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 1taken
, on that same
day
the chand
of the LORD
was upon me and He brought
me there
.
In the avisions of God
He brought
me into the land
of Israel
and set
me on a very
bhigh
mountain
, and on it cto the south
there was a dstructure
like a city
.
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
1rod
in his hand
; and he was standing
in the gateway
.
The man said
to me, " aSon
of man
, bsee
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. cDeclare
to the house
of Israel
all
that you see
."
And behold, there was a awall
on the outside
of the 1temple
all
around
, and in the man's
hand
was a measuring
rod
of six
cubits
, each of which was a cubit
and a 2handbreadth
. So he measured
the thickness
of the 3wall
, one
rod
; and the height
, one
rod
.
Then he went to the gate
which
faced
aeast
, went
up its steps
and measured
the threshold
of the gate
, one
rod
1in width
; and the other
threshold
was one
rod
1in width
.
The aguardroom 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
1facing
inward
was one
rod
.
Then he measured the porch
of the gate
1facing
inward
, one
rod
.
He measured the porch
of the gate
, eight
cubits
; and its side
pillars
, two
cubits
. And the porch
of the gate
was 1faced
inward
.
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
.
And he measured the width
of the 1gateway
, ten
cubits
, and the length
of the gate
, thirteen
cubits
.
There was a 1barrier wall one
cubit
wide in front
of the guardrooms
on each
side
; and the guardrooms
were six
cubits
square on each
side
.
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
.
He made the side
pillars
sixty
cubits
high; the gate
extended round
about
to the side
pillar
of the acourtyard
.
From the front of the entrance
gate
to the front
of the inner
porch
of the gate
was fifty
cubits
.
There were 1 ashuttered 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 bpalm
tree
ornaments
.
Then he brought me into the aouter
court
, and behold
, there were bchambers
and a pavement
made
for the court
all
around
; thirty
chambers
1faced
the pavement
.
The pavement (that is, the lower
pavement
) was by the 1side
of the gates
, corresponding
to the length
of the gates
.
Then he measured the width
from the front
of the alower
gate
to the front
of the exterior
of the inner
court
, a bhundred
cubits
on the east
and on the north
.
As for the agate of the outer
court
which
faced
the north
, he measured
its length
and its width
.
1It had three aguardrooms
on each
side
; and its bside
pillars
and its porches
2had
the same measurement
as the first
gate
. Its length
was cfifty
cubits
and the width
dtwenty-five
cubits
.
Its awindows and its porches
and its palm
tree
ornaments
had the same measurements
as the bgate
which
faced
toward
the east
; and 1it was reached
by seven
csteps
, and its 2porch
was in front
of them.
The inner court
had a gate
opposite
the gate
on the north
as well as the gate on the east
; and he measured
a ahundred
cubits
from gate
to gate
.
Then he led me toward
the south
, and behold
, there was a agate
toward
the south
; and he measured
its bside
pillars
and its porches
according to 1those
same measurements
.
1The gate and its porches had awindows
all
around
like 2those
other windows
; the length
was bfifty
cubits
and the width
twenty-five
cubits
.
There were seven asteps
going
up to it, and its porches
were in front
of them; and it had bpalm
tree
ornaments
on its side
pillars
, one
on each
side
.
The inner court
had a gate
toward
the asouth
; and he measured
from gate
to gate
toward
the south
, a bhundred
cubits
.
Then he brought me to the inner
court
by the south
gate
; and he measured
the south
gate
aaccording to those
same measurements
.
Its aguardrooms also, its side
pillars
and its bporches
were according to those
same measurements
. And 1the gate and its porches
had bwindows
all
around
; it was cfifty
cubits
long
and twenty-five
cubits
wide
.
There were aporches all
around
, twenty-five
cubits
long
and five
cubits
wide
.
Its porches were toward
the outer
court
; and apalm
tree
ornaments
were on its side
pillars
, and its stairway
had eight
bsteps
.
He brought me into the ainner
court
toward
the east
. And he measured
the gate
baccording to those
same measurements
.
Its aguardrooms also, its side
pillars
and its porches
were according to those
same measurements
. And 1the gate and its porches
had bwindows
all
around
; it was cfifty
cubits
long
and twenty-five
cubits
wide
.
Its aporches were toward the outer
court
; and apalm
tree
ornaments
were on its side
pillars
, on each
side
, and its stairway
had eight
bsteps
.
Then he brought me to the anorth
gate
; and he measured
it according to those
same measurements
,
with its aguardrooms, its side
pillars
and its bporches
. And 1the gate had bwindows
all
around
; the length
was cfifty
cubits
and the width
twenty-five
cubits
.
Its side pillars
were toward the outer
court
; and apalm
tree
ornaments
were on its side
pillars
on each
side
, and its stairway
had eight
bsteps
.
A achamber with its doorway
was by the side
pillars
at the gates
; there
they brinse
the burnt
offering
.
In the porch of the gate
were two
atables
on each
side
, on which to slaughter
the bburnt
offering
, the sin
offering
and the guilt
offering
.
On the outer 1side
, 2as one went
up to the 3gateway
toward the north
, were two
tables
; and on the other
1side
of the porch
of the gate
were two
tables
.
Four atables
were on each
side
1next
to the gate
; or, eight
tables
on which they slaughter
sacrifices.
For the burnt offering
there were four
atables
of bhewn
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 aburnt
offering
and the sacrifice
.
The double 1hooks
, one
handbreadth
in length, were installed
2in the house
all
around
; and on the tables
was the flesh
of the offering
.
From the outside to the ainner
gate
were 1 bchambers
for the csingers
in the inner
court
, one of which
was at the 2side
of the north
gate
, with 3its front
toward
the south
, and one
at the 2side
of the 4south gate
facing
toward
the north
.
He said to me, "This
is the achamber
which
faces
toward
the south
, intended for the priests
who bkeep
charge
of the 1temple
;
but the achamber which
faces
toward
the north
is for the priests
who bkeep
charge
of the altar
. These
are the csons
of Zadok
, who from the sons
of Levi
dcome
near
to the LORD
to minister
to Him."
He measured the court
, a perfect square
, a ahundred
cubits
long
and a hundred
cubits
wide
; and the altar
was in front
of the 1temple
.
Then he brought me to the aporch
of the 1temple
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
.
The length of the porch
was twenty
cubits
and the width
eleven
cubits
; and at the astairway
by which
it was ascended
were bcolumns
belonging to the side
pillars
, one
on each
side
.