Ezekiel 40 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and He took me there.

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.

2In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a 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.

3He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.

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.

4And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.”

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."

5Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.

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.

6Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide.

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.

7Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod.

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.

8He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.

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

9Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside.

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.)

10In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side.

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.

11He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

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

12There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

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.

13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door.

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

14He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost.

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

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

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

16There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees.

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.

17Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

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.

18The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.

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

19Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

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.

20On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.

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

21Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

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.

22Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it.

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.

23A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits.

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

24After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements.

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

25There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

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.

26Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side.

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.

27There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.

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

28Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements.

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.

29Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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.

30There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

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

31Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

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

32And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements.

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

33Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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,

34Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.

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

35Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements—

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

36also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

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,

37Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps.

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

38There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering.

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

39In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.

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,

40At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables.

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.

41Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices.

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.

42There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

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.

43Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables.

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

44Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway.

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.

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

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

46The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.”

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."

47And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple.

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.

48Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

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.

49The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that 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.

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