Ezekiel 40

¹In the twenty-fifth year of our transmigration, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, on this very day, the hand of the Lord was placed upon me, and he brought me to that place.

²In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, and he released me on an exceedingly high mountain, on which there was something like the edifice of a city, verging toward the south.

³And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate.

⁴And the same man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and listen with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I will reveal to you. For you have been brought to this place, so that these things may be revealed to you. Announce all that you see to the house of Israel.”

⁵And behold, there was a wall outside of the house, encircling it all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring reed of six cubits and a palm. And he measured the width of the edifice with one reed; likewise, the height with one reed.

⁶And he went to the gate which looked toward the east, and he ascended by its steps. And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed in width.

⁷And a chamber was one reed in length and one reed in width. And between the chambers, there were five cubits.

⁸And the threshold of the gate, next to the inner vestibule of the gate, was one reed.

⁹And he measured the vestibule of the gate as eight cubits, and its front as two cubits. But the vestibule of the gate was inside.

¹⁰Moreover, the chambers of the gate, toward the way of the east, were three from one side to the other. The three were of one measure, and the fronts were of one measure, on both sides.

¹¹And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as ten cubits, and the length of the gate as thirteen cubits.

¹²And before the chambers, the border was one cubit. And on both sides, the border was one cubit. But the chambers were six cubits, from one side to the other.

¹³And he measured the gate, from the roof of one chamber to the roof of another, twenty-five cubits in width, from door to door.

¹⁴And he found the fronts to be sixty cubits. And at the front, there was a court for the gate on every side all around.

¹⁵And before the face of the gate, which extended even to the face of the vestibule of the gate of the interior, there were fifty cubits.

¹⁶And there were slanting windows in the chambers and at their fronts, which were within the gate on every side all around. And similarly, there were also windows in the vestibules all around the interior, and there were images of palm trees before the fronts.

¹⁷And he led me away to the outer court, and behold, there were storerooms and a layer of pavement stones throughout the court. Thirty storerooms encircled the pavement.

¹⁸And the pavement in front of the gates, along the length of the gates, was lower.

¹⁹And he measured the width, from the face of the lower gate to the front of the outer part of the inner court, to be one hundred cubits, to the east and to the north.

²⁰Likewise, he measured the gate of the outer court, which looked to the way of the north, to be as much in length as in width.

²¹And its chambers were three from one side to the other. And its front and its vestibule, in accord with the measure of the former gate, were fifty cubits in its length and twenty-five cubits in width.

²²Now its windows, and the vestibule, and the engravings were in accord with the measure of the gate which looked to the east. And its ascent was by seven steps, and a vestibule was before it.

²³And the gate of the inner court was opposite the gate of the north, and that of the east. And he measured from gate to gate as one hundred cubits.

²⁴And he led me to the way of the south, and behold, there was a gate which looked toward the south. And he measured its front and its vestibule to be the same as the measures above.

²⁵And its windows and the vestibule all around were like the other windows: fifty cubits in length and twenty-five cubits in width.

²⁶And there were seven steps to ascend to it, and a vestibule before its doors. And there were engraved palm trees, one on each side, at its front.

²⁷And there was a gate at the inner court, on the way to the south. And he measured from one gate to another, on the way to the south, to be one hundred cubits.

²⁸And he led me into the inner court, to the south gate. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.

²⁹Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule had the same measures. And its windows and its vestibule all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.

³⁰And the vestibule all around was twenty-five cubits in length, and five cubits in width.

³¹And its vestibule was toward the outer court, and its palm trees were at the front. And there were eight steps to ascend to it.

³²And he led me into the inner court, along the way of the east. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.

³³Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule were as above. And its windows and its vestibules all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.

³⁴And it had a vestibule, that is, at the outer court. And the engraved palm trees at its front were on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.

³⁵And he led me to the gate which looked toward the north. And he measured it to be in accord with the measures above.

³⁶Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule, and its windows all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.

³⁷And its vestibule looked toward the outer court. And an engraving of palm trees at its front was on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.

³⁸And at each one of the storerooms, there was a door at the front of the gates. There, they washed the holocaust.

³⁹And at the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables on one side, and two tables on the other side, so that the holocaust, and the offering for sin, and the offering for transgression could be immolated upon them.

⁴⁰And at the outer side, which ascends to the door of the gate that goes toward the north, there were two tables. And at the other side, before the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables.

⁴¹Four tables were on one side, and four tables were on the other side; along the sides of the gate, there were eight tables, upon which they immolated.

⁴²Now the four tables for the holocausts were constructed of square stones: one and a half cubit in length, and one and a half cubits in width, and one cubit in height. Upon these, they placed the vessels, in which the holocaust and the victim were immolated.

⁴³And their edges were one palm in width, turned inward all around. And the flesh of the oblation was on the tables.

⁴⁴And outside the interior gate, there were storerooms for the cantors, in the inner court, which was beside the gate that looks toward the north. And their face was opposite the way to the south; one was beside the east gate, which looked toward the way of the north.

⁴⁵And he said to me: “This is the storeroom that looks toward the south; it shall be for the priests who keep watch for the protection of the temple.

⁴⁶Moreover, the storeroom that looks toward the north will be for the priests who keep watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, those among the sons of Levi who may draw near to the Lord, so that they may minister to him.”

⁴⁷And he measured the court to be one hundred cubits in length, and one hundred cubits in width, with four equal sides. And the altar was before the face of the temple.

⁴⁸And he led me into the vestibule of the temple. And he measured the vestibule to be five cubits on one side, and five cubits on the other side. And the width of the gate was three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side.

⁴⁹Now the length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width was eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to ascend to it. And there were pillars at the front, one on this side and another on that side.

Ezekiel 40

¹In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month, the fourteenth year after the city was destroyed: in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me thither.

²In the visions of God he brought me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain: upon which there was as the building of a city, bending towards the south.

³And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate.

⁴And this man said to me: Son of man, see with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall shew thee: for thou art brought hither that they may be shewn to thee: declare all that thou seest, to the house of Israel.

⁵And behold there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits and a handbreadth: and he measured the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

⁶And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad;

⁷And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad: and between the little chambers were five cubits:

⁸And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed.

⁹And he measured the porch of the gate eight cubits, and the front thereof two cubits: and the porch of the gate was inward.

¹⁰And the little chambers of the gate that looked eastward were three on this side, and three on that side: all three were of one measure, and the fronts of one measure, on both parts.

¹¹And he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate ten cubits: and the length of the gate thirteen cubits:

¹²And the border before the little chambers one cubit: and one cubit was the border on both sides: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side and that side.

¹³And he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another, in breadth five and twenty cubits: door against door.

¹⁴He made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about.

¹⁵And before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits.

¹⁶And slanting windows in the little chambers, and in their fronts, which were within the gate on every side round about: and in like manner there were also in the porches windows round about within, and before the fronts the representation of palm trees.

¹⁷And he brought me into the outward court, and behold there were chambers, and a pavement of stone in the court round about: thirty chambers encompassed the pavement.

¹⁸And the pavement in the front of the gates according to the length of the gates was lower.

¹⁹And he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate to the front of the inner court without, a hundred cubits to the east, and to the north.

²⁰He measured also both the length and the breadth of the gate of the outward court, which looked northward.

²¹And the little chambers thereof three on this side, and three on that side: and the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the measure of the former gate, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

²²And the windows thereof, and the porch, and the gravings according to the measure of the gate that looked to the east, and they went up to it by seven steps, and a porch was before it.

²³And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate of the north, and that of the east: and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.

²⁴And he brought me out to the way of the south, and behold the gate that looked to the south: and he measured the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the former measures.

²⁵And the windows thereof, and the porches round about, as the other windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

²⁶And there were seven steps to go up to it: and a porch before the doors thereof: and there were graven palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side in the front thereof.

²⁷And there was a gate of the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south, a hundred cubits.

²⁸And he brought me into the inner court at the south gate: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.

²⁹The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the porch thereof with the same measures: and the windows thereof, and the porch thereof round about it was fifty cubits in length, and five and twenty cubits in breadth.

³⁰And the porch round about was five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

³¹And the porch thereof to the outward court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps to go up to it.

³²And he brought me into the inner court by the way of the east: and he measured the gate according to the former measures.

³³The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the porch thereof as before: and the windows thereof, and the porches thereof round about it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

³⁴And the porch thereof, that is, of the outward court: and the graven palm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side: and the going up thereof was by eight steps.

³⁵And he brought me into the gate that looked to the north: and he measured according to the former measures.

³⁶The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the porch thereof, and the windows thereof round about it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

³⁷And the porch thereof looked to the outward court: and the graving of palm trees in the front thereof was on this side and on that side: and the going up to it was by eight steps.

³⁸And at every chamber was a door in the forefronts of the gates: there they washed the holocaust.

³⁹And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side: that the holocaust, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering might be slain thereon.

⁴⁰And on the outward side, which goeth up to the entry of the gate that looketh toward the north, were two tables: and at the other side before the porch of the gate were two tables,

⁴¹Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side at the sides of the gate were eight tables, upon which they slew the victims.

⁴²And the four tables for the holocausts were made of square stones: one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: to lay the vessels upon, in which the holocaust and the victim is slain.

⁴³And the borders of them were of one handbreadth, turned inwards round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.

⁴⁴And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singing men in the inner court, which was on the side of the gate that looketh to the north: and their prospect was towards the south, one at the side of the east gate, which looketh toward the north.

⁴⁵And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple.

⁴⁶But the chamber that looketh towards the north shall be for the priests that watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Sadoc, who among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord, to minister to him.

⁴⁷And he measured the court a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad foursquare: and the altar that was before the face of the temple.

⁴⁸And he brought me into the porch of the temple: and he measured the porch five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

⁴⁹And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to go up to it. And there were pillars in the fronts: one on this side, and another on that side.