Ezekiel 40 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, in the same day, Yahweh’s hand was on me, and he brought me there. ^[2] In the visions of God he brought me into the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the frame of a city to the south. ^[3] He brought me there; and, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. ^[4] The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I will show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.” ^[5] Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits^ⓘ long, of a cubit and a hand width each. So he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. ^[6] Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide. ^[7] Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed. ^[8] He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed. ^[9] Then he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house. ^[10] The side rooms of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side. The three of them were of one measure. The posts had one measure on this side and on that side. ^[11] He measured the width of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; ^[12] and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the side rooms, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. ^[13] He measured the gate from the roof of the one side room to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, door against door. ^[14] He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate. ^[15] From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits. ^[16] There were closed windows to the side rooms, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches. Windows were around inward. Palm trees were on each post. ^[17] Then he brought me into the outer court. Behold, there were rooms and a pavement made for the court all around. Thirty rooms were on the pavement. ^[18] The pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates, even the lower pavement. ^[19] Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north. ^[20] He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces toward the north. ^[21] The lodges of it were three on this side and three on that side. Its posts and its arches were the same as the measure of the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits. ^[22] Its windows, its arches, and its palm trees were the same as the measure of the gate which faces toward the east. They went up to it by seven steps. Its arches were before them. ^[23] There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate. ^[24] He led me toward the south; and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements. ^[25] There were windows in it and in its arches all around, like the other windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits. ^[26] There were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them. It had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on its posts. ^[27] There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south. ^[28] Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate according to these measurements; ^[29] with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide. ^[30] There were arches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. ^[31] Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps. ^[32] He brought me into the inner court toward the east. He measured the gate according to these measurements; ^[33] with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide. ^[34] Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps. ^[35] He brought me to the north gate, and he measured it according to these measurements— ^[36] its lodges, its posts, and its arches. There were windows in it all around. The length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. ^[37] Its posts were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps. ^[38] A room with its door was by the posts at the gates. They washed the burnt offering there. ^[39] In the porch of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to kill the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. ^[40] On the one side outside, as one goes up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables. ^[41] Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate: eight tables, on which they killed the sacrifices. ^[42] There were four cut stone tables for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high. They laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them. ^[43] The hooks, a hand width long, were fastened within all around. The meat of the offering was on the tables. ^[44] Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. They faced toward the south. One at the side of the east gate faced toward the north. ^[45] He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house. ^[46] The room which faces toward the north is for the priests who perform the duty of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to him.” ^[47] He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house. ^[48] Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side. The width of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. ^[49] The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits, even by the steps by which they went up to it. There were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

Footnotes

A normal cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters. A handbreadth is about 4.3 inches or 11 centimeters, so the long cubit described here would be about 22.3 inches or 57 centimeters long. Thus, a 6 long cubit measuring reed would have been about 3 yards 26.6 inches or about 3.42 meters long.

King James Version

^[1] In the fiveH2568 and twentiethH6242 yearH8141 of our captivity,H1546 in the beginningH7218 of the year,H8141 in the tenthH6218 [day] of the month,H2320 in the fourteenthH702 yearH8141 afterH310 that the cityH5892 was smitten,H5221(HophPerf) in the selfsameH6106 dayH3117 the handH3027 of the LordH3068 was upon me, and broughtH935(HiphImpf) me thither. ^[2] In the visionsH4759 of GodH430 broughtH935(HiphPerf) he me into the landH776 of Israel,H3478 and setH5117(HiphImpf) me upon a veryH3966 highH1364 mountain,H2022 by which [was] as the frameH4011 of a cityH5892 on the south.H5045 ^[3] And he broughtH935(HiphImpf) me thither, and, behold, [there was] a man,H376 whose appearanceH4758 [was] like the appearanceH4758 of brass,H5178 with a lineH6616 of flaxH6593 in his hand,H3027 and a measuringH4060 reed;H7070 and he stoodH5975(QalActPtc) in the gate.H8179 ^[4] And the manH376 saidH1696(PielImpf) unto me, SonH1121 of man,H120 beholdH7200(QalImpv) with thine eyes,H5869 and hearH8085(QalImpv) with thine ears,H241 and setH7760(QalImpv) thine heartH3820 upon all that I shall shewH7200(HiphPtc) thee; for to the intentH4616 that I might shewH7200(HiphInf) [them] unto thee [art] thou broughtH935(HophPerf) hither: declareH5046(HiphImpv) all that thou seestH7200(QalActPtc) to the houseH1004 of Israel.H3478 ^[5] And behold a wallH2346 on the outsideH2351 of the houseH1004 round about,H5439 and in the man’sH376 handH3027 a measuringH4060 reedH7070 of sixH8337 cubitsH520 [long] by the cubitH520 and an hand breadth:H2948 so he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the breadthH7341 of the building,H1146 oneH259 reed;H7070 and the height,H6967 oneH259 reed.H7070 ^[6] Then cameH935(QalImpf) he unto the gateH8179 which lookethH6440 towardH1870 the east,H6921 and went upH5927(QalImpf) the stairsH4609 thereof, and measuredH4058(QalImpf) the thresholdH5592 of the gate,H8179 [which was] oneH259 reedH7070 broad;H7341 and the otherH259 thresholdH5592 [of the gate, which was] oneH259 reedH7070 broad.H7341 ^[7] And [every] little chamberH8372 [was] oneH259 reedH7070 long,H753 and oneH259 reedH7070 broad;H7341 and between the little chambersH8372 [were] fiveH2568 cubits;H520 and the thresholdH5592 of the gateH8179 byH681 the porchH197 of the gateH8179 withinH1004 [was] oneH259 reed.H7070 ^[8] He measuredH4058(QalImpf) also the porchH197 of the gateH8179 within,H1004 oneH259 reed.H7070 ^[9] Then measuredH4058(QalImpf) he the porchH197 of the gate,H8179 eightH8083 cubits;H520 and the postsH352 thereof, twoH8147 cubits;H520 and the porchH197 of the gateH8179 [was] inward.H1004 ^[10] And the little chambersH8372 of the gateH8179 eastwardH1870 [were] threeH7969 on this side,H6311 and threeH7969 on that side;H6311 they threeH7969 [were] of oneH259 measure:H4060 and the postsH352 had oneH259 measureH4060 on this side and on that side. ^[11] And he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the breadthH7341 of the entryH6607 of the gate,H8179 tenH6235 cubits;H520 [and] the lengthH753 of the gate,H8179 thirteenH7969 cubits.H520 ^[12] The spaceH1366 also beforeH6440 the little chambersH8372 [was] oneH259 cubitH520 [on this side], and the spaceH1366 [was] one cubitH520 on that side: and the little chambersH8372 [were] sixH8337 cubitsH520 on this side, and sixH8337 cubitsH520 on that side. ^[13] He measuredH4058(QalImpf) then the gateH8179 from the roofH1406 of [one] little chamberH8372 to the roofH1406 of another: the breadthH7341 [was] fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubits,H520 doorH6607 against door.H6607 ^[14] He madeH6213(QalImpf) also postsH352 of threescoreH8346 cubits,H520 even unto the postH352 of the courtH2691 round aboutH5439 the gate.H8179 ^[15] And from the faceH6440 of the gateH8179 of the entranceH2978 unto the faceH6440 of the porchH197 of the innerH6442 gateH8179 [were] fiftyH2572 cubits.H520 ^[16] And [there were] narrowH331(QalPtc) windowsH2474 to the little chambers,H8372 and to their postsH352 withinH6441 the gateH8179 round about,H5439 and likewise to the arches:H361 and windowsH2474 [were] round aboutH5439 inward:H6441 and upon [each] postH352 [were] palm trees.H8561 ^[17] Then broughtH935(HiphImpf) he me into the outwardH2435 court,H2691 and, lo, [there were] chambers,H3957 and a pavementH7531 madeH6213(QalPasPtc) for the courtH2691 round about:H5439 thirtyH7970 chambersH3957 [were] upon the pavement.H7531 ^[18] And the pavementH7531 by the sideH3802 of the gatesH8179 over againstH5980 the lengthH753 of the gatesH8179 [was] the lowerH8481 pavement.H7531 ^[19] Then he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the breadthH7341 from the forefrontH6440 of the lowerH8481 gateH8179 unto the forefrontH6440 of the innerH6442 courtH2691 without,H2351 an hundredH3967 cubitsH520 eastwardH6921 and northward.H6828 ^[20] And the gateH8179 of the outwardH2435 courtH2691 that lookedH6440 towardH1870 the north,H6828 he measuredH4058(QalPerf) the lengthH753 thereof, and the breadthH7341 thereof. ^[21] And the little chambersH8372 thereof [were] threeH7969 on this side and threeH7969 on that side; and the postsH352 thereof and the archesH361 thereof were after the measureH4060 of the firstH7223 gate:H8179 the lengthH753 thereof [was] fiftyH2572 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubits.H520 ^[22] And their windows,H2474 and their arches,H361 and their palm trees,H8561 [were] after the measureH4060 of the gateH8179 that lookethH6440 towardH1870 the east;H6921 and they went upH5927(QalImpf) unto it by sevenH7651 steps;H4609 and the archesH361 thereof [were] beforeH6440 them. ^[23] And the gateH8179 of the innerH6442 courtH2691 [was] over against the gateH8179 toward the north,H6828 and toward the east;H6921 and he measuredH4058(QalImpf) from gateH8179 to gateH8179 an hundredH3967 cubits.H520 ^[24] After that he broughtH3212(HiphImpf) me towardH1870 the south,H1864 and behold a gateH8179 towardH1870 the south:H1864 and he measuredH4058(QalPerf) the postsH352 thereof and the archesH361 thereof according to these measures.H4060 ^[25] And [there were] windowsH2474 in it and in the archesH361 thereof round about,H5439 like those windows:H2474 the lengthH753 [was] fiftyH2572 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubits.H520 ^[26] And [there were] sevenH7651 stepsH4609 to go upH5930 to it, and the archesH361 thereof [were] beforeH6440 them: and it had palm trees,H8561 oneH259 on this side, and anotherH259 on that side, upon the postsH352 thereof. ^[27] And [there was] a gateH8179 in the innerH6442 courtH2691 towardH1870 the south:H1864 and he measuredH4058(QalImpf) from gateH8179 to gateH8179 towardH1870 the southH1864 an hundredH3967 cubits.H520 ^[28] And he broughtH935(HiphImpf) me to the innerH6442 courtH2691 by the southH1864 gate:H8179 and he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the southH1864 gateH8179 according to these measures;H4060 ^[29] And the little chambersH8372 thereof, and the postsH352 thereof, and the archesH361 thereof, according to these measures:H4060 and [there were] windowsH2474 in it and in the archesH361 thereof round about:H5439 [it was] fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 long,H753 and fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 broad.H7341 ^[30] And the archesH361 round aboutH5439 [were] fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 long,H753 and fiveH2568 cubitsH520 broad.H7341 ^[31] And the archesH361 thereof [were] toward the utterH2435 court;H2691 and palm treesH8561 [were] upon the postsH352 thereof: and the going upH4608 to it [had] eightH8083 steps.H4609 ^[32] And he broughtH935(HiphImpf) me into the innerH6442 courtH2691 towardH1870 the east:H6921 and he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the gateH8179 according to these measures.H4060 ^[33] And the little chambersH8372 thereof, and the postsH352 thereof, and the archesH361 thereof, [were] according to these measures:H4060 and [there were] windowsH2474 therein and in the archesH361 thereof round about:H5439 [it was] fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 long,H753 and fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 broad.H7341 ^[34] And the archesH361 thereof [were] toward the outwardH2435 court;H2691 and palm treesH8561 [were] upon the postsH352 thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going upH4608 to it [had] eightH8083 steps.H4609 ^[35] And he broughtH935(HiphImpf) me to the northH6828 gate,H8179 and measuredH4058(QalPerf) [it] according to these measures;H4060 ^[36] The little chambersH8372 thereof, the postsH352 thereof, and the archesH361 thereof, and the windowsH2474 to it round about:H5439 the lengthH753 [was] fiftyH2572 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 fiveH2568 and twentyH6242 cubits.H520 ^[37] And the postsH352 thereof [were] toward the utterH2435 court;H2691 and palm treesH8561 [were] upon the postsH352 thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going upH4608 to it [had] eightH8083 steps.H4609 ^[38] And the chambersH3957 and the entriesH6607 thereof [were] by the postsH352 of the gates,H8179 where they washedH1740(HiphImpf) the burnt offering.H5930 ^[39] And in the porchH197 of the gateH8179 [were] twoH8147 tablesH7979 on this side, and two tablesH7979 on that side, to slayH7819(QalInf) thereon the burnt offeringH5930 and the sin offeringH2403 and the trespass offering.H817 ^[40] And at the sideH3802 without,H2351 as one goeth upH5927(QalActPtc) to the entryH6607 of the northH6828 gate,H8179 [were] twoH8147 tables;H7979 and on the otherH312 side,H3802 which [was] at the porchH197 of the gate,H8179 [were] twoH8147 tables.H7979 ^[41] FourH702 tablesH7979 [were] on this side, and fourH702 tablesH7979 on that side, by the sideH3802 of the gate;H8179 eightH8083 tables,H7979 whereupon they slewH7819(QalImpf) [their sacrifices]. ^[42] And the fourH702 tablesH7979 [were] of hewnH1496 stoneH68 for the burnt offering,H5930 of a cubitH520 and an halfH2677 long,H753 and a cubitH520 and an halfH2677 broad,H7341 and oneH259 cubitH520 high:H1363 whereupon also they laidH3240(HiphImpf) the instrumentsH3627 wherewith they slewH7819(QalImpf) the burnt offeringH5930 and the sacrifice.H2077 ^[43] And withinH1004 [were] hooks,H8240 anH259 handH2948 broad, fastenedH3559(HophPtc) round about:H5439 and upon the tablesH7979 [was] the fleshH1320 of the offering.H7133 ^[44] And withoutH2351 the innerH6442 gateH8179 [were] the chambersH3957 of the singersH7891(QalActPtc) in the innerH6442 court,H2691 which [was] at the sideH3802 of the northH6828 gate;H8179 and their prospectH6440 [was] towardH1870 the south:H1864 oneH259 at the sideH3802 of the eastH6921 gateH8179 [having] the prospectH6440 towardH1870 the north.H6828 ^[45] And he saidH1696(PielImpf) unto me, ThisH2090 chamber,H3957 whose prospectH6440 [is] towardH1870 the south,H1864 [is] for the priests,H3548 the keepersH8104(QalActPtc) of the chargeH4931 of the house.H1004 ^[46] And the chamberH3957 whose prospectH6440 [is] towardH1870 the northH6828 [is] for the priests,H3548 the keepersH8104(QalActPtc) of the chargeH4931 of the altar:H4196 these [are] the sonsH1121 of ZadokH6659 among the sonsH1121 of Levi,H3878 which come nearH7131 to the LordH3068 to ministerH8334(PielInf) unto him. ^[47] So he measuredH4058(QalImpf) the court,H2691 an hundredH3967 cubitsH520 long,H753 and an hundredH3967 cubitsH520 broad,H7341 foursquare;H7251(PualPtc) and the altarH4196 [that was] beforeH6440 the house.H1004 ^[48] And he broughtH935(HiphImpf) me to the porchH197 of the house,H1004 and measuredH4058(QalImpf) [each] postH352 of the porch,H197 fiveH2568 cubitsH520 on this side, and fiveH2568 cubitsH520 on that side: and the breadthH7341 of the gateH8179 [was] threeH7969 cubitsH520 on this side, and threeH7969 cubitsH520 on that side. ^[49] The lengthH753 of the porchH197 [was] twentyH6242 cubits,H520 and the breadthH7341 elevenH6249 cubits;H520 and [he brought me] by the stepsH4609 whereby they went upH5927(QalImpf) to it: and [there were] pillarsH5982 by the posts,H352 oneH259 on this side, and anotherH259 on that side.

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