Eze 40 | NASB1995 | STEP | In the twenty-fifth year of our exile , at the beginning of the year , on the tenth of the month , in the fourteenth year after the city was taken , on that same day the hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there .

Ezekiel 40

Vision of the Man with a Measuring Rod

1 In the ^atwenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the ^bcity was ^{▼▼ Lit struck}taken, on that same day the ^dhand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there. 2 In the ^evisions of God He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very ^fhigh mountain, and on it ^gto the south there was a ^hstructure like a city. 3 So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ⁱbronze, with a ^jline of flax and a ^kmeasuring ^{▼▼ Lit reed, and so throughout the ch}rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. 4 The man said to me, ^m“Son of man, ⁿsee with your eyes, hear with your ears, and give attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. ^oDeclare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

Measurements Relating to the Temple

5 And behold, there was a ^pwall on the outside of the ^{▼▼ Lit house}temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a ^{▼▼ I.e. 204 in.}handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the ^{▼▼ Lit building}wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. 6 Then he went to the gate which faced ^teast, went up its steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod ^{▼▼ Or in depth}in width; and the other threshold was one rod ^{▼▼ Or in depth}in width. 7 The ^wguardroom 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 ^{▼▼ Lit from the house}facing inward was one rod. 8 Then he measured the porch of the gate ^{▼▼ Lit from the house}facing inward, one rod. 9 He measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was ^{▼▼ Lit from the house}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 ^{▼▼ Lit entrance of the gate}gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a ^{▼▼ Lit border}barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side. 13 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 round about to the side pillar of the ^accourtyard. 15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits. 16 There were ^{▼▼ Or beveled inwards
,} ^aeshuttered 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 ^afpalm tree ornaments.

17 Then he brought me into the ^agouter court, and behold, there were ^ahchambers and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers ^{▼▼ Lit to}faced the pavement. 18 The pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the ^{▼▼ Lit shoulder}side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. 19 Then he measured the width from the front of the ^aklower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a ^alhundred cubits on the east and on the north.

20 As for the ^amgate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width. 21 ^{▼▼ Lit its guardrooms were three}It had three ^aoguardrooms on each side; and its ^apside pillars and its porches ^{▼▼ Lit were}had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was ^arfifty cubits and the width ^astwenty-five cubits. 22 Its ^atwindows and its porches and its palm tree ornaments had the same measurements as the ^augate which faced toward the east; and ^{▼▼ Lit they were going up into it}it was reached by seven ^awsteps, and its ^{▼▼ Or porches}porch was in front of them. 23 The inner court had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a ^ayhundred cubits from gate to gate.

24 Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a ^azgate toward the south; and he measured its ^baside pillars and its porches according to ^{▼▼ Lit these measurements, and so throughout the ch}those same measurements. 25 ^{▼▼ Lit It}The gate and its porches had ^bdwindows all around like ^{▼▼ Lit these windows}those other windows; the length was ^bffifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 26 There were seven ^bgsteps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had ^bhpalm tree ornaments on its side pillars, one on each side. 27 The inner court had a gate toward the ^bisouth; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a ^bjhundred cubits.

28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate; and he measured the south gate ^bkaccording to those same measurements. 29 Its ^blguardrooms also, its side pillars and its ^bmporches were according to those same measurements. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate and its porches had ^bowindows all around; it was ^bpfifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30 There were ^bqporches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31 Its porches were toward the outer court; and ^brpalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight ^bssteps.

32 He brought me into the ^btinner court toward the east. And he measured the gate ^buaccording to those same measurements. 33 Its ^bvguardrooms also, its side pillars and its porches were according to those same measurements. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate and its porches had ^bxwindows all around; it was ^byfifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its ^bzporches were toward the outer court; and ^capalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight ^cbsteps.

35 Then he brought me to the ^ccnorth gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, 36 with its ^cdguardrooms, its side pillars and its ^ceporches. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate had ^cgwindows all around; the length was ^chfifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 37 Its side pillars were toward the outer court; and ^cipalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars on each side, and its stairway had eight ^cjsteps.

38 A ^ckchamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they ^clrinse the burnt offering. 39 In the porch of the gate were two ^cmtables on each side, on which to slaughter the ^cnburnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. 40 On the outer ^{▼▼ Lit shoulder}side, ^{▼▼ Lit to the one going up}as one went up to the ^{▼▼ Lit entrance of the gate}gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other ^{▼▼ Lit shoulder}side of the porch of the gate were two tables. 41 Four ^cstables were on each side ^{▼▼ Lit by the shoulder of}next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42 For the burnt offering there were four ^cutables of ^cvhewn stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the ^cwburnt offering and the sacrifice. 43 The double ^{▼▼ Or ledges}hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed ^{▼▼ Or inside}in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44 From the outside to the ^czinner gate were ^{▼▼ Gr reads in two chambers
,} ^dbchambers for the ^dcsingers in the inner court, one of which was at the ^{▼▼ Lit shoulder}side of the north gate, with ^{▼▼ Lit their}its front toward the south, and one at the ^{▼▼ Lit shoulder}side of the ^{▼▼ Gr reads east}south gate facing toward the north. 45 He said to me, “This is the ^dhchamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who ^dikeep charge of the ^{▼▼ Or house}temple; 46 but the ^dkchamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who ^dlkeep charge of the altar. These are the ^dmsons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi ^dncome near to the Lord to minister to Him.” 47 He measured the court, a perfect square, a ^dohundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the ^{▼▼ Lit house}temple.

48 Then he brought me to the ^dqporch of the ^{▼▼ Lit house}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 ^dsstairway by which it was ascended were ^dtcolumns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.