In the
five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the
beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the
month, in the fourteenth year after that the city
was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the
Lord was upon me, and brought me thither.
02 In the visions of God brought he me into the
land of Israel, and set me upon a very high
mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on
the south.
03 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there
was a man, whose appearance was like the
appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his
hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the
gate.
04 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold
with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and
set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee;
for to the intent that I might shew them unto
thee art thou brought hither: declare all that
thou seest to the house of Israel.
05 And behold a wall on the outside of the house
round about, and in the man's hand a measuring
reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand
breadth: so he measured the breadth of the
building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
06 Then came he unto the gate which looketh
toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof,
and measured the threshold of the gate, which was
one reed broad; and the other threshold of the
gate, which was one reed broad.
07 And every little chamber was one reed long,
and one reed broad; and between the little
chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of
the gate by the porch of the gate within was one
reed.
08 He measured also the porch of the gate within,
one reed.
09 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight
cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and
the porch of the gate was inward.
10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward
were three on this side, and three on that side;
they three were of one measure: and the posts had
one measure on this side and on that side.
11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of
the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate,
thirteen cubits.
12 The space also before the little chambers was
one cubit on this side, and the space was one
cubit on that side: and the little chambers were
six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that
side.
13 He measured then the gate from the roof of one
little chamber to the roof of another: the
breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against
door.
14 He made also posts of threescore cubits, even
unto the post of the court round about the gate.
15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance
unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were
fifty cubits.
16 And there were narrow windows to the little
chambers, and to their posts within the gate
round about, and likewise to the arches: and
windows were round about inward: and upon each
post were palm trees.
17 Then brought he me into the outward court,
and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made
for the court round about: thirty chambers were
upon the pavement.
18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over
against the length of the gates was the lower
pavement.
19 Then he measured the breadth from the
forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of
the inner court without, an hundred cubits
eastward and northward.
20 And the gate of the outward court that looked
toward the north, he measured the length thereof,
and the breadth thereof.
21 And the little chambers thereof were three on
this side and three on that side; and the posts
thereof and the arches thereof were after the
measure of the first gate: the length thereof was
fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty
cubits.
22 And their windows, and their arches, and their
palm trees, were after the measure of the gate
that looketh toward the east; and they went up
unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof
were before them.
23 And the gate of the inner court was over
against the gate toward the north, and toward the
east; and he measured from gate to gate an
hundred cubits.
24 After that he brought me toward the south, and
behold a gate toward the south: and he measured
the posts thereof and the arches thereof
according to these measures.
25 And there were windows in it and in the arches
thereof round about, like those windows: the
length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and
twenty cubits.
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26 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and
the arches thereof were before them: and it had
palm trees, one on this side, and another on that
side, upon the posts thereof.
27 And there was a gate in the inner court toward
the south: and he measured from gate to gate
toward the south an hundred cubits.
28 And he brought me to the inner court by the
south gate: and he measured the south gate
according to these measures;
29 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts
thereof, and the arches thereof, according to
these measures: and there were windows in it and
in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty
cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
30 And the arches round about were five and
twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
31 And the arches thereof were toward the utter
court; and palm trees were upon the posts
thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
32 And he brought me into the inner court toward
the east: and he measured the gate according to
these measures.
33 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts
thereof, and the arches thereof, were according
to these measures: and there were windows therein
and in the arches thereof round about: it was
fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits
broad.
34 And the arches thereof were toward the outward
court; and palm trees were upon the posts
thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the
going up to it had eight steps.
35 And he brought me to the north gate, and
measured it according to these measures;
36 The little chambers thereof, the posts
thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows
to it round about: the length was fifty cubits,
and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter
court; and palm trees were upon the posts
thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the
going up to it had eight steps.
38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were
by the posts of the gates, where they washed the
burnt offering.
39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables
on this side, and two tables on that side, to
slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin
offering and the trespass offering.
40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to
the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and
on the other side, which was at the porch of the
gate, were two tables.
41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables
on that side, by the side of the gate; eight
tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
42 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the
burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and
a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high:
whereupon also they laid the instruments
wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the
sacrifice.
43 And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened
round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of
the offering.
44 And without the inner gate were the chambers
of the singers in the inner court, which was at
the side of the north gate; and their prospect
was toward the south: one at the side of the east
gate having the prospect toward the north.
45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose
prospect is toward the south, is for the priests,
the keepers of the charge of the house.
46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the
north is for the priests, the keepers of the
charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok
among the sons of Levi, which come near to the
Lord to minister unto him.
47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits
long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare;
and the altar that was before the house.
48 And he brought me to the porch of the house,
and measured each post of the porch, five cubits
on this side, and five cubits on that side: and
the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this
side, and three cubits on that side.
49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and
the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by
the steps whereby they went up to it: and there
were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and
another on that side.
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