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以西结书 40
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
以西结书 40
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
新圣殿的异象
40 在我们被掳的第二十五年，就是耶路撒冷沦陷的第十四年一月十日，耶和华的灵降在我身上。 2 在异象中上帝把我带到以色列的一座高山上，山的南面仿佛有一座城。 3 祂把我带到那里。城的入口站着一个面色如铜的人，手中拿着一条麻绳和一根量竿。 4 那人对我说：“人子啊，你要留心用眼看，专心用耳听，注意我指示你的一切，因为我带你来这里正是为了要指示你。你要把所见到的一切告诉以色列人。”
外院的门
5 我看见殿的四周有墙，那人拿了一根三米长的量竿测量这墙，量出墙厚一竿，高一竿。
6 然后，他带我到殿的东门，走上石阶，来到门口。他量了门洞，宽一竿。 7 门内有守卫室，长度和宽度都是一竿。室与室之间相距二点二米，通往圣殿的内门洞宽一竿， 8 通往圣殿的门廊宽度也是一竿， 9 连墙柱在内共四点二米宽，墙柱宽一点零五米。 10 东门内共有六间守卫室，每边三间，大小面积都是一样，两边的墙尺寸也相同。 11 通道尽头有一道门廊，宽五米，长六点五米。 12 两边守卫室前面的矮墙高五十厘米，守卫室都是三米宽的正方形。 13 他又量门廊的宽度，即这边守卫室的屋顶到对面守卫室的屋顶，是十二点五米。 14 他从门口的墙量到外院的墙柱，是三十米。 15 由门口到通道尽头的内廊共二十五米， 16 守卫室、墙柱上和门廊周围都有格子窗，墙柱上刻着棕树。
外院
17 他带我到外院，外院靠墙的四周是铺石地，上面共有三十间厢房。 18 铺石地在门口的两边，比内院低，宽度与入口的长度一样。 19 他从外院的内门口量到内院的门口，距离是五十米。
北门
20 他又量了外院的北门， 21 通道两边各有三间守卫室，墙和廊子长度和宽度跟东门一样，分别是二十五米和十二点五米。 22 它的窗户、门廊、墙柱上雕刻的棕树都和东门的尺寸相同。登上七级石阶便到达门口，通道的尽头是门廊。 23 内院的北门与外院的北门相对，正如它的东门和外院的东门相对，门与门之间的距离是五十米。
南门
24 他又带我到南门，量了墙柱和门廊，都与其他门的尺寸相同， 25 通道与门廊四周的窗户也和其他的门一样，通道长二十五米，宽十二点五米。 26 登上七级石阶便到门廊，两边的墙柱也同样刻着棕树。 27 内院也有南门，与外院南门之间的距离是五十米。
内院的门
28 他带我从南门走进内院，量了南门，跟其他门的尺寸一样。 29 守卫室、墙柱和门廊都和其他的尺寸一样，通道与门廊四周有窗户，通道长二十五米，宽十二点五米。 30 内院周围的门廊都是长十二点五米，宽二点五米。 31 这些门廊靠外院，两边的墙柱刻着棕树，上去的石阶共有八级。
32 他又带我从东门进入内院，量了东门，跟其他门的尺寸一样， 33 守卫室、墙柱、门廊和其他门的尺寸一样，通道与门廊的四周也有窗户，通道长二十五米，宽十二点五米。 34 门廊靠外院，两边的墙柱刻着棕树，那里的石阶共有八级。
35 他又带我到北门，量了北门，跟其他门的尺寸一样。 36 守卫室、墙柱、门廊和其他门的尺寸一样，通道长二十五米，宽十二点五米，四周有窗户。 37 门廊靠外院，两边的墙柱刻着棕树，那里的石阶共有八级。
厢房
38 门口的墙柱旁边有一个房间，供祭司洗燔祭牲。 39 门廊两边各有两张用来屠宰燔祭牲、赎罪祭牲和赎过祭牲的桌子。 40 内院北门的两边各有两张桌子， 41 即里外各有四张桌子，共八张，供祭司屠宰祭牲之用。 42 另有四张用石头凿成的桌子用来预备燔祭牲，屠宰燔祭牲及其他祭牲的器具都放在桌上。桌子长宽各七十五厘米，高五十厘米。 43 廊内四周挂着七点五厘米长的双钩。桌上放着祭肉。
44 在内院有歌乐手用的厢房，一间向南，在北门旁，一间向北，在南门旁。 45 他对我说：“向南的厢房是给殿内供职的祭司用的， 46 向北的厢房是给坛前供职的祭司用的。他们都是撒督的子孙，利未的后裔，在耶和华面前专职事奉。” 47 他量了殿前的院子，是五十米宽的正方形，祭坛在殿的前面。
圣殿
48 他带我来到殿前通往圣所的门廊，量了两旁的墙柱，各二点五米宽，门两边的墙一点五米厚， 49 门廊长十米，宽四点九米。上门廊靠近墙柱的石级两旁各有一根柱子。
Ézéchiel 40
Louis Segond
Ézéchiel 40
Louis Segond
40 La vingt-cinquième année de notre captivité, au commencement de l'année, le dixième jour du mois, quatorze ans après la ruine de la ville, en ce même jour, la main de l'Éternel fut sur moi, et il me transporta dans le pays d'Israël.
2 Il m'y transporta, dans des visions divines, et me déposa sur une montagne très élevée, où se trouvait au midi comme une ville construite.
3 Il me conduisit là; et voici, il y avait un homme dont l'aspect était comme l'aspect de l'airain; il avait dans la main un cordeau de lin et une canne pour mesurer, et il se tenait à la porte.
4 Cet homme me dit: Fils de l'homme, regarde de tes yeux, et écoute de tes oreilles! Applique ton attention à toutes les choses que je te montrerai, car tu as été amené ici afin que je te les montre. Fais connaître à la maison d'Israël tout ce que tu verras.
5 Voici, un mur extérieur entourait la maison de tous côtés. Dans la main de l'homme était une canne de six coudées pour mesurer, chaque coudée ayant un palme de plus que la coudée ordinaire. Il mesura la largeur du mur, qui était d'une canne, et la hauteur, qui était d'une canne.
6 Il alla vers la porte orientale, et il en monta les degrés. Il mesura le seuil de la porte, qui avait une canne en largeur, et l'autre seuil, qui avait une canne en largeur.
7 Chaque chambre était longue d'une canne, et large d'une canne. Il y avait entre les chambres un espace de cinq coudées. Le seuil de la porte, près du vestibule de la porte, à l'intérieur, avait une canne.
8 Il mesura le vestibule de la porte, à l'intérieur; il avait une canne.
9 Il mesura le vestibule de la porte; il avait huit coudées, et ses poteaux en avaient deux; le vestibule de la porte était en dedans.
10 Les chambres de la porte orientale étaient au nombre de trois d'un côté et de trois de l'autre; toutes les trois avaient la même mesure, et les poteaux de chaque côté avaient aussi la même mesure.
11 Il mesura la largeur de l'ouverture de la porte, qui était de dix coudées, et la hauteur de la porte, qui était de treize coudées.
12 Il y avait devant les chambres un espace d'une coudée de chaque côté et d'autre; chaque chambre avait six coudées d'un côté, et six coudées de l'autre.
13 Il mesura la porte depuis le toit d'une chambre jusqu'au toit de l'autre; il y avait une largeur de vingt-cinq coudées entre les deux ouvertures opposées.
14 Il compta soixante coudées pour les poteaux, près desquels était une cour, autour de la porte.
15 L'espace entre la porte d'entrée et le vestibule de la porte intérieure était de cinquante coudées.
16 Il y avait des fenêtres grillées aux chambres et à leurs poteaux à l'intérieur de la porte tout autour; il y avait aussi des fenêtres dans les vestibules tout autour intérieurement; des palmes étaient sculptées sur les poteaux.
17 Il me conduisit dans le parvis extérieur, où se trouvaient des chambres et un pavé tout autour; il y avait trente chambres sur ce pavé.
18 Le pavé était au côté des portes, et répondait à la longueur des portes; c'était le pavé inférieur.
19 Il mesura la largeur depuis la porte d'en bas jusqu'au parvis intérieur en dehors; il y avait cent coudées, à l'orient et au septentrion.
20 Il mesura la longueur et la largeur de la porte septentrionale du parvis extérieur.
21 Ses chambres, au nombre de trois d'un côté et de trois de l'autre, ses poteaux et ses vestibules, avaient la même mesure que la première porte, cinquante coudées en longueur et vingt-cinq coudées en largeur.
22 Ses fenêtres, son vestibule, ses palmes, avaient la même mesure que la porte orientale; on y montait par sept degrés, devant lesquels était son vestibule.
23 Il y avait une porte au parvis intérieur, vis-à-vis de la porte septentrionale et vis-à-vis de la porte orientale; il mesura d'une porte à l'autre cent coudées.
24 Il me conduisit du côté du midi, où se trouvait la porte méridionale. Il en mesura les poteaux et les vestibules, qui avaient la même mesure.
25 Cette porte et ses vestibules avaient des fenêtres tout autour, comme les autres fenêtres, cinquante coudées en longueur et vingt-cinq coudées en largeur.
26 On y montait par sept degrés, devant lesquels était son vestibule; il y avait de chaque côté des palmes sur ses poteaux.
27 Le parvis intérieur avait une porte du côté du midi; il mesura d'une porte à l'autre au midi cent coudées.
28 Il me conduisit dans le parvis intérieur, par la porte du midi. Il mesura la porte du midi, qui avait la même mesure.
29 Ses chambres, ses poteaux et ses vestibules, avaient la même mesure. Cette porte et ses vestibules avaient des fenêtres tout autour, cinquante coudées en longueur et vingt-cinq coudées en largeur.
30 Il y avait tout autour des vestibules de vingt-cinq coudées de longueur et de cinq de largeur.
31 Les vestibules de la porte aboutissaient au parvis extérieur; il y avait des palmes sur ses poteaux, et huit degrés pour y monter.
32 Il me conduisit dans le parvis intérieur, par l'entrée orientale. Il mesura la porte, qui avait la même mesure.
33 Ses chambres, ses poteaux et ses vestibules, avaient la même mesure. Cette porte et ses vestibules avaient des fenêtres tout autour, cinquante coudées en longueur et vingt-cinq coudées en largeur.
34 Ses vestibules aboutissaient au parvis extérieur; il y avait de chaque côté des palmes sur ses poteaux, et huit degrés pour y monter.
35 Il me conduisit vers la porte septentrionale. Il la mesura, et trouva la même mesure,
36 ainsi qu'à ses chambres, à ses poteaux et à ses vestibules; elle avait des fenêtres tout autour; cinquante coudées en longueur et vingt-cinq coudées en largeur.
37 Ses vestibules aboutissaient au parvis extérieur; il y avait de chaque côté des palmes sur ses poteaux, et huit degrés pour y monter.
38 Il y avait une chambre qui s'ouvrait vers les poteaux des portes, et où l'on devait laver les holocaustes.
39 Dans le vestibule de la porte se trouvaient de chaque côté deux tables, sur lesquelles on devait égorger l'holocauste, le sacrifice d'expiation et le sacrifice de culpabilité.
40 A l'un des côtés extérieurs par où l'on montait, à l'entrée de la porte septentrionale, il y avait deux tables; et à l'autre côté, vers le vestibule de la porte, il y avait deux tables.
41 Il se trouvait ainsi, aux côtés de la porte, quatre tables d'une part et quatre tables de l'autre, en tout huit tables, sur lesquelles on devait égorger les victimes.
42 Il y avait encore pour les holocaustes quatre tables en pierres de taille, longues d'une coudée et demie, larges d'une coudée et demie, et hautes d'une coudée; on devait mettre sur ces tables les instruments avec lesquels on égorgeait les victimes pour les holocaustes et pour les autres sacrifices.
43 Des rebords de quatre doigts étaient adaptés à la maison tout autour; et la chair des sacrifices devait être mise sur les tables.
44 En dehors de la porte intérieure il y avait des chambres pour les chantres, dans le parvis intérieur: l'une était à côté de la porte septentrionale et avait la face au midi, l'autre était à côté de la porte orientale et avait la face au septentrion.
45 Il me dit: Cette chambre, dont la face est au midi, est pour les sacrificateurs qui ont la garde de la maison;
46 et la chambre dont la face est au septentrion est pour les sacrificateurs qui ont la garde de l'autel. Ce sont les fils de Tsadok, qui, parmi les fils de Lévi, s'approchent de l'Éternel pour le servir.
47 Il mesura le parvis, qui avait cent coudées de longueur et cent coudées de largeur, en carré. L'autel était devant la maison.
48 Il me conduisit dans le vestibule de la maison. Il mesura les poteaux du vestibule, et trouva cinq coudées d'un côté et cinq coudées de l'autre. La largeur de la porte était de trois coudées d'un côté et de trois coudées de l'autre.
49 Le vestibule avait une longueur de vingt coudées et une largeur de onze coudées; on y montait par des degrés. Il y avait des colonnes près des poteaux, l'une d'un côté, et l'autre de l'autre.
Ezekiel 40
1599 Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 40
1599 Geneva Bible
40 The restoring of the city and the Temple.
1 In the five and twentieth year of our being in captivity, in the [a]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.
2 Into the land of Israel brought he me by [b]a divine vision, and set me upon a very high mountain, whereupon was as the building of a city, toward the South.
3 And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a [c]man, whose similitude was to look to, like brass, with a linen thread in his hand, and a reed to measure with: and he stood at the gate.
4 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 show thee: for to the intent that they might be showed thee, art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest unto the house of Israel.
5 And behold, I saw a wall on the outside of the house round about: and in the man’s hand was a reed to measure with, of six cubits long, by the cubit, and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building with one reed, and the height with one reed.
6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the East, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the [d]post of the gate, which was one reed broad, and [e]the other post of the gate, which was one reed broad.
7 And every chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad, and between the chambers were five cubits: and the post of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
8 He measured also the porch of the gate within with one reed.
9 Then measured he the porch of the gate of eight cubits and the [f]posts thereof, of two cubits, and the porch of the gate was inward.
10 And the 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 one on that side.
11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate ten cubits, and the height of the gate thirteen cubits.
12 The space also before the chambers was one cubit on this side and the space was one cubit on that side, and the chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.
13 He measured then the gate from the roof of a chamber to the top of the gate: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
14 He made also posts of threescore cubits, and the posts of the court, and of the gate, had one measure round about.
15 And upon the forefront of the entry of the gate unto the forefront of the porch of the gate within were fifty cubits.
16 And there were narrow windows in the chambers, and in their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and the windows went round about within: and upon the posts 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, and thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
18 And the pavement was by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates, and the pavement was beneath.
19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate without, unto the forefront of the court within, an hundred cubits Eastward and Northward.
20 And the gate of the outward court, that looked toward the North, measured he after the length and breadth thereof.
21 And the 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 with their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the East, and the going up unto it had seven steps, and the arches thereof were before them.
23 And the gate of the inner court stood 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 lo, there was 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 height was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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 post 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 into the inner court by the South gate, and he measured the South gate, according to these measures,
29 And the 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 ¶ Again he brought me into the inner court toward the East, and he measured the gate according to these measures.
33 And the 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 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.
35 ¶ After he brought me to the North gate, and measured it, according to these measures,
36 The chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and there were windows therein round about: the height 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 every chamber, and the entry thereof was under the posts of the gates: there they washed the burnt offering.
39 And in the porch of the gate stood two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, upon the which they slew the burnt offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering.
40 And at the side beyond the steps, at the entry of the North gate stood 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 even eight tables whereupon they slew their sacrifice.
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 borders an hand broad, fastened round about, and upon the tables lay 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, and one was 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, that have charge to keep the house.
46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the North, is for the Priests that have the charge to keep the Altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which may come near to the Lord to minister unto him.
47 So he measured the court an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, even four square: likewise the Altar that was before the house.
48 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured the posts 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.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:1 The Jews counted the beginning of the year after two sorts: for their feasts, they began to count in March, and for their other affairs in September: so that this is to be understood of September.
- Ezekiel 40:2 Or, visions of God.
- Ezekiel 40:3 Which was an Angel in form of a man, that came to measure out this building.
- Ezekiel 40:6 Or, threshold.
- Ezekiel 40:6 Or, upper posts.
- Ezekiel 40:9 Or, pentises.
Ezekiel 40
New International Version
Ezekiel 40
New International Version
The Temple Area Restored
40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city(A)—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me(B) and he took me there. 2 In visions(C) of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain,(D) on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. 3 He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze;(E) he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod(F) in his hand. 4 The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you,(G) for that is why you have been brought here. Tell(H) the people of Israel everything you see.(I)”
The East Gate to the Outer Court
5 I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,[a] each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured(J) the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.
6 Then he went to the east gate.(K) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. 7 The alcoves(L) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits[b] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.
8 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; 9 it[c] was eight cubits[d] deep and its jambs were two cubits[e] thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.
10 Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.[f] 12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits[g] from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[h] The measurement was up to the portico[i] facing the courtyard.[j](M) 15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[k] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(N)
The Outer Court
17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(O) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(P) along the pavement.(Q) 18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(R) it was a hundred cubits[l](S) on the east side as well as on the north.
The North Gate
20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court. 21 Its alcoves(T)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico(U) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 22 Its openings, its portico(V) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.(W) 23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured from one gate to the opposite one; it was a hundred cubits.(X)
The South Gate
24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(Y) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(Z) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(AA) 27 The inner court(AB) also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.(AC)
The Gates to the Inner Court
28 Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements(AD) as the others. 29 Its alcoves,(AE) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(AF) 30 (The porticoes(AG) of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.) 31 Its portico(AH) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.(AI)
32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements(AJ) as the others. 33 Its alcoves,(AK) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its portico(AL) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.
35 Then he brought me to the north gate(AM) and measured it. It had the same measurements(AN) as the others, 36 as did its alcoves,(AO) its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 37 Its portico[m](AP) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.(AQ)
The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices
38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(AR) were washed. 39 In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings,(AS) sin offerings[n](AT) and guilt offerings(AU) were slaughtered.(AV) 40 By the outside wall of the portico of the gateway, near the steps at the entrance of the north gateway were two tables, and on the other side of the steps were two tables. 41 So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were slaughtered. 42 There were also four tables of dressed stone(AW) for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high.[o] On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.(AX) 43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[p] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.
The Rooms for the Priests
44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[q] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[r] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(AY) 46 and the room facing north(AZ) is for the priests who guard the altar.(BA) These are the sons of Zadok,(BB) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(BC)”
47 Then 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.(BD)
The New Temple
48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(BE) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[s] and its projecting walls were[t] three cubits[u] wide on either side. 49 The portico(BF) was twenty cubits[v] wide, and twelve[w] cubits[x] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[y] and there were pillars(BG) on each side of the jambs.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48.
- Ezekiel 40:7 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verse 48
- Ezekiel 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. 9 Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
- Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 14 feet or about 4.2 meters
- Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1 meter
- Ezekiel 40:11 That is, about 18 feet wide and 23 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 6.9 meters long
- Ezekiel 40:13 That is, about 44 feet or about 13 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36
- Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
- Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
- Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
- Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36
- Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47
- Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs
- Ezekiel 40:39 Or purification offerings
- Ezekiel 40:42 That is, about 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high or about 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high
- Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
- Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
- Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
- Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
- Ezekiel 40:49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to it
Ezekiel 40
King James Version
Ezekiel 40
King James Version
40 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
9 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.
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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