| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. | 1Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing toward the east; |
| 2And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. | 2and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. |
| 3It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw—like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. | 3And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. |
| 4And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east. | 4And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the east. |
| 5The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple. | 5And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. |
| 6Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me. | 6Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a man was standing beside me. |
| 7And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places. | 7He said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the corpses of their kings when they die, |
| 8When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger. | 8by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. |
| 9Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. | 9"Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever. |
| 10“Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. | 10"As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the plan. |
| 11And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them. | 11"If they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the house, its structure, its exits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes, and all its laws. And write it in their sight, so that they may observe its whole design and all its statutes and do them. |
| 12This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. | 12"This is the law of the house: its entire area on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. |
| 13“These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar: | 13"And these are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one span; and this shall be the height of the base of the altar. |
| 14from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit. | 14"From the base on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width one cubit. |
| 15The altar hearth is four cubits high, with four horns extending upward from the hearth. | 15"The altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns. |
| 16The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners; | 16"Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides. |
| 17the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east.” | 17"The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east." |
| 18And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: ‘These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing burnt offerings on it, and for sprinkling blood on it. | 18And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it. |
| 19You shall give a young bull for a sin offering to the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord GOD. | 19'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, 'a young bull for a sin offering. |
| 20‘You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. | 20'You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. |
| 21Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary. | 21You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary. |
| 22On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull. | 22On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull. |
| 23When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish. | 23When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock. |
| 24When you offer them before the LORD, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. | 24'You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 25Every day for seven days you shall prepare a goat for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish. | 25'For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared. |
| 26Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it. | 26'For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it. |
| 27When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,’ says the Lord GOD.” | 27'When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you,' declares the Lord GOD." |
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