15 Then he measured the length of (A)the building facing the yard that was at the back and (B)its galleries[a] on either side, a hundred cubits.

The inside of the nave and the vestibules of the court, 16 (C)the thresholds and (D)the narrow windows and the galleries all around the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered), 17 to the space above the door, even to the inner room, and on the outside. And on all the walls all around, inside and outside, was a measured pattern.[b] 18 It was carved of (E)cherubim and (F)palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces: 19 (G)a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around. 20 From the floor to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved; similarly the wall of the nave.

21 The doorposts of (H)the nave were squared, and in front of (I)the Holy Place was something resembling 22 (J)an altar of wood, three cubits high, two cubits long, and two cubits broad.[c] Its corners, its base,[d] and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is (K)the table that is before the Lord.” 23 The nave and the Holy Place had each (L)a double door. 24 The double doors had two leaves apiece, (M)two swinging leaves for each door. 25 And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, (N)such as were carved on the walls. And there was (O)a canopy[e] of wood in front of (P)the vestibule outside. 26 And there were (Q)narrow windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule, (R)the side chambers of the temple, and the (S)canopies.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:15 The meaning of the Hebrew term is unknown; also verse 16
  2. Ezekiel 41:17 Hebrew were measurements
  3. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks two cubits broad
  4. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew length
  5. Ezekiel 41:25 The meaning of the Hebrew word is unknown; also verse 26

15 The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide.

The sanctuary, the inner room, and the entry room of the Temple 16 were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows. 17 The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled. 18 All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim. 19 One face—that of a man—looked toward the palm tree on one side. The other face—that of a young lion—looked toward the palm tree on the other side. The figures were carved all along the inside of the Temple, 20 from the floor to the top of the walls, including the outer wall of the sanctuary.

21 There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar. 22 There was an altar made of wood, 5 1⁄4 feet high and 3 1⁄2 feet across.[a] Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. “This,” the man told me, “is the table that stands in the Lord’s presence.”

23 Both the sanctuary and the Most Holy Place had double doorways, 24 each with two swinging doors. 25 The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple. 26 On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs.

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Footnotes

  1. 41:22 Hebrew 3 cubits [1.6 meters] high and 2 cubits [1.1 meters] across.