Ezekiel 42

1 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

Then he took me forth unto the outer court, the way toward the north, —and brought me unto the chamber which was over against the secluded place and which was over against the enclosing-wall, towards the north.

2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

Facing the length of the hundred cubits, was the entrance of the north, —and the breadth was fifty cubits:

3 Over against the twenty [cubits] which belonged to the inner court, and over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story.

over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;

4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.

and before the chambers, was a walk ten cubits in breadth inward, a way of one cubit, —and their entrances were to the north.

5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.

Now, the highest chambers, were shortened, —because the galleries took away therefrom more than from the lowest or from the middle in structure.

6 For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore [the uppermost] was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

For three stories, they were; and had not pillars like the pillars of the courts; for this cause, it differed from the lowest and from the middle, from the ground.

7 And the wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court before the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

And as for the wall that was without. answering to the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.

For the length of the chambers which pertained to the outer court was fifty cubits, —and lo! in front of the temple a hundred cubits,

9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.

And from under these chambers, was the entry from the east when one goeth in by them from the outer court.

10 In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were chambers.

In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east facing the secluded place and facing the enclosing wall, were chambers.

11 And the way before them was like the appearance of [the way of] the chambers which were toward the north; according to their length so was their breadth: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as was their length, so, was their breadth, —and all their exits were both according to their regulations, and according to their entrances.

12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

And according to the entrances of the chambers which were toward the south, was the entrance at the head of the way—the way in the face of the covered wall, the way toward the east in entering them.

13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be the holy chambers, where the priests that are near unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal offering, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy.

Then said he unto me, The chambers of the north the chambers of the south which face the secluded place, they are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things; there, shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal offering and the sin-bearer and the guilt bearer, for the place is holy!

14 When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people.

When the priests enter them, then shall they not go forth out of the holy place into the outer court, but there, shall they lay their garments wherein they minister for holy they are, and shall put on other garments, and so draw near unto that which pertaineth to the people.

15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

And when he had ended the measurings of the inner house, then he brought me forth by way of the gate which looked toward the east, — and measured it round about on every side.

16 He measured on the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, —five hundred reeds by the measuring reed round about,

17 He measured on the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed round about.

18 He measured on the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

The south side, measured he, —five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.

19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

He turned about to the west side, —he measured five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.

20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common.

Toward the four winds, measured he it a wall, had it round about on every side, in length, five hundred, and in breadth five hundred, —to make a separation, between the holy and the common.