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15 He measured the length of the building before the separate place which was at its back, and its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits from the inner temple, and the porches of the court 16 the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries around on their three stories, opposite the threshold, with wood ceilings all around, and from the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered), 17 to the space above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure. 18 It was made with cherubim and palm trees. A palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces; 19 so that there was the face of a man toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. It was made like this through all the house all around. 20 Cherubim and palm trees were made from the ground to above the door. The wall of the temple was like this.

21 As for the temple, the door posts were squared. As for the face of the sanctuary, its appearance was as the appearance of the temple. 22 The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before Yahweh.” 23 The temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 24 The doors had two leaves each, two turning leaves: two for the one door, and two leaves for the other. 25 There were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like those made on the walls. There was a threshold of wood on the face of the porch outside. 26 There were closed windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch. This is how the side rooms of the house and the thresholds were arranged.

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15 Next, he measured 100 cubits[a] as the length of the structure toward the front of the courtyard that stood behind it, where it housed a gallery on each side of it. Then he measured the Temple and the inner porticos[b] of the courtyard, 16 the thresholds, the shielded[c] windows, and the surrounding three-storied galleries that stood opposite. From the ground to the shielded[d] windows, they were paneled with wood all around, 17 including up to the doorway, up to the Temple (both within and without) and all around both sides of the inner wall, according to his measurement. 18 There were carved cherubim and palm trees, alternating with a palm tree between a cherub, and each cherub had two faces, 19 with a human face looking[e] toward the palm tree on one side and a young lion’s face looking[f] toward the palm tree on the other side. These carvings extended all the way around the Temple, 20 from the ground to above the doorway, as well as on the walls of the main sanctuary.

21 The door posts of the main sanctuary were square. Each door post was identical in appearance to the others. 22 The altar was made of wood, three cubits[g] high and two cubits[h] long. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. He told me, “This table stands in the Lord’s presence.”

23 The nave and the sanctuary each were equipped with double doors. 24 Each door had two sections mounted on hinges,[i] for a total of two sections for one door and two sections for the other. 25 The doors of the nave had carvings engraved on them, consisting of cherubim and palm trees identical to those on the walls. The front of the exterior porch was equipped with a wooden threshold. 26 Shielded windows and palm trees were visible[j] on both sides; that is, on the sides of the porch, the side chambers of the Temple, and on its thresholds.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:15 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  2. Ezekiel 41:15 Or porches
  3. Ezekiel 41:16 Or latticed
  4. Ezekiel 41:16 Or latticed
  5. Ezekiel 41:19 The Heb. lacks looking
  6. Ezekiel 41:19 The Heb. lacks looking
  7. Ezekiel 41:22 I.e. about 5.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  8. Ezekiel 41:22 I.e. about 42 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  9. Ezekiel 41:24 Lit. two swinging sections
  10. Ezekiel 41:26 The Heb. lacks visible