1 T hen he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite 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 F acing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door.

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

3 O pposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the pavement of the outer court, was gallery against gallery 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 I n front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced 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, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building.

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 and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up.

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 a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits.

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

8 T he length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas that facing the temple was 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 t the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.

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

10 A lso there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building.

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

11 T here was a walk in front of them also, and their appearance was like the chambers which were toward the north; they were as long and as wide as the others, and all their exits and entrances were according to plan.

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 corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, as one enters them, there was a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east.

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 to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separating courtyard, are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering—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 them, they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court; but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they may approach that which is for the people.” Outer Dimensions of the Temple

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 N ow when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around.

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 rod, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around.

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 rods by the measuring rod all around.

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

18 H e measured the south side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod.

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

19 H e came around to the west side and measured five hundred rods by the measuring rod.

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

20 H e measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common.

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.