Ezekiel 40

be'esrim vekhamesh shanah legalutenu berosh hashanah be'asor lakhodesh be'arba esreh shanah akhar asher hukketah ha'ir be'etsem hayyom hazzeh hayetah alay yad-Adonai vayyave oti shammah

In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, the fourteenth year after the city had fallen, at the beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month—on that very day—GOD’s hand came upon me, and it brought me there.

bemarot elohim hevi'ani el-erets yisra'el vayenikheni el-har gavoah me'od ve'alayw kemivneh-ir minnegev

It brought me, in divine visions, to the Land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain on which there seemed to be the outline of a city on the south.

vayyave oti shammah vehinneh-ish marehu kemareh nekhoshet ufetil-pishtim beyado uqeneh hammiddah vehu omed basha'ar

It brought me over to it, and there, standing at the gate, was a figure who shone like copper. In his hand were a cord of linen and a measuring rod.

vayedabber elay ha'ish ben-adam re'eh ve'enekha uve'oznekha shema vesim libbekha lekhol asher-ani mareh otakh ki lema'an harotekhah huvatah hennah hagged et-kol-asher-attah ro'eh levet yisra'el

He spoke to me: “Mortal, look closely and listen attentively and note well everything I am going to show you—for you have been brought here in order to be shown—and report everything you see to the House of Israel.”

vehinneh khomah mikhuts labbayit saviv saviv uveyad ha'ish qeneh hammiddah shesh-ammot ba'ammah vatofakh vayyamod et-rokhav habbinyan qaneh ekhad veqomah qaneh ekhad

Along the outside of the temple [area] ran a wall on every side. The rod that the figure held was six cubits long, plus one handbreadth for each cubit; and when he applied it to that structure, it measured one rod deep and one rod high.

vayyavo el-sha'ar asher panayw derekh haqqadimah vayya'al bema'alotav vayyamod et-saf hasha'ar qaneh ekhad rokhav ve'et saf ekhad qaneh ekhad rokhav

He went up to the gate that faced eastward and mounted its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep—the one threshold was one rod deep.

vehatta qaneh ekhad orekh veqaneh ekhad rokhav uven hatta'im khamesh ammot vesaf hasha'ar me'etsel ulam hasha'ar mehabbayit qaneh ekhad

Each recess was one rod wide and one rod deep, with [a partition of] 5 cubits between recesses; and the threshold of the gate, at the inner vestibule of the gate, was one rod deep.

vayyamod et-ulam hasha'ar mehabbayit qaneh ekhad

For when he measured it at the inner vestibule of the gate, it was one rod [deep].

vayyamod et-ulam hasha'ar shemoneh ammot ve'elav shetayim ammot ve'ulam hasha'ar mehabbayit

Next he measured the vestibule of the gate, and it measured 8 cubits and its supports 2 cubits; the vestibule of the gate was at its inner end.

veta'e hasha'ar derekh haqqadim sheloshah mippoh usheloshah mippoh middah akhat lishloshtam umiddah akhat la'elim mippoh umippo

On either side of this eastern gate there were three recesses, all three of the same size; of identical sizes were also the supports on either side.

vayyamod et-rokhav petakh-hasha'ar eser ammot orekh hasha'ar shelosh esreh ammot

He measured the opening of the gate and found it 10 cubits wide, while the gate itself measured 13 cubits across.

ugevul lifne hatta'ot ammah ekhat ve'ammah-akhat gevul mippoh vehatta shesh-ammot mippo veshesh ammot mippo

At the fronts of the recesses on either side were barriers of one cubit; the recesses on either side were 6 cubits [deep].

vayyamod et-hasha'ar miggag hatta legaggo rokhav esrim vekhamesh ammot petakh neged patakh

Their openings faced each other directly across the gate passage, so that when he measured from rear of recess to rear of recess he obtained a width of 25 cubits.

vayya'as et-elim shishim ammah ve'el-el hekhatser hasha'ar saviv saviv

He made the vestibule—60 cubits—and the gate next to the support on every side of the court.

ve'al pene hasha'ar (hytvn) [ha'iton] al-lifne ulam hasha'ar happenimi khamishim ammah

And [the distance] from the front of the outer gate to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was 50 cubits.

vekhallonot atumot el-hatta'im ve'el elehemah lifnimah lasha'ar saviv saviv vekhen la'elammot vekhallonot saviv saviv lifnimah ve'el-ayil timorim

The recesses—and their supports—had windows with frames on the interior of the gate complex on both sides, and the interiors of the vestibules also had windows on both sides; and the supports were adorned with palms.

vayevi'eni el-hekhatser hakhitsonah vehinneh leshakhot veritsfah asuy lekhatser saviv saviv sheloshim leshakhot el-haritsfah

He took me into the outer court. There were chambers there, and there was a pavement laid out all around the court. There were 30 chambers on the pavement.

veharitsfah el-ketef hashe'arim le'ummat orekh hashe'arim haritsfah hattakhtonah

The pavements flanked the gates; the depth of the lower pavements paralleled that of the gates.

vayyamod rokhav millifne hasha'ar hattakhtonah lifne hekhatser happenimi mikhuts me'ah ammah haqqadim vehatsafon

Then he measured the width of the lower court, from in front of the inner gate to in front of the outer gate—100 cubits. After the east [gate], the north [gate].

vehasha'ar asher panayw derekh hatsafon lekhatser hakhitsonah madad orko verokhbo

Next he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north: its length and its width,

veta'av sheloshah mippo usheloshah mippo ve'elav ve'elammav hayah kemiddat hasha'ar harishon khamishim ammah orko verokhav khamesh ve'esrim ba'ammah

its three recesses on either side and its supports, as also its vestibule. It measured, like the first gate, 50 cubits in length and 25 cubits in width.

vekhallonav ve'elammav vetimorav kemiddat hasha'ar asher panayw derekh haqqadim uvema'alot sheva ya'alu-vo ve'elammav lifnehem

Its windows and [those of] its vestibule, as also its palm trees, corresponded to those of the gate that faced east. [From the outside] one had to climb 7 steps to reach it, and its vestibule was ahead of them.

vesha'ar lekhatser happenimi neged hasha'ar latsafon velaqqadim vayyamod misha'ar el-sha'ar me'ah ammah

Like the east gate, the north gate faced a gate leading into the inner forecourt; and when he measured the distance from gate to gate, it was 100 cubits.

vayyolikheni derekh haddarom vehinneh-sha'ar derekh haddarom umadad elav ve'elammav kammiddot ha'elleh

Then he took me to the south side. There was also a gate on the south side, and he got the same measurements as before for its supports and its vestibule.

vekhallonim lo ule'elammav saviv saviv kehakhallonot ha'elleh khamishim ammah orekh verokhav khamesh ve'esrim ammah

Both it and its vestibule had windows like the aforementioned ones. It was 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide.

uma'alot shivah olotav ve'elammav lifnehem vetimorim lo ekhad mippo ve'ekhad mippo el-elav

Its staircase consisted of 7 steps; its vestibule was ahead of them, and its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees.

vesha'ar lekhatser happenimi derekh haddarom vayyamod misha'ar el-hasha'ar derekh haddarom me'ah ammot

The inner court likewise had a gate facing south; and on the south side, too, he measured a distance of 100 cubits from the [outer] gate to the [inner] gate.

vayevi'eni el-khatser happenimi besha'ar haddarom vayyamod et-hasha'ar haddarom kammiddot ha'elleh

He now took me into the inner forecourt through its south gate. When he measured this south gate, it had the same measurements as the foregoing.

veta'av ve'elav ve'elammav kammiddot ha'elleh vekhallonot lo ule'elammav saviv saviv khamishim ammah orekh verokhav esrim vekhamesh ammot

Its recesses, its supports, and its vestibule had the same measurements. Both it and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide—

ve'elammot saviv saviv orekh khamesh ve'esrim ammah verokhav khamesh ammot

vestibules on both sides, 25 cubits long, 5 cubits wide.

ve'elammav el-khatser hakhitsonah vetimorim el-elav uma'alot shemoneh ma'alav

Its vestibule, however, gave on the outer court. Its supports were adorned on either side with palms, and its staircase consisted of 8 steps.

vayevi'eni el-hekhatser happenimi derekh haqqadim vayyamod et-hasha'ar kammiddot ha'elleh

Then he took me to the eastern side of the inner forecourt; and when he measured the gate there, he got the same measurements:

veta'av ve'elav ve'elammav kammiddot ha'elleh vekhallonot lo ule'elammav saviv saviv orekh khamishim ammah verokhav khamesh ve'esrim ammah

its recesses, supports, and vestibule had the above measurements. Both it and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide,

ve'elammav lekhatser hakhitsonah vetimorim el-elav mippo umippo ushemoneh ma'alot ma'alav

and its vestibule gave on the outer court. Its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees, and its staircase consisted of 8 steps.

vayevi'eni el-sha'ar hatsafon umadad kammiddot ha'elleh

Then he took me to the north gate, and found its measurements to be identical,

ta'av elav ve'elammav vekhallonot lo saviv saviv orekh khamishim ammah verokhav khamesh ve'esrim ammah

with the same recesses, supports, vestibule, windows on both sides, and a length of 50 cubits and a width of 25 cubits.

ve'elav lekhatser hakhitsonah vetimorim el-elav mippo umippo ushemoneh ma'alot ma'alav

Its supports gave on the outer court; its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees; and its staircase consisted of eight steps.

velishkah ufitkhah be'elim hashe'arim sham yadikhu et-ha'olah

A chamber opened into the gate; there the burnt offering would be washed.

uve'ulam hasha'ar shenayim shulkhanot mippo ushenayim shulkhanot mippoh lishkhot alehem ha'olah vehakhattat veha'asham

And inside the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables on each side, at which the burnt offering, the purgation offering, and the reparation offering were to be slaughtered;

ve'el-hakkatef mikhutsah la'oleh lefetakh hasha'ar hatsafonah shenayim shulkhanot ve'el-hakkatef ha'akheret asher le'ulam hasha'ar shenayim shulkhanot

while outside—as one goes up toward the opening of the north gate—there were two tables on one side, and there were two tables on the other side of the gate’s vestibule.

arba'ah shulkhanot mippoh ve'arba'ah shulkhanot mippoh lekhetef hasha'ar shemonah shulkhanot alehem yishkhatu

Thus there were four tables on either flank of the gate—eight tables in all—at which [the sacrifices] were to be slaughtered.

ve'arba'ah shulkhanot la'olah avne gazit orekh ammah akhat vakhetsi verokhav ammah akhat vakhetsi vegovah ammah ekhat alehem veyannikhu et-hakkelim asher yishkhatu et-ha'olah bam vehazzavakh

As for the four tables for the burnt offering—they were of hewn stone, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high—on them were laid out the instruments with which burnt offerings and sacrifices were slaughtered.

vehashfattayim tofakh ekhad mukhanim babbayit saviv saviv ve'el-hashulkhanot besar haqqorvan

Shelves, one handbreadth wide, were attached all around the inside; and the sacrificial flesh was [laid] on the tables.

umikhutsah lasha'ar happenimi lishkhot sharim bekhatser happenimi asher el-ketef sha'ar hatsafon ufenehem derekh haddarom ekhad el-ketef sha'ar haqqadim pene derekh hatsafon

There were chambers for singers in the inner forecourt: [one] beside the north gate facing south, and one beside the east gate facing north.

vayedabber elay zoh hallishkah asher paneha derekh haddarom lakkohanim shomere mishmeret habbayit

[The figure] explained to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who perform the duties of the temple;

vehallishkah asher paneha derekh hatsafon lakkohanim shomere mishmeret hammizbeakh hemmah vene-tsadoq haqqerevim mibbene-levi el-Adonai leshareto

and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who perform the duties of the altar—they are the descendants of Zadok, who alone of the descendants of Levi may approach GOD to be in attendance.”

vayyamod et-hekhatser orekh me'ah ammah verokhav me'ah ammah merubba'at vehammizbeakh lifne habbayit

He then measured the forecourt: 100 cubits long and 100 cubits broad—foursquare. In front of the temple stood the altar.

vayevi'eni el-ulam habbayit vayyamad el ulam khamesh ammot mippoh vekhamesh ammot mippoh verokhav hasha'ar shalosh ammot mippo veshalosh ammot mippo

He took me into the portico of the temple and measured it. The jambs of the portico were 5 cubits deep on either side. The width of the gate-opening was [14 cubits, and the flanking wall of the gate was] 3 cubits on either side.

orekh ha'ulam esrim ammah verokhav ashte esreh ammah uvamma'alot asher ya'alu elayw ve'ammudim el-ha'elim ekhad mippoh ve'ekhad mippoh

The portico was 20 cubits wide and 11 cubits deep, and it was by steps that it was reached. There were columns by the jambs on either side.