1 ¶ Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the space which was in front of the building toward the north.

Then he brought me out into the outer court, the way toward the north; and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the separate area and opposite the building toward the north.

2 I n front of the north door the length was one hundred cubits, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

Along the length, which was a hundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits.

3 O ver against the twenty cubits which were in the inner court, and over against the pavement which was in the outer court, were the chambers in three stories.

Opposite the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery corresponding to gallery in three stories.

4 A nd in front of the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.

Before the chambers was an inner walk ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north.

5 N ow the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from the others, from the lower ones and from the middle ones.

Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building.

6 F or they were in three stories, but did not have pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore they were narrower than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones.

7 A nd the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the outer court in front of the chambers, was fifty cubits long.

As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits.

8 F or the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and before the front of the temple were one hundred cubits.

For the length of the chambers which were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the temple was a hundred cubits.

9 A nd under these chambers was the entry to the temple on the east side, to enter in to it from the outer court.

Below these chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.

10 A ll along the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and in front of the building were chambers.

In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, facing the separate area and facing the building, there were chambers.

11 A nd the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they; and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

The way in front of them was like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north, according to their length so was their width, and all their exits were both according to their arrangements and openings.

12 A nd according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.

13 T hen he said unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the holy offerings; there they shall lay the holy offerings, and the present, and that which was offered as sin, and as guilt; for the place is holy.

Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separate area, they are the holy chambers where the priests who are near to the Lord shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; for the place is holy.

14 W hen the priests enter therein, then they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and in this manner shall approach unto that which is of the people.

When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary without laying there their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.”

15 ¶ Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate facing toward the east and measured it round about.

Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around.

16 H e measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.

He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.

17 H e measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.

He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.

18 H e measured the south side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

19 H e turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

20 H e measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.