| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been captured, on that very day the LORD's hand was on me, and He brought me there. | 1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there. |
| 2In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. On its southern slope was a structure resembling a city. | 2In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. |
| 3He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the gate. | 3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. |
| 4He spoke to me: "Son of man, look with your eyes, listen with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show it to you. Report everything you see to the house of Israel." | 4“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.” |
| 5Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man's hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same. | 5And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high. |
| 6Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10 feet deep--the first threshold was 10 feet deep. | 6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep. |
| 7Each recess was about 10 feet long and 10 feet deep, and there was a space of 8 3/4 feet between the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate's portico was about 10 feet. | 7Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep. |
| 8Next he measured the portico of the gate; | 8Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside; |
| 9it was 14 feet, and its pilasters were 3 1/2 feet. The portico of the gate was on the temple side. | 9it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple. |
| 10There were three recesses on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the pilasters on either side also had the same measurements. | 10There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements. |
| 11Then he measured the width of the gate's entrance; it was 17 1/2 feet, while the width of the gateway was 22 3/4 feet. | 11And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits. |
| 12There was a barrier of 21 inches in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10 1/2 feet square. | 12In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square. |
| 13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43 3/4 feet. The openings of the recesses faced each other. | 13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. |
| 14Next, he measured the pilasters--105 feet. The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court. | 14Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. |
| 15The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate's portico on the inside was 87 1/2 feet. | 15And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits. |
| 16The recesses and their pilasters had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each pilaster was decorated with palm trees. | 16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees. |
| 17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, | 17Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, |
| 18which flanked the gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. | 18which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. |
| 19Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet. This was the east; next the north is described. | 19Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north. |
| 20He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width. | 20He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north. |
| 21Its three recesses on each side, its pilasters, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. | 21Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate that faced east. Seven steps led up to the gate, and its portico was ahead of them. | 22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them. |
| 23The inner court had a gate facing the north gate, like the one on the east. He measured the distance from gate to gate; it was 175 feet. | 23There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits. |
| 24He brought me to the south side, and there was also a gate on the south. He measured its pilasters and portico; they had the same measurements as the others. | 24Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others. |
| 25Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. | 25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 26Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its pilasters, one on each side. | 26Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side. |
| 27The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet. | 27The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits. |
| 28Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others. | 28Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others. |
| 29Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. | 29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 30(There were porticoes all around, 43 3/4 feet long and 8 3/4 feet wide.) | 30(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) |
| 31Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps. | 31Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it. |
| 32Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. When he measured the gate, it had the same measurements as the others. | 32And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others. |
| 33Its recesses, pilasters, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. | 33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 34Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps. | 34Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it. |
| 35Then he brought me to the north gate. When he measured it, it had the same measurements as the others, | 35Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others, |
| 36as did its recesses, pilasters, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. | 36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 37Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps. | 37Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it. |
| 38There was a chamber whose door opened into the portico of the gate. The burnt offering was to be washed there. | 38There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed. |
| 39Inside the portico of the gate there were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, sin offering, and restitution offering. | 39Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered. |
| 40Outside, as one approaches the entrance of the north gate, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate's portico. | 40Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico. |
| 41So there were four tables inside the gate and four outside, eight tables in all on which the slaughtering was to be done. | 41So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered. |
| 42There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering, each 31 1/2 inches long, 31 1/2 inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them. | 42There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices. |
| 43There were three-inch hooks fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be laid on the tables. | 43The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables. |
| 44Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, there were chambers for the singers: one beside the north gate, facing south, and another beside the south gate, facing north. | 44Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north. |
| 45Then the man said to me: "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple. | 45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, |
| 46The chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the ones from the sons of Levi who may approach the LORD to serve Him." | 46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.” |
| 47Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple. | 47Next 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. |
| 48Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8 3/4 feet thick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24 1/2 feet, and the side walls of the gate were 5 1/4 feet wide on each side. | 48Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side. |
| 49The portico was 35 feet across and21 feet deep, and 10 steps led up to it. There were pillars by the pilasters, one on each side. | 49The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side. |
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