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The Temple Area Restored
In 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.
In 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.
In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south.
In 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.
When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway.
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.
And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”
The 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.”
The East Gate to the Outer Court
And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadthb in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.
And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadthb in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Then he went to the east gate. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep.
And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed.
Then he measured the portico of the gateway;
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end.
And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size.
Inside 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.
Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits.
There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.
In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square.
Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other.
From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.
And the gateway had windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were palm trees.
The 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.
The Outer Court
Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
The Outer Court
Then 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.
Then 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.
And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement.
It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement.
The North Gate
As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.
The North Gate
Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court.
Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court.
Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
Its 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.
And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them.
Its 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.
And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.
There 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.
The South Gate
And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.
And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.
The South Gate
Then 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.
Then 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.
Both it and its vestibule had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
The 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.
And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.
Seven 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.
And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
The 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.
The Inner Court
Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others.
Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others.
The Gates to the Inner Court
Then 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.
Then 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.
Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
Its 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.
And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad.
(The porticoes of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.
Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others.
Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
Its 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.
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.
Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.
Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
as 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.
The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices
A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed.
A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed.
And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered.
And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables.
By 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.
Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, on which to slaughter.
So 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.
And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered.
And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,
and 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.”
And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple.
Then 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.