Ezekiel 40
1IN the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the first month, on the tenth day of the month, the fourteenth year after the city was taken,—on that day the hand of the Lord came upon me
2and in a vision of God brought me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain on which there was a building before me resembling a city.
3And He led me thither. And lo! a man, whose appearance resembled that of sparkling brass; and in his hand a builder’s line and a measuring reed. And he stood at the gate.
4And the man whom I saw said to me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes and hear with thine ears, and lay up in thy heart all that I shew thee; for thou art come hither that I may shew thee and that thou mayst point out to the house of Israel all that thou seest.
5Now behold there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around; and the man had in his hand a reed of six cubits long by the cubit and hand breadth, so he measured the outer wall. The breadth equalled the reed and its height was equal to the reed.
6Then he went up by seven steps to the gate fronting the east, and measured the porch of the gate which was one reed broad;
7and the chamber was a reed long and a reed broad
8and the porch between the chambers was six cubits. And the second chamber was a reed long and a reed broad and the porch was five cubits; and the third chamber was a reed long and a reed broad.
9And the porch of the gateway adjoining the porch of the gate was eight cubits, and its posts were two cubits.
10And with regard to the porches of the gate on the inside and the chambers of the gate; the chambers were opposite to those without; three on one side of the gate and three on the other, all of the same measure on this side and on that. And the porches on both sides were of the same measure.
11Then he measured the breadth of the door of the gateway ten cubits.
12But the breadth of the gateway was thirteen cubits, comprehending a border of a cubit on each side, up to the face of the chambers; and the chambers on each side were six cubits.
13Then he measured the gate from the outer wall of one chamber to the outer wall of the other chamber twenty-five cubits. This was gate upon gate.
14And the open part of the porch of the gate on the outside was twenty cubits, the chambers of the gate being round about;
15and including this vestibule of the gate on the outside and the vestibule of the gate on the inside the extent was fifty cubits.
16And all around there were windows wide inwards and narrow outwards for the chambers and the inner porches of this gate of the court; and on the windows for the porches on the inside and on the porches there were palm-trees, on this side and that.
17Then he led me to the court within; and lo! here were houses for those employed in the holy service and ranges of columns all around the court.
18There were thirty houses in the peristiles or ranges of columns, and the porticos were behind the gate, the lower row of columns being on a range with the gates.
19Then he measured the breadth of this court from the inner vestibule of the outer gate to the outer vestibule of a gate facing the east, one hundred cubits.
20Then he led me northward, and lo! there was a gate to this outer court facing the north, and he measured it, both the length and the breadth,
21and the chambers three on each side and the posts and the porches, and its palm-trees. And the measures were the same as those of the gate facing the east. Its length was fifty cubits and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
22And its windows and the porches and its palm-trees were the same as those of the eastern gate and the ascent to it was by seven steps. But the porches were on the inside.
23And there was a gate to the inner court facing this northern gate in the same manner as the other did that to the east. And he measured the court from gate to gate, one hundred cubits.
24Then he led me southward, and lo! there was a gate facing the south, and he measured it, and the chambers and the pillars and the porches: and the measures were the same as those mentioned.
25And its windows and the porches around were the same as the windows of that other porch. Its length was fifty cubits and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
26And it had seven steps and a porch on the inside. It had also palm-trees on each side over the posts.
27And this gate was directly opposite to the south gate of the inner court; and he measured the court from gate to gate and the breadth on the south side was a hundred cubits.
28Then he led me to the inner court of the gate facing the south, and he measured that gate, and its dimensions were the same as those mentioned,
29and its chambers and its posts and its porches were of the like dimensions.
30And there were windows to it and to the porch round about.
31Its length was fifty cubits and the breadth of its porch on the outer court was twenty-five cubits, and there were palm-trees over the posts and it had eight steps.
32Then he led me to the gate facing the east, and measured it according to the same measures.
33And its chambers and its posts and its porches were of the measures above mentioned and it had windows and a porch round about. Its length was fifty cubits and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
34And its porch was on the inner court, and there were palm-trees over the posts on each side. And there were eight steps up to it.
35Then he led me to the north gate and measured it according to the same measures.
36And it had its chambers and its posts and its porches and its windows around it, and a porch peculiar to it. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
37And its porches were on the outer court, and there were palm-trees to the aileu, on each side and eight steps up to it.
38Its houses for the priests, and its doors and its ailammon were at the second gate.
39that they might there kill the sin offerings [for conscious faults] and the trespass offerings [for faults of ignorance]. And behind the sewer of the burnt offerings
40there were at this gate facing the north, two tables facing the east. Also back of the second gate, and of the porch of the gate were two tables on the east side.
41There were four on one side, and four on the other, back of this gate. Upon these they slay the burnt offerings. And over against these eight tables for the burnt offerings,
42there were four tables of hewn stone for the whole burnt offerings. The breadth of these was a cubit and a half, and the length two cubits and a half, and the height one cubit. On these are to be laid the instruments with which they kill the whole burnt offerings and the sacrifices.
43They have therefore each of them a border of one hand’s breadth hewn on the inside all around; and over these tables there is a covering to protect them from the rain and the heat of the sun.
44Then he led me into the inner court; and lo! there were two apartments on the inner court: one behind the north gate facing the south, and one behind the south gate facing the north.
45And he said to me, This apartment which faceth the south is for the priests who keep the watch of the house;
46and that apartment facing the north is for the priests who have the charge of the altar, namely the sons of Sadduk, the only Levites who come near to the Lord to minister to him.
47Then he measured this court which was a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, being four square. And the altar was on one side in front of the house.
48Then he led me to the porch of the house and measured the post of the porch, five cubits the breadth on each side and the width of the gateway was fourteen cubits; and the cheeks of the door of the porch were three cubits on the one side and three cubits on the other.
49And the length of the porch was twenty cubits and the breadth twelve cubits; and the ascent up to it was by ten steps. And there were pillars on the porch, one on the one side and one on the othe