1In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was captured, on this very day, the hand of YHWH was upon me, and He took me there.
2In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel, and made me rest on a very high mountain; and on it [was] like the structure of a city on the south.
3And He brought me there, and behold, a man whose appearance [was] like the appearance of bronze, and He had a cord of flax in his hand, and a rod for measuring, and he was standing in the gateway.
4And the man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear, and set your heart to all that I am going to show you; for that I might show [it] to you, you were brought here. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel!”
5And behold, a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the hand of the man [was] a rod measuring six cubits, by a cubit and a handbreadth. And he measured the width of the structure, one rod, and the height, one rod.
6And he went to the gateway of which its face [was] toward the east, and he went up on its steps and measured the threshold of the gateway, one rod deep, even one threshold, one rod deep.
7And the gate chamber [was] one rod long, and one rod wide; and between the gate chambers five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the porch of the gate inside [was] one rod.
8And He measured the porch of the gate inside, one rod.
9And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits; and the porch of the gateway [was] on the inside.
10And the chambers of the gateway toward the east [were] three on this side, and three on this side; a single measure unto the three, and a single measure [was] unto the gateposts on this side and on this side.
11And He measured the width of the entrance of the gateway, ten cubits, [and] the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
12And [there was] a space before the face of the gate chambers, one cubit and one cubit on this side, and the chambers [were] six cubits on this side, and six cubits on this side.
13And he measured the gateway from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the, [and] the width [was] twenty-five cubits, door over against door.
14And He measured the porticos, sixty cubits [high], and to the gatepost of the court [was] the gateway all around.
15And [from] the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the porch of the inner gate [was] fifty cubits.
16And [were] beveled windows in the gate chambers, and in their side pillars on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the porticos; and [were] windows all around on the inside, and on each side pillar [were] palm trees.
17And he brought me into the outer court, and behold, chambers, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers [were] toward the pavement.
18And the pavement [was] by the side of the gateways corresponding to the length of the gateways; [this was] the lower pavement.
19And he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court on the outside, a hundred cubits [toward] the east and the north.
20And the gateway of the outer court that [had] its face toward the north, he also measured its length and its width.
21And its chambers [were] three on this side and three on this side; and [for] its side pillars and its porticos it was according to the measure of the first gate—fifty cubits its length, and its width five and twenty by the cubit.
22And its windows, and its porticos, and its palm trees, [were] according to the measure of the gateway that [had] its face toward the east; and with seven steps they ascend on it, and its portico [was] opposite them.
23And a gate [was] for the inner court opposite the gateway to the north, like [that] to the east; and he measured from gateway to gateway a hundred cubits.
24And he brought me toward the south, and behold, a gateway toward the south, and he measured its side pillars and its porticos according to these measurements.
25And windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around, like these windows—fifty cubits [was] its length, and its width five and twenty cubits.
26And seven steps [were] its ascent, and its portico [was] in front of them; and palm trees [were] unto it, one on this side, and one on this side, on its side pillars.
27And a gateway [was] for the inner court toward the south, and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, a hundred cubits.
28And he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these measurements.
29And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos [were] also according to these measurements. Windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around—fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.
30And porticos [were] all around, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits wide.
31And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east, and he measured the gateway according to these measurements.
33And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos [were] also according to these measurements. And windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits wide.
34And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
35And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured [it] according to these measurements—
36its gate chambers its side pillars and its porticos. And windows [were] for it all around; its length [was] fifty cubits, and its width five and twenty cubits.
37And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
38And a chamber and its entrance [were] by the porticos of the gateways, where they washed the burnt offering.
39And in the portico of the gateway [were] two tables on this side and two tables on this side, to slaughter on them the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering.
40And at the shoulder on the outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, [were] two tables; and on the other side of the portico of the gateway [were] two tables.
41Four tables [were] on this side, and four tables on this side, by the side of the gateway—eight tables, [and] on them they slaughtered.
42And four tables [were] for the burnt offering, hewn stones one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; and on them they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
43And hooks, one handbreadth, were fastened on the inside all around; and on the tables [was] the flesh of the sacrifices.
44And on the outside of the inner gate [were] two chambers in the inner court, at the side of the gateway to the north; and their faces [were] toward the south, one at the side of the south gate [were] facing toward the north.
45And he said to me, “This chamber that faces toward the south [is] for the priests keeping guard of the temple.
46And the chamber that faces toward the north [is] for the priests keeping guard of the altar; they [are] the sons of Zadok, those coming near from [all] the sons of Levi, unto YHWH to minister to Him.”
47And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar [was] before the face of the temple.
48And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the doorposts of the portico, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on this side; and the width of the gateway was [fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were] three cubits on this side, and three cubits on this side.
49The length of the portico [was] twenty cubits, and the width [was] twelve cubits, and by the [ten] steps that they went up to it; and pillars [were] by the doorposts, one on this side, and one on this side.
2In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel, and made me rest on a very high mountain; and on it [was] like the structure of a city on the south.
3And He brought me there, and behold, a man whose appearance [was] like the appearance of bronze, and He had a cord of flax in his hand, and a rod for measuring, and he was standing in the gateway.
4And the man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear, and set your heart to all that I am going to show you; for that I might show [it] to you, you were brought here. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel!”
5And behold, a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the hand of the man [was] a rod measuring six cubits, by a cubit and a handbreadth. And he measured the width of the structure, one rod, and the height, one rod.
6And he went to the gateway of which its face [was] toward the east, and he went up on its steps and measured the threshold of the gateway, one rod deep, even one threshold, one rod deep.
7And the gate chamber [was] one rod long, and one rod wide; and between the gate chambers five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the porch of the gate inside [was] one rod.
8And He measured the porch of the gate inside, one rod.
9And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits; and the porch of the gateway [was] on the inside.
10And the chambers of the gateway toward the east [were] three on this side, and three on this side; a single measure unto the three, and a single measure [was] unto the gateposts on this side and on this side.
11And He measured the width of the entrance of the gateway, ten cubits, [and] the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
12And [there was] a space before the face of the gate chambers, one cubit and one cubit on this side, and the chambers [were] six cubits on this side, and six cubits on this side.
13And he measured the gateway from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the, [and] the width [was] twenty-five cubits, door over against door.
14And He measured the porticos, sixty cubits [high], and to the gatepost of the court [was] the gateway all around.
15And [from] the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the porch of the inner gate [was] fifty cubits.
16And [were] beveled windows in the gate chambers, and in their side pillars on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the porticos; and [were] windows all around on the inside, and on each side pillar [were] palm trees.
17And he brought me into the outer court, and behold, chambers, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers [were] toward the pavement.
18And the pavement [was] by the side of the gateways corresponding to the length of the gateways; [this was] the lower pavement.
19And he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court on the outside, a hundred cubits [toward] the east and the north.
20And the gateway of the outer court that [had] its face toward the north, he also measured its length and its width.
21And its chambers [were] three on this side and three on this side; and [for] its side pillars and its porticos it was according to the measure of the first gate—fifty cubits its length, and its width five and twenty by the cubit.
22And its windows, and its porticos, and its palm trees, [were] according to the measure of the gateway that [had] its face toward the east; and with seven steps they ascend on it, and its portico [was] opposite them.
23And a gate [was] for the inner court opposite the gateway to the north, like [that] to the east; and he measured from gateway to gateway a hundred cubits.
24And he brought me toward the south, and behold, a gateway toward the south, and he measured its side pillars and its porticos according to these measurements.
25And windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around, like these windows—fifty cubits [was] its length, and its width five and twenty cubits.
26And seven steps [were] its ascent, and its portico [was] in front of them; and palm trees [were] unto it, one on this side, and one on this side, on its side pillars.
27And a gateway [was] for the inner court toward the south, and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, a hundred cubits.
28And he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these measurements.
29And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos [were] also according to these measurements. Windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around—fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.
30And porticos [were] all around, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits wide.
31And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east, and he measured the gateway according to these measurements.
33And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos [were] also according to these measurements. And windows [were] for it and for its porticos all around, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits wide.
34And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
35And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured [it] according to these measurements—
36its gate chambers its side pillars and its porticos. And windows [were] for it all around; its length [was] fifty cubits, and its width five and twenty cubits.
37And its porticos [were] toward the outer court; palm trees [were] on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps [were] its ascent.
38And a chamber and its entrance [were] by the porticos of the gateways, where they washed the burnt offering.
39And in the portico of the gateway [were] two tables on this side and two tables on this side, to slaughter on them the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering.
40And at the shoulder on the outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, [were] two tables; and on the other side of the portico of the gateway [were] two tables.
41Four tables [were] on this side, and four tables on this side, by the side of the gateway—eight tables, [and] on them they slaughtered.
42And four tables [were] for the burnt offering, hewn stones one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; and on them they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
43And hooks, one handbreadth, were fastened on the inside all around; and on the tables [was] the flesh of the sacrifices.
44And on the outside of the inner gate [were] two chambers in the inner court, at the side of the gateway to the north; and their faces [were] toward the south, one at the side of the south gate [were] facing toward the north.
45And he said to me, “This chamber that faces toward the south [is] for the priests keeping guard of the temple.
46And the chamber that faces toward the north [is] for the priests keeping guard of the altar; they [are] the sons of Zadok, those coming near from [all] the sons of Levi, unto YHWH to minister to Him.”
47And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar [was] before the face of the temple.
48And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the doorposts of the portico, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on this side; and the width of the gateway was [fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were] three cubits on this side, and three cubits on this side.
49The length of the portico [was] twenty cubits, and the width [was] twelve cubits, and by the [ten] steps that they went up to it; and pillars [were] by the doorposts, one on this side, and one on this side.
