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1At the beginning of year 25 of our captivity, on the tenth day of the fourteenth year after the destruction of Jerusalem —on that very day—the LORD grabbed me in his hand and 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 the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me to the city.

2God brought me in a series of visions to the land of Israel and placed me on top of a very high mountain, where to the south there was something that looked like the outline of a city.

2In 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.

3That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate.

3When 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.

4This is what the man told me: "Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I'm going to be showing you, because you've been brought here to be shown what you're about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe."

4And 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.”

5All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed. Its height was also one reed.

5And 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 handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.

6Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed and the other one measured one reed.

6Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.

7Each guardhouse measured one reed long and one reed wide, and the distance between each guardhouse was five cubits. The threshold of the gate near the vestibule facing away from the Temple entrance measured one reed.

7And 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.

8Next, he measured the vestibule of the gate facing away from the Temple entrance at one reed.

8Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed.

9He measured the vestibule of the gate inside at eight cubits and the doorjambs at two cubits. (The vestibule at the gate faced away from the Temple.)

9Then 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.

10Gate guardhouses stood facing east, numbering three on each side, each of them of equal size to the door jamb; that is, having the same measurement on each side.

10And 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.

11He measured the width of the gateway at ten cubits, and the length of the gate at thirteen cubits.

11Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits.

12The retaining wall in front of the guardhouses measured one cubit wide. It stood one cubit from the wall to the guardhouses, which were six cubits square.

12There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side.

13He measured the gate from the roof of the guardhouses to the roof of another at 25 cubits from doorway to opposite doorway.

13Then 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.

14Then he measured the open air porch at 60 cubits from the doorjamb of the courtyard that encompassed the gate.

14He measured also the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court.

15The distance from the front entrance gate to the vestibule of the inner gate measured 50 cubits.

15From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.

16Latticed windows faced the guardhouses, their side pillars within the gate all around, and also for the porches. Windows were placed all around inside, and the side pillars were engraved with palm trees.

16And 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.

17Next, he brought me into the outer court, where chambers and a paved area had been constructed all around the courtyard, with 30 chambers facing the pavement.

17Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.

18The pavement to the side of the gates corresponded to the length of the gates.

18And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement.

19He also measured the width from the front lower gate to the front of the exterior inner court at 100 cubits to the east and to the north.

19Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.

20Next, he measured the length and width of the outer north-facing gate to the courtyard.

20As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth.

21It was equipped with three guardhouses on each side. Its side pillars and porches had measurements identical to the first gate: 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide.

21Its 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.

22Its windows, porches, and palm tree ornaments had measurements identical to the east-facing gate. Reached by seven ascending steps, its porch lay to the front of the steps.

22And 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.

23From a gate that stood opposite the northern gate he measured 100 cubits, as well as from the eastern gate.

23And 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.

24Then he led me toward the south, where there was a gate with side pillar and porch measurements identical to the others.

24And 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.

25The gate and its porches contained windows all around, identical to the other windows. The length of the porch was 50 cubits and its width was 25 cubits.

25Both 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.

26Seven steps led up to it, with a porch in front of them. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars, one on each side.

26And 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.

27The inner court contained a south-facing gate measuring 100 cubits from gate to gate toward the south.

27And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

28Next, he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the south-facing gate. He measured the south-facing gate as having measurements identical to the others.

28Then 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.

29The measurements of its guardhouses, its side pillars, and its porches were identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch was 50 cubits and its width was 25 cubits.

29Its 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.

30Porches lay all around, measuring 25 cubits long and five cubits wide,

30And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad.

31leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

31Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

32Then he brought me into the inner east-facing courtyard, where he measured the gate, identical to the others.

32Then 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.

33The measurement of its guardhouses, side pillars, and porches was identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch was 50 cubits and its width was 25 cubits,

33Its 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.

34leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

34Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

35Next, he brought me to the north-facing gate, where he measured the gate, identical to the others.

35Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others.

36The measurement of its guardhouses, side pillars, and porches was identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch was 50 cubits and its width was 25 cubits,

36Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

37leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

37Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

38There was a chamber with a doorway by the side pillars next to the gate where they prepare the burnt offerings.

38There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed.

39In the porch leading in front of the gate there were two tables on either side for slaughtering burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings,

39And 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.

40and on the outer side, approaching the northern gateway, there were two tables, as well as two tables on the opposite side of the porch in front of the gate.

40And 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.

41In that way, there were four tables on each side in front of the gate, for a total of eight tables for use in slaughtering the offerings.

41Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, on which to slaughter.

42There were four tables carved from stone for the burnt offering, each one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high, on which the instruments are laid for slaughtering burnt offerings and sacrifices.

42And 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.

43Double hooks, a single handbreadth in length, were installed all around in this portion of the temple area.

43And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

44From outside leading into the inner gate there were chambers for the choir. One was beside the north gate facing the south, and another was at the south gate facing the north.

44On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south gate facing north.

45The angel told me, "This south-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the Temple,

45And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,

46and the north-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the altar. These are Zadok's descendants, who, as descendants of Levi approach the LORD to minister directly to him."

46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him.”

47He measured the court in the form of a square at 100 cubits long and 100 cubits wide. The altar stood in front of the Temple.

47And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple.

48Next, he brought me to the Temple porch and measured the side pillars at five cubits on each side. The width of the gate measured three cubits on each side.

48Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side.

49The porch was 20 cubits long and eleven cubits wide. The stairway by which it was ascended was equipped with columns attached to its side pillars, one on each side.

49The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.

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