Ezekiel 40

Modern

Literal

The Man with a Measuring Rod

¹In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.

¹In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was captured, on this very day, the hand of YHWH was upon me, and He took me there.

²In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.

²In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel, and made me rest on a very high mountain; and on it was like the structure of a city on the south.

³So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.

³And He brought me there, and behold, a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and He had a cord of flax in his hand, and a rod for measuring, and he was standing in the gateway.

⁴“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”

⁴And the man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear, and set your heart to all that I am going to show you; for that I might show it to you, you were brought here. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel!”

The East Gate

⁵And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits^a (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.

⁵And behold, a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the hand of the man was a rod measuring six cubits, by a cubit and a handbreadth. And he measured the width of the structure, one rod, and the height, one rod.

⁶Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.^a

⁶And he went to the gateway of which its face was toward the east, and he went up on its steps and measured the threshold of the gateway, one rod deep, even one threshold, one rod deep.

⁷Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits^a between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.

⁷And the gate chamber was one rod long, and one rod wide; and between the gate chambers five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the porch of the gate inside was one rod.

⁸Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;^a

⁸And He measured the porch of the gate inside, one rod.

⁹it was eight cubits deep,^a and its jambs were two cubits thick.^b And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

⁹And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits; and the porch of the gateway was on the inside.

¹⁰There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.

¹⁰And the chambers of the gateway toward the east were three on this side, and three on this side; a single measure unto the three, and a single measure was unto the gateposts on this side and on this side.

¹¹And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits,^a and its length was thirteen cubits.^b

¹¹And He measured the width of the entrance of the gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

¹²In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.

¹²And there was a space before the face of the gate chambers, one cubit and one cubit on this side, and the chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on this side.

¹³Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits^a from doorway to doorway.

¹³And he measured the gateway from the roof of the one chamber to the roof of the, and the width was twenty-five cubits, door over against door.

¹⁴Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high.^a The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.

¹⁴And He measured the porticos, sixty cubits high, and to the gatepost of the court was the gateway all around.

¹⁵And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.^a

¹⁵And from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the porch of the inner gate was fifty cubits.

¹⁶The gate chambers and their side pillars^a had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.

¹⁶And were beveled windows in the gate chambers, and in their side pillars on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the porticos; and were windows all around on the inside, and on each side pillar were palm trees.

The Outer Court

¹⁷Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

¹⁷And he brought me into the outer court, and behold, chambers, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers were toward the pavement.

¹⁸which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

¹⁸And the pavement was by the side of the gateways corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.

¹⁹Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits^a on the east side as well as on the north.

¹⁹And he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court on the outside, a hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

The North Gate

²⁰He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.

²⁰And the gateway of the outer court that had its face toward the north, he also measured its length and its width.

²¹Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

²¹And its chambers were three on this side and three on this side; and for its side pillars and its porticos it was according to the measure of the first gate—fifty cubits its length, and its width five and twenty by the cubit.

²²Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.

²²And its windows, and its porticos, and its palm trees, were according to the measure of the gateway that had its face toward the east; and with seven steps they ascend on it, and its portico was opposite them.

²³There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.

²³And a gate was for the inner court opposite the gateway to the north, like that to the east; and he measured from gateway to gateway a hundred cubits.

The South Gate

²⁴Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.

²⁴And he brought me toward the south, and behold, a gateway toward the south, and he measured its side pillars and its porticos according to these measurements.

²⁵Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

²⁵And windows were for it and for its porticos all around, like these windows—fifty cubits was its length, and its width five and twenty cubits.

²⁶Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.

²⁶And seven steps were its ascent, and its portico was in front of them; and palm trees were unto it, one on this side, and one on this side, on its side pillars.

²⁷The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.

²⁷And a gateway was for the inner court toward the south, and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, a hundred cubits.

The Gates of the Inner Court

²⁸Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.

²⁸And he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these measurements.

²⁹Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

²⁹And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos were also according to these measurements. Windows were for it and for its porticos all around—fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.

³⁰(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)^a

³⁰And porticos were all around, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits wide.

³¹Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.

³¹And its porticos were toward the outer court; palm trees were on its side pillars, and eight steps were its ascent.

³²And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.

³²And he brought me into the inner court toward the east, and he measured the gateway according to these measurements.

³³Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

³³And its gate chambers and its side pillars and its porticos were also according to these measurements. And windows were for it and for its porticos all around, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits wide.

³⁴Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

³⁴And its porticos were toward the outer court; palm trees were on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps were its ascent.

³⁵Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,

³⁵And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it according to these measurements—

³⁶as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

³⁶its gate chambers its side pillars and its porticos. And windows were for it all around; its length was fifty cubits, and its width five and twenty cubits.

³⁷Its portico^a faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

³⁷And its porticos were toward the outer court; palm trees were on its side pillars on this side and on this side, and eight steps were its ascent.

Eight Tables for Sacrifices

³⁸There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico^a in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.

³⁸And a chamber and its entrance were by the porticos of the gateways, where they washed the burnt offering.

³⁹Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.

³⁹And in the portico of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on this side, to slaughter on them the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering.

⁴⁰Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.

⁴⁰And at the shoulder on the outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the portico of the gateway were two tables.

⁴¹So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.

⁴¹Four tables were on this side, and four tables on this side, by the side of the gateway—eight tables, and on them they slaughtered.

⁴²There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high.^a On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.

⁴²And four tables were for the burnt offering, hewn stones one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; and on them they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

⁴³The double-pronged hooks,^a each a handbreadth long,^b were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.

⁴³And hooks, one handbreadth, were fastened on the inside all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the sacrifices.

Chambers for Ministry

⁴⁴Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers,^a one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate^b and facing north.

⁴⁴And on the outside of the inner gate were two chambers in the inner court, at the side of the gateway to the north; and their faces were toward the south, one at the side of the south gate were facing toward the north.

⁴⁵Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

⁴⁵And he said to me, “This chamber that faces toward the south is for the priests keeping guard of the temple.

⁴⁶and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

⁴⁶And the chamber that faces toward the north is for the priests keeping guard of the altar; they are the sons of Zadok, those coming near from all the sons of Levi, unto YHWH to minister to Him.”

The Inner Court

⁴⁷Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.

⁴⁷And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar was before the face of the temple.

⁴⁸Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.^a

⁴⁸And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the doorposts of the portico, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on this side; and the width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on this side, and three cubits on this side.

⁴⁹The portico was twenty cubits wide^a and twelve cubits deep,^b and ten steps led up to it.^c There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.

⁴⁹The length of the portico was twenty cubits, and the width was twelve cubits, and by the ten steps that they went up to it; and pillars were by the doorposts, one on this side, and one on this side.