1 I n the twenty and fifth year of our removal, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in this self-same day hath a hand of Jehovah been upon me, and He bringeth me in thither;

It was the twenty-fifth year since the people of Israel were taken away to a strange land, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, and fourteen years since Jerusalem was taken in battle. On that day the hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me there.

2 i n visions of God He hath brought me in unto the land of Israel, and causeth me to rest on a very high mountain, and upon it as the frame of a city on the south.

In a special way God brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain. There were some buildings on its south side that looked like a city.

3 A nd He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,

He took me there, and I saw a man who looked like he was made of brass. In his hand was a linen rope and a stick to find how long something is. He was standing at the gate.

4 a nd the man speaketh unto me: `Son of man, see with thine eyes, And with thine ears hear, And set thy heart to all that I am shewing thee, For, in order to shew thee, Thou hast been brought in hither, Declare all that thou art seeing to the house of Israel.'

And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and think about all I am going to show you. For you have been brought here so that I may show it to you. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.” The East Gate

5 A nd lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed.

I saw a wall all around the outside of the house of the Lord. The stick in the man’s hand was six cubits long (with the width of a hand being added to the length of each arm). And with it he showed that the wall was one stick wide and one stick high.

6 A nd he cometh in unto the gate whose front eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad,

Then he went up the steps of the east gate, and showed me with his stick that the gateway was one stick wide, and the other gate was also one stick wide.

7 a nd the little chamber one reed long and one reed broad, and between the little chambers five cubits, and the threshold of the gate, from the side of the porch of the gate from within, one reed.

The rooms for the watchmen were each one stick long and one stick wide, and they were five cubits apart. And the gateway next to the porch toward the Lord’s house was one stick wide.

8 A nd he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,

Then he showed me with his stick that the porch of the inside gate was one-tenth stick wide.

9 a nd he measureth the porch of the gate eight cubits, and its posts two cubits, and the porch of the gates from within,

The porch of the gate was eight cubits and its side pillars two cubits wide. The porch of the gate was on the inside.

10 a nd the little chambers of the gate eastward, three on this side, and three on that side; one measure to them three, and one measure to the posts, on this side and on that side.

There were three rooms for the watchmen on each side of the east gate. They all had the same length and width. And the pillars on each side were the same in width.

11 A nd he measureth the breadth of the opening of the gate ten cubits, the length of the gate thirteen cubits;

Then he showed me that the opening of the gateway was ten cubits wide and thirteen cubits long.

12 a nd a border before the little chambers, one cubit, and one cubit the border on this side, and the little chamber six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

There was a wall one-tenth cubit wide in front of the watchmen’s rooms on each side. And the watchmen’s rooms were six cubits wide and six cubits long.

13 A nd he measureth the gate from the roof of the little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth twenty and five cubits, opening over-against opening.

Then he showed me that it was twenty-five cubits from the roof of one room to the roof of the room across from it.

14 A nd he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about;

He showed me that it was twenty cubits around the walls inside the gateway, up to the porch facing the open space.

15 a nd by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits;

It was fifteen cubits from the front of the outer gate to the front of the porch of the inner gate.

16 a nd narrow windows unto the little chambers, and unto their posts at the inside of the gate all round about -- and so to the arches -- and windows all round about at the inside, and at the post palm-trees.

There were narrow windows looking toward the watchmen’s rooms and toward their side pillars, all around inside the gate and also in the porches. And pictures of palm trees were cut on each side pillar. The Outside Open Space

17 A nd he bringeth me in unto the outer court, and lo, chambers and a pavement made for the court all round about -- thirty chambers on the pavement --

Then he brought me into the outer open space, and I saw rooms and a stone floor all around it. Thirty rooms were around the stone floor.

18 a nd the pavement unto the side of the gates over-against the length of the gates the lower pavement;

The lower stone floor was beside the gates, and was as wide as the gates.

19 a nd he measureth the breadth from before the lower gate, to the front of the inner court, on the outside, a hundred cubits, eastward and northward.

Then he showed me how far it was from the inside of the lower gate to the outside of the inner open space. Both east and north sides were 100 cubits each. The North Gate

20 A s to the gate of the outer court whose front northward, he hath measured its length and its breadth;

He then showed me the length and width of the north gate of the outer open space.

21 a nd its little chambers, three on this side, and three on that side, and its posts and its arches have been according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits its length, and the breadth five and twenty by the cubit;

It had three rooms on each side for the watchmen. Its side pillars and porches were as long and as wide as the first gate. It was as long as fifty cubits, and as wide as twenty-five cubits.

22 a nd its windows, and its arches, and its palm-trees according to the measure of the gate whose face eastward, and by seven steps they go up on it, and its arches before them.

Its windows, its porches, and palm tree pictures were the same length and width as those of the east gate. Seven steps led up to it, and its porch was in front of them.

23 A nd the gate of the inner court over-against the gate at the north and at the east; and he measureth from gate unto gate, a hundred cubits.

Across from the north gate was another gate leading to the inner open space, just as there was for the east gate. He showed me that it was 100 cubits from gate to gate. The South Gate

24 A nd he causeth me to go southward, and lo, a gate southward, and he hath measured its posts and its arches according to these measures;

Then he led me to the south, and I saw a gate toward the south. He showed me the length and width of its side pillars and its porches, and they were the same as the others.

25 a nd windows to it and to its arches all round about, like these windows, fifty cubits the length, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

The gate and its porches had windows like the others all around and was as long as fifty cubits and as wide as twenty-five cubits.

26 a nd seven steps its ascent, and its arches before them, and palm-trees to it, one on this side, and one on that side, at its posts;

Seven steps led up to it, and its porches were in front of them. And it had pictures of palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.

27 a nd the gate of the inner court southward, and he measureth from gate unto gate southward, a hundred cubits.

The open space had a gate toward the south. He showed me that it was 100 cubits from gate to gate toward the south. The Inside Open Space

28 A nd he bringeth me in unto the inner court by the south gate, and he measureth the south gate according to these measures;

Then he brought me to the inner open space by the south gate, and showed me that this gate had the same width as the others.

29 a nd its little chambers, and its posts, and its arches according to these measures, and windows to it and to its arches all round about; fifty cubits the length, and the breadth twenty and five cubits.

Its watchmen’s rooms, side pillars and porches were also the same as the others and had windows all around. It was as long as fifty cubits and as wide as twenty-five cubits.

30 A s to the arches all round about, the length five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five cubits;

(There were porches all around, as long as twenty-five cubits and five cubits wide)

31 a nd its arches unto the outer court, and palm-trees unto its posts, and eight steps its ascent.

and its porches were toward the outer open space. Pictures of palm trees were on its side pillars, and leading up to it were eight steps.

32 A nd he bringeth me in unto the inner court eastward, and he measureth the gate according to these measures;

Then he brought me to the inner open space toward the east. He showed me that it was as wide as the others.

33 a nd its little chambers, and its posts, and its arches according to these measures: and windows to it and to its arches all round about, the length fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

Its watchmen’s rooms, side pillars and porches were also the same as the others and, there were windows all around which were as long as fifty cubits and as wide as twenty-five cubits.

34 a nd its arches toward the outer court, and palm-trees toward its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps its ascent.

Its gateway was toward the outer open space. Pictures of palm trees were on its side pillars, on each side. And going up to it were eight steps.

35 A nd he bringeth me in unto the north gate, and hath measured according to these measures;

Then he brought me to the north gate, and showed me that it was the same width as the others.

36 i ts little chambers, its posts, and its arches; and windows to it all round about: the length fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits;

Its watchmen’s rooms, side pillars and porches were also the same as the others. There were windows all around and it was as long as fifty cubits and as wide as twenty-five cubits.

37 a nd its posts to the outer court, and palm-trees unto its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps its ascent.

Its side pillars were toward the outer open space. Pictures of palm trees were on its side pillars, on each side. And going up to it were eight steps. Where the Burnt Gifts Were Made Ready

38 A nd the chamber and its opening by the posts of the gates, there they purge the burnt-offering.

There was a room with its door by the side pillars, where the burnt gifts were washed.

39 A nd in the porch of the gate two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slaughter on them the burnt-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering;

And there were two tables on each side of the porch. On these tables the animals were killed for the burnt gifts, the sin gifts, and the guilt gifts.

40 a nd at the side without, at the going up to the opening of the north gate, two tables; and at the other side that at the porch of the gate, two tables;

On the outer side of the gateway, by the north gate, were two tables. And there were two tables on the other side of the gate.

41 f our tables on this side, and four tables on that side, at the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughter.

So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, where they killed the animals for the altar.

42 A nd the four tables for burnt-offering of hewn stone: the length one cubit and a half, and the breadth one cubit and a half, and the height one cubit: on them they place the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.

There were four tables for the burnt gifts. They were made of cut stone, and were one-and-a-half cubits long, one-and-a-half cubits wide, and one cubit high. The objects used for killing the animals for the burnt gifts were kept on these stone tables.

43 A nd the boundaries one handbreadth, prepared within all round about: and on the tables the flesh of the offering.

Hooks as long as a man’s hand hung on the wall all around. The tables were for the meat of the burnt gifts.

44 A nd on the outside of the inner gate chambers of the singers, in the inner court, that at the side of the north gate, and their fronts southward, one at the side of the east gate the front northward.

Then he brought me from the outside into the inner open space and there were two rooms for the singers. One was at the side of the north gate which faced the south, and the other was at the side of the south gate which faced the north.

45 A nd he speaketh unto me: `This chamber, whose front southward, for priests keeping charge of the house;

And he said to me, “This room which faces the south is for the religious leaders who take care of the Lord’s house.

46 a nd the chamber, whose front northward, for priests keeping charge of the altar: they sons of Zadok, who are drawing near of the sons of Levi unto Jehovah, to serve Him.'

The room which faces the north is for the religious leaders who take care of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may come near the Lord to do His work.” The Inside Open Space and the House of God

47 A nd he measureth the court: the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, square, and the altar before the house.

He showed me that the inner open space was as long as 100 cubits and as wide as 100 cubits, the same on all four sides. And the altar was in front of the Lord’s house.

48 A nd he bringeth me in unto the porch of the house, and he measureth the post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side, and the breadth of the gate, three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side;

Then he brought me to the porch of the Lord’s house. He showed me that each side pillar of the porch was five cubits wide. And each side of the gate was three cubits wide.

49 t he length of the porch twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and by the steps whereby they go up unto it: and pillars at the posts, one on this side, and one on that side.

The porch was as long as twenty cubits, and six steps wide. Ten steps led up to it, and there was one pillar on each side.