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Ezekiel 40:44-49
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 40:44-49
English Standard Version
Chambers for the Priests
44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two (A)chambers[a] in the (B)inner court, one[b] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[c] gate facing north. 45 And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests (C)who have charge of the temple, 46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests (D)who have charge of the altar. These are (E)the sons of Zadok, who alone[d] among the sons of Levi may come (F)near to the Lord to minister to him.” 47 And he measured the court, (G)a hundred cubits long and (H)a hundred cubits broad, a square. And (I)the altar was in front of the temple.
The Vestibule of the Temple
48 Then he brought me to (J)the vestibule of the temple and measured the (K)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate[e] were three cubits on either side. 49 (L)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve[f] cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps.[g] And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.
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- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were chambers for singers
- Ezekiel 40:44 Hebrew lacks one
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
- Ezekiel 40:46 Hebrew lacks alone
- Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew and by steps that would go up to it
Ezekiel 40:44-49
New International Version
Ezekiel 40:44-49
New International Version
The Rooms for the Priests
44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[a] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[b] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(A) 46 and the room facing north(B) is for the priests who guard the altar.(C) These are the sons of Zadok,(D) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(E)”
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.(F)
The New Temple
48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(G) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[c] and its projecting walls were[d] three cubits[e] wide on either side. 49 The portico(H) was twenty cubits[f] wide, and twelve[g] cubits[h] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[i] and there were pillars(I) on each side of the jambs.
Footnotes
- 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
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