:2 Lit its length,
  50. Ezekiel 41:3 I.e., of the inner sanctuary
  51. Ezekiel 41:5 Lit house, and so throughout the ch
  52. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit chamber upon chamber
  53. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit thirty times
  54. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit they were coming
  55. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit the inside of the side chambers
  56. Ezekiel 41:7 Lit middle
  57. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit height
  58. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit reed
  59. Ezekiel 41:8 Or to the joint
  60. Ezekiel 41:9 Lit width
  61. Ezekiel 41:11 Lit doorway
  62. Ezekiel 41:11 Lit chamber
  63. Ezekiel 41:12 Lit wide
  64. Ezekiel 41:14 Lit area
  65. Ezekiel 41:15 Lit to
  66. Ezekiel 41:15 Or passageway
  67. Ezekiel 41:16 Or framed
  68. Ezekiel 41:16 Or passageways
  69. Ezekiel 41:18 Lit made
  70. Ezekiel 41:19 Lit made
  71. Ezekiel 41:20 Lit made
  72. Ezekiel 41:21 Lit holy place
  73. Ezekiel 41:22 Lit length
  74. Ezekiel 41:22 Lit walls
  75. Ezekiel 41:23 Lit holy place
  76. Ezekiel 41:24 Or turning
  77. Ezekiel 41:25 Lit made
  78. Ezekiel 41:25 Lit made
  79. Ezekiel 41:25 Or canopy of wood over
  80. Ezekiel 41:26 Or framed
  81. Ezekiel 41:26 Or canopies
  82. Ezekiel 42:2 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  83. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  84. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  85. Ezekiel 42:5 Lit shorter
  86. Ezekiel 42:5 Or passageways
  87. Ezekiel 42:6 Or reduced
  88. Ezekiel 42:10 Lit width
  89. Ezekiel 42:14 Lit but there they shall lay
  90. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit reed, and so throughout the ch
  91. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit toward the four winds
  92. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit profane
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Ezekiel 40:3-42:20
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3 He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze;(A) he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod(B) in his hand. 4 The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you,(C) for that is why you have been brought here. Tell(D) the people of Israel everything you see.(E)”

The East Gate to the Outer Court

5 I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,[a] each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured(F) the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

6 Then he went to the east gate.(G) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. 7 The alcoves(H) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits[b] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.

8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; 9 it[c] was eight cubits[d] deep and its jambs were two cubits[e] thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.

10 Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.[f] 12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits[g] from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[h] The measurement was up to the portico[i] facing the courtyard.[j](I) 15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[k] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(J)

The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(K) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(L) along the pavement.(M) 18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(N) it was a hundred cubits[l](O) on the east side as well as on the north.

The North Gate

20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court. 21 Its alcoves(P)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico(Q) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 22 Its openings, its portico(R) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.(S) 23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured from one gate to the opposite one; it was a hundred cubits.(T)

The South Gate

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(U) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(V) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(W) 27 The inner court(X) also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.(Y)

The Gates to the Inner Court

28 Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements(Z) as the others. 29 Its alcoves,(AA) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(AB) 30 (The porticoes(AC) of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.) 31 Its portico(AD) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.(AE)

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements(AF) as the others. 33 Its alcoves,(AG) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its portico(AH) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate(AI) and measured it. It had the same measurements(AJ) as the others, 36 as did its alcoves,(AK) its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 37 Its portico[m](AL) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.(AM)

The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(AN) were washed. 39 In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings,(AO) sin offerings[n](AP) and guilt offerings(AQ) were slaughtered.(AR) 40 By the outside wall of the portico of the gateway, near the steps at the entrance of the north gateway were two tables, and on the other side of the steps were two tables. 41 So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were slaughtered. 42 There were also four tables of dressed stone(AS) for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high.[o] On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.(AT) 43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[p] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.

The Rooms for the Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[q] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[r] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(AU) 46 and the room facing north(AV) is for the priests who guard the altar.(AW) These are the sons of Zadok,(AX) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(AY)”

47 Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.(AZ)

The New Temple

48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(BA) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[s] and its projecting walls were[t] three cubits[u] wide on either side. 49 The portico(BB) was twenty cubits[v] wide, and twelve[w] cubits[x] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[y] and there were pillars(BC) on each side of the jambs.

41 Then the man brought me to the main hall(BD) and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits[z] on each side.[aa] 2 The entrance was ten cubits[ab] wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits[ac] wide. He also measured the main hall; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.[ad](BE)

3 Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits[ae] wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits[af] wide. 4 And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the main hall.(BF) He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.(BG)”

5 Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits thick, and each side room around the temple was four cubits[ag] wide. 6 The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty(BH) on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple.(BI) 7 The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway(BJ) went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor.

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. 9 The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick. The open area between the side rooms of the temple 10 and the priests’ rooms was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. 11 There were entrances to the side rooms from the open area, one on the north and another on the south; and the base adjoining the open area was five cubits wide all around.

12 The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits[ah] wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.[ai]

13 Then he measured the temple; it was a hundred cubits[aj] long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. 14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.(BK)

15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries(BL) on each side; it was a hundred cubits.

The main hall, the inner sanctuary and the portico facing the court, 16 as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows(BM) and galleries around the three of them—everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered.(BN) 17 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary 18 were carved(BO) cherubim(BP) and palm trees.(BQ) Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:(BR) 19 the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.(BS) 20 From the floor to the area above the entrance, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the main hall.

21 The main hall(BT) had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar. 22 There was a wooden altar(BU) three cubits[ak] high and two cubits square[al]; its corners, its base[am] and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table(BV) that is before the Lord.” 23 Both the main hall(BW) and the Most Holy Place had double doors.(BX) 24 Each door had two leaves—two hinged leaves(BY) for each door. 25 And on the doors of the main hall were carved cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls, and there was a wooden overhang on the front of the portico. 26 On the sidewalls of the portico were narrow windows with palm trees carved on each side. The side rooms of the temple also had overhangs.(BZ)

The Rooms for the Priests

42 Then the man led me northward into the outer court and brought me to the rooms(CA) opposite the temple courtyard(CB) and opposite the outer wall on the north side.(CC) 2 The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.[an] 3 Both in the section twenty cubits[ao] from the inner court and in the section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery(CD) faced gallery at the three levels.(CE) 4 In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits[ap] long.[aq] Their doors were on the north.(CF) 5 Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle floors of the building. 6 The rooms on the top floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors. 7 There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits. 8 While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was fifty cubits long, the row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits long. 9 The lower rooms had an entrance(CG) on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.

10 On the south side[ar] along the length of the wall of the outer court, adjoining the temple courtyard(CH) and opposite the outer wall, were rooms(CI) 11 with a passageway in front of them. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions. Similar to the doorways on the north 12 were the doorways of the rooms on the south. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by which one enters the rooms.

13 Then he said to me, “The north(CJ) and south rooms(CK) facing the temple courtyard(CL) are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings,(CM) the sin offerings[as](CN) and the guilt offerings(CO)—for the place is holy.(CP) 14 Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into the outer court until they leave behind the garments(CQ) in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places that are for the people.(CR)”

15 When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate(CS) and measured the area all around: 16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits.[at][au] 17 He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits[av] by the measuring rod. 18 He measured the south side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 19 Then he turned to the west side and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 20 So he measured(CT) the area(CU) on all four sides. It had a wall around it,(CV) five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide,(CW) to separate the holy from the common.(CX)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 40:7 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verse 48
  3. Ezekiel 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. 9 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
  4. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 14 feet or about 4.2 meters
  5. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1 meter
  6. Ezekiel 40:11 That is, about 18 feet wide and 23 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 6.9 meters long
  7. Ezekiel 40:13 That is, about 44 feet or about 13 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36
  8. Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
  9. Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
  10. Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  11. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36
  12. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47
  13. Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs
  14. Ezekiel 40:39 Or purification offerings
  15. Ezekiel 40:42 That is, about 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high or about 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high
  16. Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
  17. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
  18. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
  19. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  20. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
  21. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
  22. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
  23. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
  24. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  25. Ezekiel 40:49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to it
  26. Ezekiel 41:1 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verses 3, 5 and 8
  27. Ezekiel 41:1 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts side, the width of the tent
  28. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 18 feet or about 5.3 meters
  29. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verses 9, 11 and 12
  30. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 70 feet long and 35 feet wide or about 21 meters long and 11 meters wide
  31. Ezekiel 41:3 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1.1 meters; also in verse 22
  32. Ezekiel 41:3 That is, about 12 feet or about 3.7 meters
  33. Ezekiel 41:5 That is, about 7 feet or about 2.1 meters
  34. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 123 feet or about 37 meters
  35. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 158 feet or about 48 meters
  36. Ezekiel 41:13 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 14 and 15
  37. Ezekiel 41:22 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.5 meters
  38. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew long
  39. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew length
  40. Ezekiel 42:2 That is, about 175 feet long and 88 feet wide or about 53 meters long and 27 meters wide
  41. Ezekiel 42:3 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
  42. Ezekiel 42:4 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew and one cubit
  43. Ezekiel 42:4 That is, about 18 feet wide and 175 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 53 meters long
  44. Ezekiel 42:10 Septuagint; Hebrew Eastward
  45. Ezekiel 42:13 Or purification offerings
  46. Ezekiel 42:16 See Septuagint of verse 17; Hebrew rods; also in verses 18 and 19.
  47. Ezekiel 42:16 Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet or about 265 meters; also in verses 17, 18 and 19.
  48. Ezekiel 42:17 Septuagint; Hebrew rods
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Zechariah 2:1
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God’s Favor to Zion

2 [a]Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man with a (A)measuring line in his hand.

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 Ch 2:5 in Heb
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A Man With a Measuring Line

2 [a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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  1. Zechariah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:5-17.
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Revelation 21:15-27
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15 The one who spoke with me had a [a]gold measuring (A)rod to measure the city, its (B)gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [b]rod, [c]twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal. 17 And he measured its wall, [d]144 cubits, by (C)human [e]measurements, which are also (D)angelic measurements. 18 The material of the wall was (E)jasper; and the city was (F)pure gold, like [f]clear (G)glass. 19 (H)The foundation stones of the city wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was (I)jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, (J)emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, (K)sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve (L)gates were twelve (M)pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was (N)pure gold, like transparent (O)glass.

22 I saw (P)no [g]temple in it, for the (Q)Lord God the Almighty and the (R)Lamb are its [h]temple. 23 And the city (S)has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for (T)the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the (U)Lamb. 24 (V)The nations will walk by its light, and the (W)kings of the earth [i]will bring their glory into it. 25 In the daytime (for (X)there will be no night there) (Y)its gates (Z)will never be closed; 26 and (AA)they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and (AB)nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those [j]whose names are (AC)written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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  1. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed
  2. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed
  3. Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
  4. Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm
  5. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure
  6. Revelation 21:18 Lit pure
  7. Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
  8. Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
  9. Revelation 21:24 Lit bring
  10. Revelation 21:27 Lit who have been written
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15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates(B) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(D) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(E) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(F) The first foundation was jasper,(G) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(H) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21 The twelve gates(I) were twelve pearls,(J) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(K)

22 I did not see a temple(L) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(M) and the Lamb(N) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(O) gives it light,(P) and the Lamb(Q) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(R) 25 On no day will its gates(S) ever be shut,(T) for there will be no night there.(U) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(V) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(W) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(X)

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  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
  2. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  3. Revelation 21:17 Or high
  4. Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
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