In the twenty-fifth year of our exile,aour exile I.e., the exile of King Jehoiachin; see 1.2. the fourteenth year after the city had fallen, at the beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month—on that very day—GOD’s hand came upon me, and it brought me there.
It brought me, in divine visions, to the Land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountainbvery high mountain Cf. Isa. 2.2; Mic. 4.1. on which there seemed to be the outline of a city on the south.con the south Septuagint reads “in the distance.”
He spoke to me: “Mortal, look closely and listen attentively and note well everything I am going to show you—for you have been brought here in order to be shown—and report everything you see to the House of Israel.”
Along the outside of the temple [area] ran a wall on every side. The rod that the figure held was six cubits long, plus one handbreadth for each cubit; and when he applied it to that structure, it measured one rod deepddeep In this chapter’s descriptions, the Hebrew word that ordinarily corresponds to English “width” sometimes designates a measurement from an opening or outer surface inward, and so corresponds to the English “depth”; and the word that ordinarily corresponds to English “length” d
He went up to the gate that faced eastward and mounted its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep—the one threshold was one rod deep.ethe one threshold was one rod deep Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Each recess was one rod widefwide See note at v. 5. and one rod deep, with [a partition of] 5 cubits between recesses; and the threshold of the gate, at the inner vestibule of the gate, was one rod deep.
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והתא
412
קנה
155
אחד
13
ארך
221
וקנה
161
אחד
13
רחב
210
ובין
68
התאים
456
חמש
348
אמות
447
וסף
146
השער
575
מאצל
161
אלם
71
השער
575
מהבית
457
קנה
155
אחד
13
Ezekiel 40:8
Gematria: 1732
וימדאתאלםהשערמהביתקנהאחד
For when he measured it at the inner vestibule of the gate, it was one rod [deep].gFor when he measured … one rod [deep] Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
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וימד
60
אתאלם
472
השער
575
מהבית
457
קנה
155
אחד
13
Ezekiel 40:9
Gematria: 4308
וימדאתאלםהשערשמנהאמותואילושתיםאמותואלםהשערמהבית
Next he measured the vestibule of the gate, and it measured 8 cubits and its supports 2 cubits; the vestibule of the gate was at its inner end.
hThis verse would read well before v. 7. On either side of this eastern gate there were three recesses, all three of the same size; of identical sizes were also the supportsisupports In connection with recesses, the “supports” are partitions. on either side.
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ותאי
417
השער
575
דרך
224
הקדים
159
שלשה
635
מפה
125
ושלשה
641
מפה
125
מדה
49
אחת
409
לשלשתם
1100
ומדה
55
אחת
409
לאילם
111
מפה
125
ומפו
132
Ezekiel 40:11
Gematria: 5205
וימדאתרחבפתחהשערעשראמותארךהשערשלושעשרהאמות
He measured the opening of the gate and found it 10 cubits wide, while the gate itself measured 13 cubits across.jThe opening was perhaps narrowed by a stone on each side for receiving the hinge of a door-leaf.
At the fronts of the recesses on either side were barriers of one cubit;kbarriers of one cubit Meaning of Heb. uncertain. the recesses on either side were 6 cubits [deep].
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וגבול
47
לפני
170
התאות
812
אמה
46
אחת
409
ואמהאחת
461
גבול
41
מפה
125
והתא
412
ששאמות
1047
מפו
126
ושש
606
אמות
447
מפו
126
Ezekiel 40:13
Gematria: 4194
וימדאתהשערמגגהתאלגגורחבעשריםוחמשאמותפתחנגדפתח
Their openings faced each other directly across the gate passage, so that when he measured from rearlrear Meaning of Heb. uncertain. of recess to rearmrear Meaning of Heb. uncertain. of recess he obtained a width of 25 cubits.n25 cubits Since each of the recesses was 6 cubits deep (v. 7a) and the passage in the middle was 13 cubits wide (v. 11).
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וימד
60
אתהשער
976
מגג
46
התא
406
לגגו
42
רחב
210
עשרים
620
וחמש
354
אמות
447
פתח
488
נגד
57
פתח
488
Ezekiel 40:14
Gematria: 2678
ויעשאתאיליםששיםאמהואלאילהחצרהשערסביבסביב
oMeaning of verse uncertain. He made the vestibulepvestibule Here, ʼelim is the same as ʼelam in vv. 16, 21, 22, etc.—60 cubits—and the gate next to the support on every side of the court.
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ויעש
386
אתאילים
492
ששים
650
אמה
46
ואלאיל
78
החצר
303
השער
575
סביבסביב
148
Ezekiel 40:15
Gematria: 3320
ועלפניהשערהיאתוןהאיתוןעללפניאלםהשערהפנימיחמשיםאמה
And [the distance] from the front of the outerqouter Meaning of Heb. uncertain. gate to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was 50 cubits.
The recesses—and their supports—had windows with framesrwith frames Meaning of Heb. uncertain. on the interior of the gate complex on both sides, and the interiors of the vestibules also had windows on both sides; and the supports were adorned with palms.
He took me into the outer court. There were chambers there, and there was a pavement laid out all around the court. There were 30 chambers on the pavement.
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ויביאני
89
אלהחצר
334
החיצונה
174
והנה
66
לשכות
756
ורצפה
381
עשוי
386
לחצר
328
סביבסביב
148
שלשים
680
לשכות
756
אלהרצפה
411
Ezekiel 40:18
Gematria: 4182
והרצפהאלכתףהשעריםלעמתארךהשעריםהרצפההתחתונה
The pavements flanked the gates; the depth of the lower pavementsslower pavements The outer court and its gates were 8 steps lower than the inner ones; cf. v. 34. paralleled that of the gates.
Then he measured the width of the lower court,tlower court See note at v. 18. from in front of the inner gate to in front of the outer gateuthe lower court, from in front of the inner gate to in front of the outer gate In this rendering, the adjectives “lower” and “inner” are construed, not with the nouns they stand next to in the Hebrew, but with those with which they agree in gender.—100 cubits.After the east [gate], the north [gate].vAfter the east [gate], the north [gate] Meaning of Heb. unc
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וימד
60
רחב
210
מלפני
210
השער
575
התחתונה
874
לפני
170
החצר
303
הפנימי
195
מחוץ
144
מאה
46
אמה
46
הקדים
159
והצפון
237
Ezekiel 40:20
Gematria: 2682
והשעראשרפניודרךהצפוןלחצרהחיצונהמדדארכוורחבו
Next he measured the gate of the outer court that faced north: its length and its width,
its three recesses on either side and its supports, as also its vestibule. It measured, like the first gate, 50 cubits in length and 25 cubits in width.
Its windows and [those of] its vestibule, as also its palm trees, corresponded to those of the gate that faced east. [From the outside] one had to climb 7 steps to reach it, and its vestibule was ahead of them.wahead of them Septuagint reads “at its inner end.”
Like the east gate, the north gate faced a gate leading into the inner forecourt; and when he measured the distance from gate to gate, it was 100 cubits.
Then he took me to the south side. There was also a gate on the south side, and he got the same measurements as before for its supports and its vestibule.
Its staircase consisted of 7 steps; its vestibule was ahead of them,xahead of them See note at v. 22. and its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees.
The inner court likewise had a gate facing south; and on the south side, too, he measured a distance of 100 cubits from the [outer] gate to the [inner] gate.
Its recesses, its supports, and its vestibule had the same measurements. Both it and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide—
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ותאו
413
ואילו
53
ואלמו
83
כמדות
470
האלה
41
וחלונות
506
לו
36
ולאלמו
113
סביבסביב
148
חמשים
398
אמה
46
ארך
221
ורחב
216
עשרים
620
וחמש
354
אמות
447
Ezekiel 40:30
Gematria: 2883
ואלמותסביבסביבארךחמשועשריםאמהורחבחמשאמות
vestibules on both sides, 25 cubits long, 5 cubits wide.yvestibules on both sides, 25 cubits long, 5 cubits wide Connection unclear; wanting in some Heb. mss. and versions.
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ואלמות
483
סביבסביב
148
ארך
221
חמש
348
ועשרים
626
אמה
46
ורחב
216
חמש
348
אמות
447
Ezekiel 40:31
Gematria: 2449
ואלמואלחצרהחצונהותמריםאלאילוומעלותשמונהמעלו
Its vestibule, however, gave on the outer court.zgave on the outer court I.e., in the inner gates the vestibules were situated at their entrances, and so they were true vestibules, in contrast to the “inner vestibules” of the outer gates. Its supports were adorned on either side with palms, and its staircase consisted of 8 steps.
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ואלמו
83
אלחצר
329
החצונה
164
ותמרים
696
אלאילו
78
ומעלות
552
שמונה
401
מעלו
146
Ezekiel 40:32
Gematria: 2548
ויביאניאלהחצרהפנימידרךהקדיםוימדאתהשערכמדותהאלה
Then he took me to the eastern side of the inner forecourt; and when he measured the gate there, he got the same measurements:
its recesses, supports, and vestibule had the above measurements. Both it and its vestibule had windows on both sides; it was 50 cubits long and 25 cubits wide,
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ותאו
413
ואלו
43
ואלמו
83
כמדות
470
האלה
41
וחלונות
506
לו
36
ולאלמו
113
סביבסביב
148
ארך
221
חמשים
398
אמה
46
ורחב
216
חמש
348
ועשרים
626
אמה
46
Ezekiel 40:34
Gematria: 2700
ואלמולחצרהחיצונהותמריםאלאלומפוומפוושמנהמעלותמעלו
and its vestibule gave on the outer court. Its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees, and its staircase consisted of 8 steps.
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ואלמו
83
לחצר
328
החיצונה
174
ותמרים
696
אלאלו
68
מפו
126
ומפו
132
ושמנה
401
מעלות
546
מעלו
146
Ezekiel 40:35
Gematria: 1486
ויביאניאלשערהצפוןומדדכמדותהאלה
Then he took me to the north gate, and found its measurements to be identical,
with the same recesses, supports, vestibule, windows on both sides, and a length of 50 cubits and a width of 25 cubits.
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תאו
407
אלו
37
ואלמו
83
וחלונות
506
לו
36
סביבסביב
148
ארך
221
חמשים
398
אמה
46
ורחב
216
חמש
348
ועשרים
626
אמה
46
Ezekiel 40:37
Gematria: 2680
ואילולחצרהחיצונהותמריםאלאילומפוומפוושמנהמעלותמעלו
Its supportsasupports Septuagint reads “vestibules”; cf. vv. 31, 34. gave on the outer court; its supports were decorated on both sides with palm trees; and its staircase consisted of eight steps.
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ואילו
53
לחצר
328
החיצונה
174
ותמרים
696
אלאילו
78
מפו
126
ומפו
132
ושמנה
401
מעלות
546
מעלו
146
Ezekiel 40:38
Gematria: 2467
ולשכהופתחהבאיליםהשעריםשםידיחואתהעלה
A chamber opened into the gate;bgate Heb. “gates”; the reference is apparently to the north gate; cf. v. 40 and Lev. 1.11; 4.24; 7.2. there the burnt offering would be washed.
And inside the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables on each side, at which the burnt offering, the purgation offering, and the reparation offering were to be slaughtered;
while outside—as one goes up towardcas one goes up toward Emendation yields “the vestibule at.” the opening of the north gate—there were two tables on one side, and there were two tables on the other side of the gate’s vestibule.
As for the four tables for the burnt offeringdburnt offering See v. 39.—they were of hewn stone, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit high—on them were laid out the instruments with which burnt offerings and sacrifices were slaughtered.eon them were laid out the instruments with which burnt offerings and sacrifices were slaughtered This clause would read well after v. 43.
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וארבעה
284
שלחנות
794
לעולה
141
אבני
63
גזית
420
ארך
221
אמה
46
אחת
409
וחצי
114
ורחב
216
אמה
46
אחת
409
וחצי
114
וגבה
16
אמה
46
אחת
409
אליהם
86
ויניחו
90
אתהכלים
506
אשר
501
ישחטו
333
אתהעולה
517
בם
42
והזבח
28
Ezekiel 40:43
Gematria: 3374
והשפתיםטפחאחדמוכניםבביתסביבסביבואלהשלחנותבשרהקרבן
Shelves,fShelves Meaning of Heb. uncertain. one handbreadth wide, were attached all around the inside; and the sacrificial flesh was [laid] on the tables.
There were chambers for singersgchambers for singers Septuagint reads “two chambers.” in the inner forecourt: [one] beside the north gate facing south, and one beside the eastheast Septuagint reads “south.” gate facing north.
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ומחוצה
155
לשער
600
הפנימי
195
לשכות
756
שרים
550
בחצר
300
הפנימי
195
אשר
501
אלכתף
531
שער
570
הצפון
231
ופניהם
191
דרך
224
הדרום
255
אחד
13
אלכתף
531
שער
570
הקדים
159
פני
140
דרך
224
הצפן
225
Ezekiel 40:45
Gematria: 3862
וידבראליזההלשכהאשרפניהדרךהדרוםלכהניםשמרימשמרתהבית
[The figure] explained to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who perform the duties of the temple;
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who perform the duties of the altar—they are the descendants of Zadok, who alone of the descendants of Levi may approach GOD to be in attendance.”
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והלשכה
366
אשר
501
פניה
145
דרך
224
הצפון
231
לכהנים
155
שמרי
550
משמרת
980
המזבח
62
המה
50
בניצדוק
262
הקרבים
357
מבנילוי
148
אליהוה
57
לשרתו
936
Ezekiel 40:47
Gematria: 2752
וימדאתהחצרארךמאהאמהורחבמאהאמהמרבעתוהמזבחלפניהבית
He then measured the forecourt: 100 cubits long and 100 cubits broad—foursquare. In front of the temple stood the altar.
He took me into the portico of the temple and measured it. The jambsijambs I.e., the edges of the flanking walls. of the portico were 5 cubits deep on either side. The width of the gate-opening was [14 cubits, and the flanking wall of the gate was]j[14 cubits, and the flanking wall of the gate was] Preserved in the Septuagint. 3 cubits on either side.
The portico was 20 cubits wide and 11k11 Septuagint reads “12”; see note at 41.13. cubits deep, and it was by steps that it was reached.lit was by steps that it was reached Septuagint reads “it was reached by ten steps.” There were columns by the jambs on either side.