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Ezekiel 41-44
New American Standard Bible

The Inner Temple

41 Then he (A)brought me to the (B)sanctuary, and he measured the (C)side pillars: six [a]cubits wide on each side was the width of the [b]side pillar. 2 The width of the entrance was ten cubits and the [c]sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured [d]the length of the sanctuary, (D)forty cubits, and the width, (E)twenty cubits. 3 Then he went [e](F)inside and measured each (G)side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits high; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits. 4 And he measured its length, (H)twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the (I)sanctuary; and he said to me, “This is the (J)Most Holy Place.”

5 Then he measured the wall of the [f]temple, six cubits; and the width of the (K)side chambers, four cubits, all around the house on every side. 6 (L)The side chambers were in three stories, [g]one above another, and [h]thirty in each story; and [i]the side chambers (M)extended to the wall which stood on [j]their inward side all around, so that they could be attached, but not be attached to the wall of the temple itself. 7 And the side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the (N)structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, for that reason the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and so one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the [k]second story. 8 I saw also that the house had a raised [l]platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full [m]rod of (O)six [n]long cubits in height. 9 The [o]thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. But the (P)free space between the side chambers belonging to the temple 10 and the outer (Q)chambers was twenty cubits in width around the temple on every side. 11 The [p]doorways of the side [q]chambers toward the (R)free space consisted of one doorway toward the north, and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the (S)free space was five cubits all around.

12 The (T)building that was in front of the (U)separate area at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits [r]thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

13 Then he measured the temple, a (V)hundred cubits long; the (W)separate area with the (X)building and its walls were also a (Y)hundred cubits long. 14 Also the width of the front of the temple and that of the separate [s]areas along the east side totaled a hundred cubits.

15 And he measured the length of the (Z)building [t]along the front of the (AA)separate area behind it, with a [u](AB)gallery on each side, a hundred cubits; he also measured the inner sanctuary and the porches of the courtyard. 16 The (AC)thresholds, the [v](AD)latticed windows, and the [w](AE)galleries all around their (AF)three stories, opposite the threshold, were (AG)paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), 17 over the entrance, and to the inner house, and on the outside, and on all the wall all around inside and outside, by measurement. 18 It was [x]carved with (AH)cherubim and (AI)palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces: 19 a (AJ)human face toward the palm tree on one side and a young (AK)lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were [y]carved on all the house all around. 20 From the ground to above the entrance (AL)cherubim and (AM)palm trees were [z]carved, as well as on the wall of the sanctuary.

21 The (AN)doorposts of the (AO)sanctuary were square; as for the front of the inner [aa]sanctuary, the appearance of one doorpost was like that of the other. 22 The (AP)altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; its corners, its [ab]base, and its [ac]sides were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the (AQ)table that is before the Lord.” 23 The (AR)sanctuary and the inner [ad](AS)sanctuary each had a double (AT)door. 24 Each of the doors had two leaves, two [ae](AU)swinging leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other. 25 Also there were [af]carved on them, on the doors of the main room, (AV)cherubim and (AW)palm trees like those [ag]carved on the walls; and there was a [ah](AX)threshold of wood on the front of the porch outside. 26 And there were [ai](AY)latticed windows and (AZ)palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the (BA)porch; the same were on the (BB)side chambers of the house and the [aj]thresholds.

Chambers of the Temple

42 Then he (BC)brought me out into the (BD)outer courtyard, the way (BE)toward the north; and he brought me to the (BF)chamber which was opposite the (BG)separate area and opposite the (BH)building toward the north. 2 Along the length, which was a (BI)hundred [ak]cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits. 3 Opposite the (BJ)twenty cubits which belonged to the inner courtyard, and opposite the (BK)stone pavement which belonged to the outer courtyard, was [al](BL)gallery corresponding to [am]gallery in three stories. 4 In front of the (BM)chambers was an inner passage ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were [an]smaller because the [ao](BN)galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building. 6 For they were in (BO)three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courtyards; for that reason the upper chambers were [ap]set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. 7 As for the (BP)outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer courtyard facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers which were in the outer courtyard was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the main room was a (BQ)hundred cubits. 9 And below these chambers was the (BR)entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer courtyard.

10 In the [aq]thickness of the (BS)wall of the courtyard toward the east, facing the (BT)separate area and facing the building, there were (BU)chambers. 11 And the (BV)way in front of them was like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north; according to their length, so was their width, and all their exits were according to their building plans and openings. 12 Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the (BW)wall toward the east, as one enters them.

13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the (BX)separate area, they are the (BY)holy chambers where the priests who are (BZ)near to the Lord shall eat the (CA)most holy things. There they shall set the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter, they shall not go out into the outer courtyard from the sanctuary [ar]without (CB)laying their (CC)garments there in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.”

15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by way of the (CD)gate which faced east, and measured it all around. 16 He measured on the east side with the measuring [as]rod: five hundred rods by the (CE)measuring rod. 17 He measured on the north side: five hundred rods by the measuring rod. 18 On the south side he measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. 19 He turned to the west side and measured five hundred rods with the measuring rod. 20 He measured it [at]on the four sides; it had a (CF)wall all around, the (CG)length five hundred rods and the (CH)width five hundred, to (CI)divide between the holy and the [au]common.

Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

43 Then he led me to the (CJ)gate, the gate facing east; 2 and behold, the (CK)glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the (CL)east. And His (CM)voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth (CN)shone from His glory. 3 And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the (CO)vision which I saw when [av]He came to (CP)destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the (CQ)river Chebar; and I (CR)fell on my face. 4 And the glory of the Lord entered the house by way of the gate facing (CS)east. 5 And the (CT)Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the (CU)glory of the Lord filled the house.

6 Then I heard Him speaking to me from the house, while a (CV)man was standing beside me. 7 And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My (CW)throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will (CX)dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the [aw](CY)corpses of their kings [ax]when they die, 8 by putting their threshold by My threshold, and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have (CZ)defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. 9 Now let them (DA)remove their prostitution and the [ay]corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will (DB)dwell among them forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, (DC)inform the house of Israel of the [az]temple, so that they will be (DD)ashamed of their wrongdoings; and have them measure the [ba](DE)plan. 11 And if they are ashamed of everything that they have done, make known to them the plan of the house, its layout, its (DF)exits, its entrances, all its plans, all its [bb]statutes, and all its laws. And write it (DG)in their sight, so that they may observe its entire plan and all its statutes and (DH)execute them. 12 This is the [bc]law of the house: its entire [bd]area on the top of the (DI)mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the [be]law of the house.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the (DJ)altar by cubits (the (DK)cubit being a [bf]cubit and a hand width): the [bg]base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge all around one span; and this shall be the height of the [bh]base of the altar. 14 And from the base on the ground to the lower (DL)ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the width [bi]one cubit. 15 The [bj]altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the [bk]altar hearth shall extend upward four (DM)horns. 16 Now the [bl]altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, (DN)square in its four sides. 17 And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit all around; and its (DO)steps shall [bm](DP)face east.”

The Offerings

18 And He said to me, “(DQ)Son of man, this is what the Lord [bn]God says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer (DR)burnt offerings on it and to (DS)sprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the descendants of (DT)Zadok, who come (DU)near to Me to serve Me,’ declares the Lord God, ‘a [bo](DV)bull as a (DW)sin offering. 20 And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four (DX)horns and on the four corners of the (DY)ledge, and on the border all around; so you shall (DZ)cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull as the sin offering, and it shall be (EA)burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

22 ‘And on the second day you shall offer a (EB)male goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall (EC)cleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a [bp](ED)bull without blemish and a (EE)ram without blemish from the flock. 24 You shall offer them before the Lord, and the priests shall throw (EF)salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. 25 (EG)For seven days you shall prepare a goat as a sin offering daily; also a [bq]bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they [br]consecrate it. 27 When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the (EH)eighth day and onward, the priests shall [bs]offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your (EI)peace offerings; and I will (EJ)accept you,’ declares the Lord God.”

Gate for the Prince

44 Then He brought me back by way of the (EK)outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut. 2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the (EL)Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. 3 As for the (EM)prince, he shall sit in it as prince to (EN)eat bread before the Lord; he shall (EO)enter by way of the (EP)porch of the gate and shall go out [bt]by the same way.”

4 Then He brought me by way of the (EQ)north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the (ER)glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I (ES)fell on my face. 5 And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, [bu](ET)pay attention, see with your eyes and hear with your ears everything that I say to you concerning all the (EU)statutes of the house of the Lord and all its laws; and [bv]pay attention to the entrance of the house, with all the exits of the sanctuary. 6 You shall say to the [bw](EV)rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord [bx]God says: “(EW)Enough of all your abominations, house of Israel, 7 when you brought in (EX)foreigners, (EY)uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, My house, when you (EZ)offered My food, the fat, and the blood and they (FA)broke My covenant—this in addition to all your abominations. 8 And you have not [by](FB)taken responsibility for My holy things yourselves, but you have appointed foreigners [bz]to take responsibility for My sanctuary.”

9 ‘This is what the Lord God says: “(FC)No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the sons of Israel, shall enter My sanctuary. 10 But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who (FD)went astray from Me [ca]following their idols, shall (FE)suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing. 11 Yet they shall be (FF)ministers in My sanctuary, having (FG)oversight at the gates of the house and (FH)ministering in the house; they shall (FI)slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall (FJ)stand before them to minister to them. 12 Since they ministered to them (FK)before their idols and became a (FL)stumbling block of wrongdoing to the house of Israel, for that reason I have [cb](FM)sworn against them,” declares the Lord God, “that they shall (FN)suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing. 13 And they shall (FO)not approach Me to serve as priests for Me, nor approach any of My holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will (FP)bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. 14 Nevertheless I will [cc]appoint them [cd]to (FQ)take responsibility for the house, of all its service and of everything that shall be done in it.

Ordinances for the Levites

15 “But the (FR)Levitical priests, the sons of (FS)Zadok, who [ce](FT)took responsibility for My sanctuary when the sons of Israel (FU)went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to serve Me; and they shall (FV)stand before Me to offer Me the (FW)fat and the blood,” declares the Lord God. 16 “They shall (FX)enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My (FY)table to serve Me and [cf]assume the responsibility I give them. 17 And it shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner courtyard, they shall be clothed with (FZ)linen garments; and wool shall not [cg]be worn by them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner courtyard or in the house. 18 Linen (GA)turbans shall be on their heads and (GB)linen undergarments shall be around their waists; they shall not put on anything that makes them sweat. 19 And when they go out into the outer courtyard, into the outer courtyard to the people, they shall (GC)take off their garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers; then they shall put on other garments, so that they will (GD)not transfer holiness to the people with their garments. 20 Also they shall (GE)not shave their heads, yet they shall not (GF)let their locks [ch]grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads. 21 (GG)Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner courtyard. 22 And they shall not [ci]marry a widow or a (GH)divorced woman, but shall (GI)take virgins from the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. 23 Moreover, they shall teach My people the (GJ)difference between the holy and the [cj]common, and teach them to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. 24 In a dispute (GK)they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My (GL)appointed feasts, and (GM)sanctify My Sabbaths. 25 [ck](GN)They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And after he is (GO)cleansed, seven days [cl]shall elapse for him. 27 On the day that he goes into the sanctuary, to the (GP)inner courtyard to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his (GQ)sin offering,” declares the Lord God.

28 “And it shall be regarding an inheritance for them, that (GR)I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no property in Israel—I am their property. 29 They shall (GS)eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; and everything (GT)banned from secular use in Israel shall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the (GU)first fruits of every kind and every [cm]contribution of every kind, from all your [cn]contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the (GV)first of your [co]dough, to make a (GW)blessing rest on your house. 31 The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has (GX)died a natural death or has been torn to pieces by animals.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  2. Ezekiel 41:1 As in LXX; MT tent
  3. Ezekiel 41:2 Lit shoulders
  4. Ezekiel 41:2 Lit its length,
  5. Ezekiel 41:3 I.e., of the inner sanctuary
  6. Ezekiel 41:5 Lit house, and so throughout the ch
  7. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit chamber upon chamber
  8. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit thirty times
  9. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit they were coming
  10. Ezekiel 41:6 Lit the inside of the side chambers
  11. Ezekiel 41:7 Lit middle
  12. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit height
  13. Ezekiel 41:8 Lit reed
  14. Ezekiel 41:8 Or to the joint
  15. Ezekiel 41:9 Lit width
  16. Ezekiel 41:11 Lit doorway
  17. Ezekiel 41:11 Lit chamber
  18. Ezekiel 41:12 Lit wide
  19. Ezekiel 41:14 Lit area
  20. Ezekiel 41:15 Lit to
  21. Ezekiel 41:15 Or passageway
  22. Ezekiel 41:16 Or framed
  23. Ezekiel 41:16 Or passageways
  24. Ezekiel 41:18 Lit made
  25. Ezekiel 41:19 Lit made
  26. Ezekiel 41:20 Lit made
  27. Ezekiel 41:21 Lit holy place
  28. Ezekiel 41:22 Lit length
  29. Ezekiel 41:22 Lit walls
  30. Ezekiel 41:23 Lit holy place
  31. Ezekiel 41:24 Or turning
  32. Ezekiel 41:25 Lit made
  33. Ezekiel 41:25 Lit made
  34. Ezekiel 41:25 Or canopy of wood over
  35. Ezekiel 41:26 Or framed
  36. Ezekiel 41:26 Or canopies
  37. Ezekiel 42:2 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  38. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  39. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  40. Ezekiel 42:5 Lit shorter
  41. Ezekiel 42:5 Or passageways
  42. Ezekiel 42:6 Or reduced
  43. Ezekiel 42:10 Lit width
  44. Ezekiel 42:14 Lit but there they shall lay
  45. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit reed, and so throughout the ch
  46. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit toward the four winds
  47. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit profane
  48. Ezekiel 43:3 As in some mss and some ancient versions; MT I
  49. Ezekiel 43:7 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  50. Ezekiel 43:7 Lit in their death; MT on their high places
  51. Ezekiel 43:9 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  52. Ezekiel 43:10 Lit house
  53. Ezekiel 43:10 Or perfection; or pattern
  54. Ezekiel 43:11 MT repeats and all its plans after statutes
  55. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  56. Ezekiel 43:12 Lit border
  57. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  58. Ezekiel 43:13 A cubit and hand width equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  59. Ezekiel 43:13 Lit lap
  60. Ezekiel 43:13 Or back
  61. Ezekiel 43:14 Lit the
  62. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel shall
  63. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel shall
  64. Ezekiel 43:16 Heb ariel
  65. Ezekiel 43:17 Or be on the east side
  66. Ezekiel 43:18 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  67. Ezekiel 43:19 Or young bull
  68. Ezekiel 43:23 Or young bull
  69. Ezekiel 43:25 Or young bull
  70. Ezekiel 43:26 Lit fill its hands
  71. Ezekiel 43:27 Lit make
  72. Ezekiel 44:3 Lit its way
  73. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart
  74. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart
  75. Ezekiel 44:6 Lit rebellion
  76. Ezekiel 44:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  77. Ezekiel 44:8 Lit kept charge of
  78. Ezekiel 44:8 Lit as keepers of duty to Me in My
  79. Ezekiel 44:10 Lit after
  80. Ezekiel 44:12 Lit lifted up My hand
  81. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit give
  82. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit keepers of the charge of
  83. Ezekiel 44:15 Lit kept charge of
  84. Ezekiel 44:16 Lit keep the duty to Me
  85. Ezekiel 44:17 Lit go up on
  86. Ezekiel 44:20 Or hang loose
  87. Ezekiel 44:22 Lit take as wives for themselves
  88. Ezekiel 44:23 Lit profane
  89. Ezekiel 44:25 Lit He
  90. Ezekiel 44:26 Lit they shall count
  91. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
  92. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s)
  93. Ezekiel 44:30 Or coarse meal
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Ezekiel 41-44
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41 Then the man brought me to the main hall(A) and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits[a] on each side.[b] 2 The entrance was ten cubits[c] wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits[d] wide. He also measured the main hall; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.[e](B)

3 Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits[f] wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits[g] wide. 4 And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the main hall.(C) He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.(D)”

5 Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits thick, and each side room around the temple was four cubits[h] wide. 6 The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty(E) on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple.(F) 7 The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway(G) went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor.

8 I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits. 9 The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick. The open area between the side rooms of the temple 10 and the priests’ rooms was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. 11 There were entrances to the side rooms from the open area, one on the north and another on the south; and the base adjoining the open area was five cubits wide all around.

12 The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits[i] wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.[j]

13 Then he measured the temple; it was a hundred cubits[k] long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. 14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.(H)

15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries(I) on each side; it was a hundred cubits.

The main hall, the inner sanctuary and the portico facing the court, 16 as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows(J) and galleries around the three of them—everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered.(K) 17 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary 18 were carved(L) cherubim(M) and palm trees.(N) Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:(O) 19 the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.(P) 20 From the floor to the area above the entrance, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the main hall.

21 The main hall(Q) had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar. 22 There was a wooden altar(R) three cubits[l] high and two cubits square[m]; its corners, its base[n] and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table(S) that is before the Lord.” 23 Both the main hall(T) and the Most Holy Place had double doors.(U) 24 Each door had two leaves—two hinged leaves(V) for each door. 25 And on the doors of the main hall were carved cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls, and there was a wooden overhang on the front of the portico. 26 On the sidewalls of the portico were narrow windows with palm trees carved on each side. The side rooms of the temple also had overhangs.(W)

The Rooms for the Priests

42 Then the man led me northward into the outer court and brought me to the rooms(X) opposite the temple courtyard(Y) and opposite the outer wall on the north side.(Z) 2 The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.[o] 3 Both in the section twenty cubits[p] from the inner court and in the section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery(AA) faced gallery at the three levels.(AB) 4 In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits[q] long.[r] Their doors were on the north.(AC) 5 Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle floors of the building. 6 The rooms on the top floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors. 7 There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits. 8 While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was fifty cubits long, the row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits long. 9 The lower rooms had an entrance(AD) on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.

10 On the south side[s] along the length of the wall of the outer court, adjoining the temple courtyard(AE) and opposite the outer wall, were rooms(AF) 11 with a passageway in front of them. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions. Similar to the doorways on the north 12 were the doorways of the rooms on the south. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by which one enters the rooms.

13 Then he said to me, “The north(AG) and south rooms(AH) facing the temple courtyard(AI) are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings,(AJ) the sin offerings[t](AK) and the guilt offerings(AL)—for the place is holy.(AM) 14 Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into the outer court until they leave behind the garments(AN) in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places that are for the people.(AO)”

15 When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate(AP) and measured the area all around: 16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits.[u][v] 17 He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits[w] by the measuring rod. 18 He measured the south side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 19 Then he turned to the west side and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. 20 So he measured(AQ) the area(AR) on all four sides. It had a wall around it,(AS) five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide,(AT) to separate the holy from the common.(AU)

God’s Glory Returns to the Temple

43 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,(AV) 2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters,(AW) and the land was radiant with his glory.(AX) 3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he[x] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. 4 The glory(AY) of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.(AZ) 5 Then the Spirit(BA) lifted me up(BB) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory(BC) of the Lord filled the temple.(BD)

6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. 7 He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(BE) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(BF) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[y] for their kings at their death.[z](BG) 8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger. 9 Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.(BH)

10 “Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed(BI) of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, 11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations[aa] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.(BJ)

12 “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area(BK) on top of the mountain will be most holy.(BL) Such is the law of the temple.

The Great Altar Restored

13 “These are the measurements of the altar(BM) in long cubits,[ab] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span[ac] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar: 14 From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide.[ad] From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide.[ae] 15 Above that, the altar hearth(BN) is four cubits high, and four horns(BO) project upward from the hearth. 16 The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits[af] long and twelve cubits wide.(BP) 17 The upper ledge(BQ) also is square, fourteen cubits[ag] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.[ah] The steps(BR) of the altar face east.(BS)”

18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings(BT) and splashing blood(BU) against the altar when it is built: 19 You are to give a young bull(BV) as a sin offering[ai] to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok,(BW) who come near(BX) to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. 20 You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar(BY) and on the four corners of the upper ledge(BZ) and all around the rim, and so purify the altar(CA) and make atonement for it. 21 You are to take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the designated part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.(CB)

22 “On the second day you are to offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering, and the altar is to be purified as it was purified with the bull. 23 When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.(CC) 24 You are to offer them before the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt(CD) on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.

25 “For seven days(CE) you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.(CF) 26 For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it. 27 At the end of these days, from the eighth day(CG) on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings(CH) and fellowship offerings(CI) on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

The Priesthood Restored

44 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east,(CJ) and it was shut. 2 The Lord said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it.(CK) It is to remain shut because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it. 3 The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence(CL) of the Lord. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.(CM)”

4 Then the man brought me by way of the north gate(CN) to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the Lord filling the temple(CO) of the Lord, and I fell facedown.(CP)

5 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the Lord. Give attention to the entrance(CQ) to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.(CR) 6 Say to rebellious Israel,(CS) ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of your detestable practices, people of Israel! 7 In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(CT) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(CU) 8 Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.(CV) 9 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.(CW)

10 “‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray(CX) and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.(CY) 11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(CZ) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(DA) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(DB) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(DC) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(DD) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(DE) of their detestable practices.(DF) 14 And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.(DG)

15 “‘But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok(DH) and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat(DI) and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.(DJ) 16 They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table(DK) to minister before me and serve me as guards.(DL)

17 “‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes;(DM) they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. 18 They are to wear linen turbans(DN) on their heads and linen undergarments(DO) around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.(DP) 19 When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that the people are not consecrated(DQ) through contact with their garments.(DR)

20 “‘They must not shave(DS) their heads or let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed.(DT) 21 No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.(DU) 22 They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.(DV) 23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(DW) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(DX)

24 “‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges(DY) and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals,(DZ) and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.(EA)

25 “‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.(EB) 26 After he is cleansed, he must wait seven days.(EC) 27 On the day he goes into the inner court of the sanctuary(ED) to minister in the sanctuary, he is to offer a sin offering[aj](EE) for himself, declares the Sovereign Lord.

28 “‘I am to be the only inheritance(EF) the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession. 29 They will eat(EG) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted[ak] to the Lord(EH) will belong to them.(EI) 30 The best of all the firstfruits(EJ) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(EK) so that a blessing(EL) may rest on your household.(EM) 31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(EN) or torn by wild animals.(EO)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:1 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verses 3, 5 and 8
  2. Ezekiel 41:1 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts side, the width of the tent
  3. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 18 feet or about 5.3 meters
  4. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verses 9, 11 and 12
  5. Ezekiel 41:2 That is, about 70 feet long and 35 feet wide or about 21 meters long and 11 meters wide
  6. Ezekiel 41:3 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1.1 meters; also in verse 22
  7. Ezekiel 41:3 That is, about 12 feet or about 3.7 meters
  8. Ezekiel 41:5 That is, about 7 feet or about 2.1 meters
  9. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 123 feet or about 37 meters
  10. Ezekiel 41:12 That is, about 158 feet or about 48 meters
  11. Ezekiel 41:13 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 14 and 15
  12. Ezekiel 41:22 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.5 meters
  13. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew long
  14. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew length
  15. Ezekiel 42:2 That is, about 175 feet long and 88 feet wide or about 53 meters long and 27 meters wide
  16. Ezekiel 42:3 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
  17. Ezekiel 42:4 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew and one cubit
  18. Ezekiel 42:4 That is, about 18 feet wide and 175 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 53 meters long
  19. Ezekiel 42:10 Septuagint; Hebrew Eastward
  20. Ezekiel 42:13 Or purification offerings
  21. Ezekiel 42:16 See Septuagint of verse 17; Hebrew rods; also in verses 18 and 19.
  22. Ezekiel 42:16 Five hundred cubits equal about 875 feet or about 265 meters; also in verses 17, 18 and 19.
  23. Ezekiel 42:17 Septuagint; Hebrew rods
  24. Ezekiel 43:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts I
  25. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  26. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places
  27. Ezekiel 43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design
  28. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48.
  29. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
  30. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 3 1/2 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 105 centimeters high and 53 centimeters wide
  31. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, about 7 feet high and 1 3/4 feet wide or about 2.1 meters high and 53 centimeters wide
  32. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  33. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  34. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters
  35. Ezekiel 43:19 Or purification offering; also in verses 21, 22 and 25
  36. Ezekiel 44:27 Or purification offering; also in verse 29
  37. Ezekiel 44:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
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