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| 1In 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 fall of the city--on that very day the hand of the LORD was on me and he took 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 on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like 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 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. | 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. |
| 4The man said to me, "Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see." | 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.” |
| 5I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high. | 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 went to the east gate. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod 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. |
| 7The alcoves for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep. | 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. |
| 8Then he measured the portico of the gateway; | 8Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside; |
| 9it was eight cubits deep and its jambs were two cubits thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple. | 9it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple. |
| 10Inside 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. | 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 entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits. | 11And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits. |
| 12In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits 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 top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one. | 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. |
| 14He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway--sixty cubits. The measurement was up to the portico facing the courtyard. | 14Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. |
| 15The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits. | 15And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits. |
| 16The 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. | 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. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along 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, |
| 18It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; 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 inside 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. | 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. |
| 20Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court. | 20He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north. |
| 21Its alcoves--three on each side--its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits 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 openings, its portico 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. | 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. |
| 23There 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. | 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. |
| 24Then 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 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. |
| 25The 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. | 25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. |
| 26Seven 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. | 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 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. | 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 into the inner court through the south gate, and 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 alcoves, 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. | 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(The porticoes of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.) | 30(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) |
| 31Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it. | 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, and he measured the gateway; 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 alcoves, 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. | 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; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it. | 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 and 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 alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits 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; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it. | 37Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it. |
| 38A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed. | 38There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed. |
| 39In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings were slaughtered. | 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. |
| 40By 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. | 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 on one side of the gateway and four on the other--eight tables in all--on which the sacrifices were slaughtered. | 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 dressed stone for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high. On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices. | 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. |
| 43And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings. | 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, were two rooms, one at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south gate and 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. |
| 45He said to me, "The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple, | 45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, |
| 46and the room facing north is for the priests who guard the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the LORD to minister before 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.” |
| 47Then 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. | 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. |
| 48He brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits and its projecting walls were three cubits wide on either 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 twenty cubits wide, and twelve cubits from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs, and there were pillars on each side of the jambs. | 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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