Vision of the Man with a Measuring Rod

40 In the ^(A)twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the ^(B)city was ^[a]taken, on this very day the ^(C)hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there. ² In the ^(D)visions of God He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very ^(E)high mountain, and on it ^(F)to the south there was something like a ^(G)structure of a city. ³ So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ^(H)bronze, with a ^(I)thread of flax and a ^(J)measuring ^[b]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway. ⁴ And the man said to me, “^(K)Son of man, ^(L)see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and ^[c]pay attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. ^(M)Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

Measurements Relating to the Temple

⁵ And behold, there was a ^(N)wall on the outside of the ^[d]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six ^[e]cubits, ^[f]each of which was a ^[g]cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the ^[h]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. ⁶ Then he went to the gate which faced ^(O)east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod ^[i]in width; and the other threshold was one rod ^[j]in width. ⁷ The ^(P)guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate ^[k]facing inward was one rod. ⁸ Then he measured the porch of the gate ^[l]facing inward, one rod. ⁹ And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was ^[m]faced inward. ¹⁰ The guardrooms of the gate toward the east numbered three on each side; the three of them had the same measurement. The side pillars also had the same measurement on each side. ¹¹ And he measured the width of the ^[n]gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. ¹² There was a ^[o]barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side. ¹³ And he measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, from one door to the door opposite. ¹⁴ He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended all around to the side pillar of the ^(Q)courtyard. ¹⁵ And from the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits. ¹⁶ And there were ^[p](R)shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were ^(S)palm tree decorations.

¹⁷ Then he brought me into the ^(T)outer courtyard, and behold, there were ^(U)chambers and a stone pavement made for the courtyard all around; thirty chambers ^[q]faced the pavement. ¹⁸ And the pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the ^[r]side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. ¹⁹ Then he measured the width from the front of the ^(V)lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner courtyard, a ^(W)hundred cubits on the east and on the north.

²⁰ And as for the ^(X)gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width. ^21 [s]It had three ^(Y)guardrooms on each side; and its ^(Z)side pillars and its porches ^[t]had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was ^(AA)fifty cubits, and the width ^(AB)twenty-five cubits. ²² Its ^(AC)windows, its porches, and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as the ^(AD)gate which faced east; and ^[u]it was reached by seven ^(AE)steps, and its ^[v]porch was in front of them. ²³ The inner courtyard had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a ^(AF)hundred cubits from gate to gate.

²⁴ Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a ^(AG)gate toward the south; and he measured its ^(AH)side pillars and its porches according to ^[w]those same measurements. ^25 [x]The gate and its porches had ^(AI)windows all around like ^[y]those other windows; the length was ^(AJ)fifty cubits and the width, twenty-five cubits. ²⁶ There were seven ^(AK)steps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had ^(AL)palm tree decorations on its side pillars, one on each side. ²⁷ The inner courtyard had a gate toward the ^(AM)south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a ^(AN)hundred cubits.

²⁸ Then he brought me to the inner courtyard by the south gate; and he measured the south gate ^(AO)according to those same measurements. ²⁹ Its ^(AP)guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its ^(AQ)porches were according to those same measurements. And ^[z]the gate and its porches had ^(AR)windows all around; it was ^(AS)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. ³⁰ There were ^(AT)porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. ³¹ And its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and ^(AU)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight ^(AV)steps.

³² Then he brought me into the ^(AW)inner courtyard toward the east. And he measured the gate ^(AX)according to those same measurements. ³³ Its ^(AY)guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And ^[aa]the gate and its porches had ^(AZ)windows all around; it was ^(BA)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. ³⁴ Its ^(BB)porches were toward the outer courtyard; and ^(BC)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight ^(BD)steps.

³⁵ Then he brought me to the ^(BE)north gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, ³⁶ with its ^(BF)guardrooms, its side pillars, and its ^(BG)porches. And ^[ab]the gate had ^(BH)windows all around; the length was ^(BI)fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. ³⁷ And its side pillars were toward the outer courtyard; and ^(BJ)palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight ^(BK)steps.

³⁸ A ^(BL)chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they ^(BM)rinse the burnt offering. ³⁹ And in the porch of the gate were two ^(BN)tables on each side, on which to slaughter the ^(BO)burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering. ⁴⁰ On the outer ^[ac]side, ^[ad]as one went up to the ^[ae]gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other ^[af]side of the porch of the gate were two tables. ⁴¹ Four ^(BP)tables were on each side ^[ag]next to the gate; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. ⁴² For the burnt offering there were four ^(BQ)tables of ^(BR)cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they set the utensils with which they slaughter the ^(BS)burnt offering and the sacrifice. ⁴³ And the double ^[ah]hooks, ^[ai]one hand width in length, were installed ^[aj]in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

⁴⁴ From the outside to the ^(BT)inner gate were ^[ak](BU)chambers for the ^(BV)singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the ^[al]side of the north gate, with ^[am]its front toward the south, and one at the ^[an]side of the ^[ao]south gate facing north. ⁴⁵ Then he said to me, “This is the ^(BW)chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who ^[ap]are ^(BX)responsible for the ^[aq]temple; ⁴⁶ but the ^(BY)chamber which faces north is for the priests who ^[ar]are ^(BZ)responsible for the altar. They are the ^(CA)sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi ^(CB)come near to the Lord to serve Him.” ⁴⁷ He measured the courtyard, a perfect square, a ^(CC)hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the ^[as]temple.

⁴⁸ Then he brought me to the ^(CD)porch of the ^[at]temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side. ⁴⁹ The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and at the ^(CE)stairway by which it was ascended were ^(CF)columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.