Eze 40:3-42:20 | NASB1995 | STEP | So He brought me there ; and behold , there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze , with a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand ; and he was standing in the gateway .

Ezekiel 40:3-49

3 So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ^abronze, with a ^bline of flax and a ^cmeasuring ^{▼▼ Lit reed, and so throughout the ch}rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. 4 The man said to me, ^e“Son of man, ^fsee 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. ^gDeclare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

Measurements Relating to the Temple

5 And behold, there was a ^hwall 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 ^least, 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 ^oguardroom 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 ^ucourtyard. 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
,} ^wshuttered 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 ^xpalm tree ornaments.

17 Then he brought me into the ^youter court, and behold, there were ^zchambers 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 ^aclower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a ^adhundred cubits on the east and on the north.

20 As for the ^aegate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width. 21 ^{▼▼ Lit its guardrooms were three}It had three ^agguardrooms on each side; and its ^ahside pillars and its porches ^{▼▼ Lit were}had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was ^ajfifty cubits and the width ^aktwenty-five cubits. 22 Its ^alwindows and its porches and its palm tree ornaments had the same measurements as the ^amgate which faced toward the east; and ^{▼▼ Lit they were going up into it}it was reached by seven ^aosteps, 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 ^aqhundred cubits from gate to gate.

24 Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a ^argate toward the south; and he measured its ^asside 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 ^avwindows all around like ^{▼▼ Lit these windows}those other windows; the length was ^axfifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 26 There were seven ^aysteps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had ^azpalm tree ornaments on its side pillars, one on each side. 27 The inner court had a gate toward the ^basouth; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a ^bbhundred cubits.

28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate; and he measured the south gate ^bcaccording to those same measurements. 29 Its ^bdguardrooms also, its side pillars and its ^beporches were according to those same measurements. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate and its porches had ^bgwindows all around; it was ^bhfifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30 There were ^biporches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31 Its porches were toward the outer court; and ^bjpalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight ^bksteps.

32 He brought me into the ^blinner court toward the east. And he measured the gate ^bmaccording to those same measurements. 33 Its ^bnguardrooms also, its side pillars and its porches were according to those same measurements. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate and its porches had ^bpwindows all around; it was ^bqfifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its ^brporches were toward the outer court; and ^bspalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight ^btsteps.

35 Then he brought me to the ^bunorth gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, 36 with its ^bvguardrooms, its side pillars and its ^bwporches. And ^{▼▼ Lit it}the gate had ^bywindows all around; the length was ^bzfifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 37 Its side pillars were toward the outer court; and ^capalm tree ornaments were on its side pillars on each side, and its stairway had eight ^cbsteps.

38 A ^ccchamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they ^cdrinse the burnt offering. 39 In the porch of the gate were two ^cetables on each side, on which to slaughter the ^cfburnt 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 ^cktables 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 ^cmtables of ^cnhewn 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 ^coburnt 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 ^crinner gate were ^{▼▼ Gr reads in two chambers
,} ^ctchambers for the ^cusingers 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 ^czchamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who ^dakeep charge of the ^{▼▼ Or house}temple; 46 but the ^dcchamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who ^ddkeep charge of the altar. These are the ^desons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi ^dfcome near to the Lord to minister to Him.” 47 He measured the court, a perfect square, a ^dghundred 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 ^diporch 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 ^dkstairway by which it was ascended were ^dlcolumns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.

Ezekiel 41

The Inner Temple

1 Then he ^dmbrought me to the ^{▼▼ I.e. the main inner hall
,} ^donave and measured the ^dpside pillars; six cubits wide on each side was the width of the ^{▼▼ Lit tent}side pillar. 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits and the ^{▼▼ Lit shoulders}sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. And he measured ^{▼▼ Lit its length,}the length of the nave, ^dtforty cubits, and the width, ^dutwenty cubits. 3 Then he went ^{▼▼ I.e. of the inner sanctuary
,} ^dwinside and measured each ^dxside pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits high; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits. 4 He measured its length, ^dytwenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the ^dznave; and he said to me, “This is the ^eamost holy place.”

5 Then he measured the wall of the ^{▼▼ Lit house, and so throughout the ch}temple, six cubits; and the width of the ^ecside chambers, four cubits, all around about the house on every side. 6 ^edThe side chambers were in three stories, ^{▼▼ Lit chamber upon chamber}one above another, and ^{▼▼ Lit thirty times}thirty in each story; and ^{▼▼ Lit they were coming}the side chambers ^ehextended to the wall which stood on ^{▼▼ Lit the inside of the side chambers}their inward side all around, that they might be fastened, and not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself. 7 The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the ^ejstructure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, therefore the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the ^{▼▼ Lit middle}second story. 8 I saw also that the house had a raised ^{▼▼ Lit height}platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of ^emsix ^{▼▼ Or to the joint}long cubits in height. 9 The ^{▼▼ Lit width}thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the ^epfree space between the side chambers belonging to the temple 10 and the outer ^eqchambers was twenty cubits in width all around the temple on every side. 11 The ^{▼▼ Lit doorway}doorways of the ^{▼▼ Lit side chamber}side chambers toward the ^etfree space consisted of one doorway toward the north and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the ^eufree space was five cubits all around.

12 The ^evbuilding that was in front of the ^ewseparate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits ^{▼▼ Lit wide}thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

13 Then he measured the temple, a ^eyhundred cubits long; the ^ezseparate area with the ^fabuilding and its walls were also a ^fbhundred cubits long. 14 Also the width of the front of the temple and that of the separate ^{▼▼ Lit area}areas along the east side totaled a hundred cubits.

15 He measured the length of the ^fdbuilding ^{▼▼ Lit to}along the front of the ^ffseparate area behind it, with a ^{▼▼ Or passageway
,} ^fhgallery on each side, a hundred cubits; he also measured the inner nave and the porches of the court. 16 The ^fithresholds, the ^{▼▼ Or framed
,} ^fklatticed windows and the ^{▼▼ Or passageways
,} ^fmgalleries round about their ^fnthree stories, opposite the threshold, were ^fopaneled 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 ^{▼▼ Lit made}carved with ^fqcherubim and ^frpalm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces, 19 a ^fsman’s face toward the palm tree on one side and a young ^ftlion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were ^{▼▼ Lit made}carved on all the house all around. 20 From the ground to above the entrance ^fvcherubim and ^fwpalm trees were ^{▼▼ Lit made}carved, as well as on the wall of the nave.

21 The ^fydoorposts of the ^fznave were square; as for the front of the sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. 22 The ^gaaltar was of wood, three cubits high and its length two cubits; its corners, its ^{▼▼ Lit length}base and its ^{▼▼ Lit walls}sides were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the ^gdtable that is before the Lord.” 23 The ^genave and the ^gfsanctuary each had a double ^ggdoor. 24 Each of the doors had two leaves, two ^{▼▼ Or turning
,} ^giswinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other. 25 Also there were ^{▼▼ Lit made}carved on them, on the doors of the nave, ^gkcherubim and ^glpalm trees like those ^{▼▼ Lit made}carved on the walls; and there was a ^{▼▼ Or canopy of wood over
,} ^gothreshold of wood on the front of the porch outside. 26 There were ^{▼▼ Or framed
,} ^gqlatticed windows and ^grpalm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the ^gsporch; thus were the ^gtside chambers of the house and the ^{▼▼ Or canopies}thresholds.

Ezekiel 42

Chambers of the Temple

1 Then he ^gvbrought me out into the ^gwouter court, the way ^gxtoward the north; and he brought me to the ^gychamber which was opposite the ^gzseparate area and opposite the ^habuilding toward the north. 2 Along the length, which was a ^hbhundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits. 3 Opposite the ^hctwenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the ^hdpavement which belonged to the outer court, was ^{▼▼ Or passageway
,} ^hfgallery corresponding to ^{▼▼ Or passageway}gallery in three stories. 4 Before the ^hhchambers was an inner walk ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were ^{▼▼ Lit shorter}smaller because the ^{▼▼ Or passageways
,} ^hkgalleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building. 6 For they were in ^hlthree stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were ^{▼▼ Or reduced}set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. 7 As for the ^hnouter wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers which were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the temple was a ^hohundred cubits. 9 Below these chambers was the ^hpentrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.

10 In the ^{▼▼ Lit width}thickness of the ^hrwall of the court toward the east, facing the ^hsseparate area and facing the building, there were ^htchambers. 11 The ^huway 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 both according to their arrangements 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 ^hvwall toward the east, as one enters them.

13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the ^hwseparate area, they are the ^hxholy chambers where the priests who are ^hynear to the Lord shall eat the ^hzmost holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; for the place is holy. 14 “When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary ^{▼▼ Lit but there they shall lay}without ^iblaying there their ^icgarments 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 the way of the ^idgate which faced toward the east and measured it all around. 16 He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the ^iemeasuring reed. 17 He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed. 18 On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 19 He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it ^{▼▼ Lit toward the four winds}on the four sides; it had a ^igwall all around, the ^ihlength five hundred and the ⁱⁱwidth five hundred, to ^ijdivide between the holy and the profane.