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Ezekiel 42
Legacy Standard Bible

The Chambers

42 Then he (A)brought me out into the (B)outer court, the way (C)toward the north; and he brought me to the (D)chamber which was opposite the (E)separate area and opposite the (F)building toward the north. 2 Along the length, which was [a]one (G)hundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits. 3 Opposite the [b](H)twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the (I)pavement which belonged to the outer court, was [c](J)gallery corresponding to [d]gallery in three stories. 4 Before the (K)chambers was an inner walk ten cubits wide, a way of [e]one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were [f]smaller because the [g](L)galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building. 6 For they were in (M)three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were [h]set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. 7 As for the (N)outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers which were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the temple was one (O)hundred cubits. 9 Below these chambers was the (P)entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.

10 In the [i]thickness of the (Q)wall of the court toward the east, facing the (R)separate area and facing the building, there were (S)chambers. 11 The (T)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 both according to their [j]arrangements 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 (U)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 (V)separate area, they are the (W)holy chambers where the priests who are (X)near to Yahweh shall eat the (Y)most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary [k]without (Z)laying there their (AA)garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall come near to that which is for the people.”

15 Then he had finished measuring the inner house; he brought me out by the way of the (AB)gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around. 16 He measured on the east [l]side with the measuring reed 500 reeds by the (AC)measuring reed. 17 He measured on the north side 500 reeds by the measuring reed. 18 On the south side he measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed. 19 He turned to the west side and measured 500 reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it [m]on the four sides; it had a (AD)wall all around, the (AE)length 500 and the (AF)width 500, to (AG)divide between the holy and the profane.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:2 Approx. 150 ft. long and 75 ft. wide or 45 m and 22.5 m
  2. Ezekiel 42:3 Approx. 30 ft. or 9 m
  3. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  4. Ezekiel 42:3 Or passageway
  5. Ezekiel 42:4 Or one cubit in width
  6. Ezekiel 42:5 Lit shorter
  7. Ezekiel 42:5 Or passageways
  8. Ezekiel 42:6 Or reduced
  9. Ezekiel 42:10 Lit width
  10. Ezekiel 42:11 Lit judgments
  11. Ezekiel 42:14 Lit but there they shall lay
  12. Ezekiel 42:16 Lit spirit, so in ch, cf. 39:29; 43:5
  13. Ezekiel 42:20 Lit toward the four winds
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Ezekiel 42
International Standard Version

The Vision of the Outer Court

42 Then he brought me to the outer, north-facing courtyard into the chamber that stood opposite the structure that was facing north. 2 It stood 100 cubits[a] long and 50 cubits[b] wide, with a door in the middle.[c] 3 Opposite the 20 cubits[d] wide inner court, and opposite the paved area that comprised the outer court, there were three stories of galleries that faced each other. 4 In front of the chambers there was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and 100 cubits[e] wide, the openings to which were on the[f] north. 5 The upper chambers were narrower, since the galleries required more space than did the lower and middle portions of the building. 6 The three part structure had no columns, unlike the courts, which is why the upper chambers were offset from the ground upward, more so than the lower and middle chambers.

7 The outer wall by the side of the chambers toward the outer court and facing the chambers was 50 cubits[g] long. 8 While the chambers in the outer court were 50 cubits[h] in length, the chambers facing the Temple were 100 cubits[i] long. 9 Below these chambers, as one might enter from the outer court, was the east side entrance. 10 There were chambers built into the thick part of the wall of the court facing the east; that is, facing the separate area toward the front of the building, 11 with a passageway in front of them, similar in appearance to the chambers that were on the north, proportional to their length and width, with all of their exits according to their arrangements and doorways. 12 Corresponding to the chamber doorways facing the south was an opening at the beginning of the passage; that is, the passage in front of the corresponding part of the wall facing east as one might enter.

The Place for Holy Things

13 Then he told me, “The north and south chamber, which are opposite the courtyard, are consecrated areas where the priests who approach the Lord will eat consecrated offerings and lay the consecrated grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings, because the area is holy. 14 When the priest enters, they will not enter the outer court from the sanctuary without having removed their garments worn during their time of ministry, because they are holy. They will put on different clothes, and then they will approach the area reserved for the people.”

15 After he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the east-facing gate and measured it all around. 16 He measured the east side at 500 reeds,[j] according to the length of the measuring stick, 17 the north side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, 18 the south side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, 19 and the west side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick. 20 He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 42:2 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 42:2 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  3. Ezekiel 42:2 Lit. north
  4. Ezekiel 42:3 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  5. Ezekiel 42:4 So with LXX Syr; MT reads and one cubit
  6. Ezekiel 42:4 Or which faced
  7. Ezekiel 42:7 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  8. Ezekiel 42:8 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  9. Ezekiel 42:8 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  10. Ezekiel 42:16 I.e. about one mile, and so through vs. 20
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