A Vision of the New Temple

¹ In 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 destroyed, in this day exactly, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there

² in visions from God. He brought me to the land of Israel and put me on a very high mountain, and on it was something like a structure of a city to the south.

³ And he brought me there, and look, there was a man whose¹ appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and a cord of linen was in his hand and a reed for measurement; he was standing in the gate.

1. Hebrew “his”

⁴ And the man spoke to me, “Son of man,¹ look with your eyes and listen with your ears and apply² your heart to all that I am showing you, for you were brought here in order to show you this; tell all that you are seeing to the house of Israel.”

1. Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
2. Or “set/put”

The Eastern Gate

⁵ And there was a wall on the outside of the temple ⌞all the way around it⌟,¹ and in the hand of the man the reed² for measurement was six long cubits, ⌞according to⌟³ the cubit⁴ and a handbreadth,⁵ and he measured the width of the outer wall as one reed,⁶ and the height as one reed.⁷

1. Literally “all around, all around”
2. Or “rod”
3. Literally “with/in”
4. That is, about 18 inches
5. A handbreadth wasabout 3 inches; the reed/rod was 10.5 feet long
6. That is, 10.5 feet
7. That is, about 10.5 feet

⁶ And then he went toward¹ the gate whose face was ⌞to the east⌟.² And he went up by³ its steps, and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed⁴ wide.

1. Or “to”
2. Literally “to the way toward the east”
3. Or “with”
4. That is, about 10.5 feet

⁷ And the alcove¹ was one reed² long and one reed³ wide,⁴ and between the alcoves was five cubits,⁵ and the threshold of the gate along the side of the portico of the gate ⌞on the inside⌟⁶ was one reed.⁷

1. Or “niches” in the temple tower
2. That is, about 10.5 feet
3. That is, about 10.5 feet
4. That is, 10.5 x 10.5 feet
5. That is, about 8.75 feet
6. Literally “from the house”
7. That is, about 10.5 feet

⁸ And then he measured the portico of the gate ⌞on the inside⌟¹ as one reed.²

1. Literally “from the house”
2. That is, about 10.5 feet.

⁹ And he measured the portico of the gate as eight cubits,¹ and its pilaster was two cubits² thick, and he measured the portico of the gate ⌞on the inside⌟.³

1. That is, about 14 feet
2. That is, 3.5 feet
3. Literally “from the house”

¹⁰ And the alcoves¹ of the gate toward the way² ⌞eastward⌟³ were ⌞three on each side⌟;⁴ ⌞the same measurements applied to all three of them⌟;⁵ and ⌞the same measurement applied to the pilaster⌟⁶ ⌞on each side⌟.⁷

1. Hebrew “alcove”
2. Or “direction”
3. Literally “of the east”
4. Literally “was three from here and three from here”
5. Literally “measurement one was to the three of them”
6. Literally “measurement one was to the pilaster”
7. Literally “from here and from there”

¹¹ And he measured the width of the doorway of the gate as ten cubits¹ and the length of the gateway² was thirteen cubits.³

1. That is, 17.5 feet
2. Hebrew “gate”
3. That is, 22.75 feet; or the inside width of the gateway was 22.75 feet

¹² And a wall¹ ⌞was before⌟² the alcoves; ⌞one cubit³ on either side⌟⁴ was the wall from here.⁵ And the alcove ⌞was six cubits⁶ on each side⌟.⁷

1. Or “guard wall”; others prefer “curb” (NLT)
2. Literally “was to the face of”
3. That is, about 18 inches
4. Literally “cubit one and cubit one”; or 21 inches
5. Or “from the front”
6. That is, 10.5 feet
7. Literally “was six cubits from here and six cubits from here”

¹³ And he measured the gate from the top slab of the alcove to its opposite top slab as twenty-five cubits in width, ⌞from one entrance to the other one opposite it⌟.¹

1. Literally “doorway opposite doorway”

¹⁴ And he made the pilasters sixty cubits,¹ and to the pilaster of the courtyard ⌞all the way around the gate⌟.²

1. That is, 105 feet (problematic in this context)
2. Literally “the gate all around, all around”

¹⁵ ⌞And from the front of⌟¹ the gate at the entrance to ⌞the front of⌟² the portico of the inner gate was fifty cubits.³

1. Literally “and at the face of”
2. Literally “the face of”
3. That is, 87.5 feet

¹⁶ And there were narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to the inside of the gate ⌞all the way around⌟¹ it. And likewise with respect to the porticos and windows were ⌞all the way around⌟² to the inside, and on a pilaster there were images of palm trees.³

1. Literally “all around, all around”
2. Literally “all around, all around”
3. Hebrew “tree”

The Outer Courtyard

¹⁷ And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around it, and thirty chambers were facing to the pavement.

¹⁸ And the pavement ⌞flanked⌟¹ the side of the gates ⌞and all along the gates⌟;² this describes the lower pavement.

1. Literally “was to the side of”
2. Literally “to along side the length of the gates”

¹⁹ And he measured the width from ⌞the front of⌟¹ the lower gate to ⌞the front of⌟² the outside of the inner courtyard as a hundred cubits³ to the east and to the north.

1. Literally “to the face of”
2. Literally “to the face of”
3. That is, 175 feet

Measurement of the North Gate

²⁰ And as for the gate that had its face ⌞toward the north⌟¹ of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width.

1. Literally “to the way of the north”

²¹ And its alcoves were ⌞three on each side⌟,¹ and its pilasters and its porticos ⌞had the same measurement⌟² as the first gate: its length was fifty cubits,³ and its width was twenty-five ⌞cubits⌟.⁴

1. Literally “three from here and three from here”
2. Literally “it was like the measurement of”
3. That is, 87.5 feet
4. Literally “in/by the cubit”; 43.5 feet

²² And its windows and its porticos and its palm tree images were like the measurement of the gate that was ⌞facing toward the east⌟;¹ and ⌞it had⌟² seven steps that go up it, and there were porticos ⌞before them⌟.³

1. Literally “its face to the way of the east”
2. Literally “and with steps”
3. Literally “to the face of them”

²³ And a gate led to the inner courtyard, opposite the gate to the north and to the east, and he measured from gate to gate as a hundred cubits.¹

1. That is, 175 feet

The Gate to the South

²⁴ And then he took me ⌞toward the south⌟,¹ and look, a gate ⌞toward the south⌟,² and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just ⌞like the others⌟.³

1. Literally “to the way of the south”
2. Literally “to the way of the south”
3. Literally “like the measurements the these”

²⁵ And there were for it windows and for its porticos ⌞all the way around it⌟¹ like these windows; fifty cubits² long and twenty-five cubits³ wide.

1. Literally “all around, all around”
2. That is, 87.5 feet
3. That is, 43.75 feet

²⁶ And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos ⌞before them⌟.¹ And ⌞it had palm tree images⌟² ⌞all along⌟³ its pilasters.

1. Literally “to the face of them”
2. Literally “and palm tree images were for it”
3. Literally “from here and one from here to”

²⁷ And there was to the way of the south¹ a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate on the way of the south, a hundred cubits.²

1. That is, “to the south”
2. That is, 175 feet

Gates to the Inner Courtyard

²⁸ And he brought me to the inner courtyard through¹ the gate of the south, and he measured the south gate, and it had measurements like ⌞the others⌟.²

1. Or “at”
2. Literally “the measurements the these”

²⁹ And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were just like these measurements. And it had windows for it and for its porticos¹ ⌞all the way around⌟,² fifty cubits³ along⁴ its length, and twenty-five cubits⁵ wide.

1. Hebrew “portico”
2. Literally “all around, all around”
3. Hebrew “cubit”
4. Literally “long”
5. That is, 43.75 feet

³⁰ And there were porticos ⌞all the way around⌟¹ its length, twenty-five cubits;² and its width was five cubits.³

1. Literally “all around, all around”
2. That is, 43.75 feet
3. That is, 8.75 feet, which differs from 40:9; the LXX and some Greek versions lack this verse altogether

³¹ And its porticos were to the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters, and eight steps were for its stairs.

³² And he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the east gate, and he measured the gate as just like ⌞the other measurements⌟.¹

1. Literally “the measurements the these”

³³ And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were also like these measurements, and windows were for it and for its porticos all around;¹ its length was fifty cubits,² and it was twenty-five cubits³ wide.

1. Literally “all around, all around”
2. That is, 87.5 feet
3. That is, 43.75 feet

³⁴ And its porticos were toward the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters ⌞one each side⌟,¹ and ⌞eight steps served as it stairs⌟.²

1. Literally “from here and from here”
2. Literally “and eight steps its stairs”

³⁵ And he brought me to the gate of the north, and he measured it; and he measured ⌞the same measurements as these others⌟,¹

1. Literally “like the measurements the these”

³⁶ its alcoves, its pilasters and porticos, ⌞and its windows⌟¹ ⌞all the way around⌟,² and a length of fifty cubits³ and twenty-five cubits wide.⁴

1. Literally “its windows were for it”
2. Literally “all around, all around”
3. That is, 87.5 feet
4. That is, 43.75 feet

³⁷ And its pilasters ⌞faced the outer courtyard⌟,¹ and ⌞it had palm tree images on its pilasters⌟² ⌞on each side⌟;³ and eight steps served as its stairs.

1. Literally “were to the courtyard the outer”
2. Literally “and palm tree images were for its pilaster”
3. Literally “from here and from here”

Rooms for Sacrificial Preparations

³⁸ And a chamber with its doorway was in¹ the pilasters at the gates,² and there they rinsed off³ the burnt offering.

1. Or “set among”
2. Or “gate”
3. Or “washed”

³⁹ And in the portico of the gate ⌞were two tables on each side⌟¹ to slaughter the burnt offering on them and the sin offering and the guilt offering.

1. Literally “were two tables from here and two tables from here”

⁴⁰ And on the outer side as one goes up to the doorway of the gate to the north were two tables, and on the other side, which is toward the portico of the gate, were two tables.

⁴¹ ⌞On each side of the gate were four tables⌟,¹ eight tables in all, and on them they slaughtered sacrifices.