Ezekiel 40

¹In the twenty-fifth year of our exile , at the beginning of the year , on the tenth day of the month , in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down , on that very day , the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city .

²In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel , and set me down on a very high mountain , on which was a structure like a city to the south .

³When he brought me there , behold , there was a man whose appearance was like bronze , with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand . And he was standing in the gateway .

⁴And the man said to me, Son of man , look with your eyes , and hear with your ears , and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel .

⁵And behold , there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area , and the length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits , each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall , one reed ; and the height , one reed .

⁶Then he went into the gateway facing east , going up its steps , and measured the threshold of the gate , one reed deep .

⁷And the side rooms , one reed long and one reed broad ; and the space between the side rooms , five cubits ; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end , one reed .

⁸Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway , on the inside , one reed .

⁹Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway , eight cubits ; and its jambs , two cubits ; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end .

¹⁰And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate . The three were of the same size , and the jambs on either side were of the same size .

¹¹Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway , ten cubits ; and the length of the gateway , thirteen cubits .

¹²There was a barrier before the side rooms , one cubit on either side . And the side rooms were six cubits on either side .

¹³Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits ; the openings faced each other .

¹⁴He measured also the vestibule , twenty cubits . And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court .

¹⁵From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits .

¹⁶And the gateway had windows all around , narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their jambs , and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside , and on the jambs were palm trees .

¹⁷Then he brought me into the outer court . And behold , there were chambers and a pavement , all around the court . Thirty chambers faced the pavement .

¹⁸And the pavement ran along the side of the gates , corresponding to the length of the gates . This was the lower pavement .

¹⁹Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court , a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side .

²⁰As for the gate that faced toward the north , belonging to the outer court , he measured its length and its breadth .

²¹Its side rooms , three on either side , and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate . Its length was fifty cubits , and its breadth twenty-five cubits .

²²And its windows , its vestibule , and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east . And by seven steps people would go up to it , and find its vestibule before them.

²³And opposite the gate on the north , as on the east , was a gate to the inner court . And he measured from gate to gate , a hundred cubits .

²⁴And he led me toward the south , and behold , there was a gate on the south . And he measured its jambs and its vestibule ; they had the same size as the others .

²⁵Both it and its vestibule had windows all around , like the windows of the others . Its length was fifty cubits , and its breadth twenty-five cubits .

²⁶And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs , one on either side .

²⁷And there was a gate on the south of the inner court . And he measured from gate to gate toward the south , a hundred cubits .

²⁸Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate , and he measured the south gate . It was of the same size as the others .

²⁹Its side rooms , its jambs , and its vestibule were of the same size as the others , and both it and its vestibule had windows all around . Its length was fifty cubits , and its breadth twenty-five cubits .

³⁰And there were vestibules all around , twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad .

³¹Its vestibule faced the outer court , and palm trees were on its jambs , and its stairway had eight steps .

³²Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate . It was of the same size as the others .

³³Its side rooms , its jambs , and its vestibule were of the same size as the others , and both it and its vestibule had windows all around . Its length was fifty cubits , and its breadth twenty-five cubits .

³⁴Its vestibule faced the outer court , and it had palm trees on its jambs , on either side , and its stairway had eight steps .

³⁵Then he brought me to the north gate , and he measured it. It had the same size as the others .

³⁶Its side rooms , its jambs , and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and it had windows all around . Its length was fifty cubits , and its breadth twenty-five cubits .

³⁷Its vestibule faced the outer court , and it had palm trees on its jambs , on either side , and its stairway had eight steps .

³⁸There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate , where the burnt offering was to be washed .

³⁹And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side , on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered .

⁴⁰And off to the side , on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate , were two tables ; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables .

⁴¹Four tables were on either side of the gate , eight tables , on which to slaughter .

⁴²And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering , a cubit and a half long , and a cubit and a half broad , and one cubit high , on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered .

⁴³And hooks , a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within . And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

⁴⁴On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers in the inner court , one at the side of the north gate facing south , the other at the side of the south gate facing north .

⁴⁵And he said to me, This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple ,

⁴⁶and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar . These are the sons of Zadok , who alone among the sons of Levi may near to the Lord to minister to him.

⁴⁷And he measured the court , a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad , a square . And the altar was in front of the temple .

⁴⁸Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule , five cubits on either side . And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits , and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side .

⁴⁹The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits , and the breadth twelve cubits , and people would go up to it by ten steps . And there were pillars beside the jambs , one on either side .