Ezekiel 40

1 in/on/with twenty and five year to/for captivity our in/on/with head: first [the] year in/on/with ten to/for month in/on/with four ten year after which to smite [the] city in/on/with bone: same [the] day [the] this to be upon me hand: power LORD and to come (in): bring [obj] me there [to]

At the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month of the twenty-fifth year of our exile, (fourteenth years after Jerusalem had been captured), was the exact day that the Lord's power came over me and he took me there to the city.

2 in/on/with vision God to come (in): bring me to(wards) land: country/planet Israel and to rest me to(wards) mountain: mount high much and upon him like/as structure city from south

God took me to the country of Israel in vision and set me down on a very high mountain. On the south side of the mountain there were buildings that seemed to be a city.

3 and to come (in): bring [obj] me there [to] and behold man appearance his like/as appearance bronze and cord flax in/on/with hand his and branch: stem [the] measure and he/she/it to stand: stand in/on/with gate

When he took me there I saw a man who looked like shining bronze. He was holding a linen cord and a measuring rod as he stood in the entrance way.

4 and to speak: speak to(wards) me [the] man son: child man to see: see in/on/with eye your and in/on/with ear your to hear: hear and to set: make heart your to/for all which I to see: see [obj] you for because to see: see you to come (in): bring here/thus to tell [obj] all which you(m. s.) to see: see to/for house: household Israel

“Son of man,” he told me, “watch with your eyes, listen with your ears. Concentrate on everything I'm about to show you, because that's the reason you were brought here. You are to explain to the people of Israel what you've been shown, everything you see.”

5 and behold wall from outside to/for house: home around around and in/on/with hand [the] man branch: stem [the] measure six cubit in/on/with cubit and handbreadth and to measure [obj] width [the] building branch: stem one and height branch: stem one

I could see a wall that surrounded the Temple. The measuring rod the man was holding was six long cubits in length (a long cubit is a cubit plus a handbreadth). He measured the wall as six cubits thick and six cubits high.

6 and to come (in): come to(wards) gate which face: surface his way: direction [the] east [to] and to ascend: rise (in/on/with step his *QK) and to measure [obj] threshold [the] gate branch: stem one width and [obj] threshold one branch: measuring rod one width

Then he went up the steps of the east-facing gate. He measured the gate's threshold as six cubits deep.

7 and [the] chamber branch: stem one length and branch: stem one width and between [the] chamber five cubit and threshold [the] gate from beside Portico [the] gate from [the] house: inside branch: stem one

Beyond that were alcoves that measured six cubits by six cubits, with five cubits between the alcoves. The threshold of the inside entrance facing the porch measured six cubits.

8 and to measure [obj] Portico [the] gate from [the] house: inside branch: stem one

Then he measured the entrance porch.

9 and to measure [obj] Portico [the] gate eight cubit (and pillar his *QK) two cubit and Portico [the] gate from [the] house: inside

It was eight cubits deep, and its posts were two cubits thick. The entrance porch faced the Temple.

10 and chamber [the] gate way: direction [the] east three from here and three from here measure one to/for three their and measure one to/for pillar from here and from here

There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate entrance that all measured the same. The posts on each side also measured the same.

11 and to measure [obj] width entrance [the] gate ten cubit length [the] gate three ten cubit

He measured the width of the entrance gateway as ten cubits. It was thirteen cubits long.

12 and border: boundary to/for face: before [the] chamber cubit one and cubit one border: boundary from here and [the] chamber six cubit from here and six cubit from here

A wall one cubit high was in front of alcove, and the alcoves measured six cubits by six cubits.

13 and to measure [obj] [the] gate from roof [the] chamber to/for roof his width twenty and five cubit entrance before entrance

Then he measured the entrance gateway from the roof of one alcove to the roof of the one opposite. It was twenty-five cubits from one doorway to the opposite doorway.

14 and to make [obj] pillar sixty cubit and to(wards) pillar [the] court [the] gate around around

Then he measured the distance between the posts as sixty cubits. The gateway led all the way around to the courtyard.

15 and upon face: before [the] gate ([the] entrance *Qk) upon to/for face: before Portico [the] gate [the] inner fifty cubit

It was fifty cubits from the gateway entrance to the far side of the inside porch.

16 and window to shutter to(wards) [the] chamber and to(wards) pillar their to/for within to/for gate around around and so to/for arches and window around around to/for within and to(wards) pillar palm

The alcoves and their pillars had narrow windows on all of the inside of the gateway. The porches also had windows on all of the inside. All the posts were decorated with palm tree designs.

17 and to come (in): bring me to(wards) [the] court [the] outer and behold chamber and pavement to make: [do] to/for court around around thirty chamber to(wards) [the] pavement

He took me into the outer courtyard. I saw rooms and a pavement had been constructed around the courtyard. There were thirty rooms facing the pavement.

18 and [the] pavement to(wards) shoulder [the] gate to/for close length [the] gate [the] pavement [the] lower

This was termed the lower pavement and it extended along the sides of the gateways and was the same length as them.

19 and to measure width from to/for face: before [the] gate [the] lower to/for face: before [the] court [the] inner from outside hundred cubit [the] east and [the] north

He measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the far side of the inner courtyard as one hundred cubits, both to the east side and the north.

20 and [the] gate which face his way: direction [the] north to/for court [the] outer to measure length his and width his

He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer courtyard that faced north.

21 (and chamber his *QK) three from here and three from here (and pillar his and arches his *QK) to be like/as measure [the] gate [the] first fifty cubit length his and width five and twenty in/on/with cubit

Its three alcoves on both sides, its posts, and its porch all measured the same as the first gateway and was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

22 (and window his and arches his and palm his *QK) like/as measure [the] gate which face his way: direction [the] east and in/on/with step seven to ascend: rise in/on/with him (and arches his *QK) to/for face: before their

Its windows, porch, and palm tree decorations were the same as those of the east-facing gate. It had seven steps leading up to it, with its porch facing them.

23 and gate to/for court [the] inner before [the] gate to/for north and to/for east and to measure from gate to(wards) gate hundred cubit

There was an entrance to the inner courtyard facing the north gate, just like the east gate. He measured the distance from the entrance to the gate as a hundred cubits.

24 and to go: take me way: direction [the] south and behold gate way: direction [the] south and to measure (pillar his and arches his *QK) like/as measure [the] these

He took me to the south side, and I saw a gateway that faced south. He measured its posts and its porch, and they measured the same as those previously.

25 and window to/for him (and to/for arches his *QK) around around like/as [the] window [the] these fifty cubit length and width five and twenty cubit

Both the gateway and its porch had windows all around it that were like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

26 and step seven (ascent his and arches his *QK) to/for face: before their and palm to/for him one from here and one from here to(wards) (pillar his *QK)

It had seven steps leading up to it, and its porch faced them. It had one post on each side with palm tree designs on them.

27 and gate to/for court [the] inner way: direction [the] south and to measure from gate to(wards) [the] gate way: direction [the] south hundred cubit

The inner courtyard also had an entrance facing south, and he measured the distance from the entrance to the south gate as a hundred cubits.

28 and to come (in): bring me to(wards) court [the] inner in/on/with gate [the] south and to measure [obj] [the] gate [the] south like/as measure [the] these

He took me into the inner courtyard through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It measured the same as those previously.

29 (and chamber his and pillar his and arches his *QK) like/as measure [the] these and window to/for him (and to/for arches his *QK) around around fifty cubit length and width twenty and five cubit

Its alcoves, posts, and porch had the same measurements as those previously. The gateway and its porch had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

30 and arches around around length five and twenty cubit and width five cubit

(The other surrounding porches measured twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)

31 (and arches his *QK) to(wards) court [the] outer and palm to(wards) (pillar his *QK) and step eight (ascent his *QK)

Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and its pillars were decorated with palm tree designs. It had eight steps leading up to it.

32 and to come (in): bring me to(wards) [the] court [the] inner way: direction [the] east and to measure [obj] [the] gate like/as measure [the] these

He took me to the inner courtyard on the east side. He measured the gateway and it measured the same as those previously.

33 (and chamber his and pillar his and arches his *QK) like/as measure [the] these and window to/for him (and to/for arches his *QK) around around length fifty cubit and width five and twenty cubit

Its alcoves, posts, and porch measured the same as those previously. The gateway and its porch had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

34 (and arches his *QK) to/for court [the] outer and palm to(wards) (pillar his *QK) from here and from here and eight step (ascent his *QK)

Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and its posts were decorated with palm tree designs. It had eight steps leading up to it.

35 and to come (in): bring me to(wards) gate [the] north and to measure like/as measure [the] these

He took me to the north gate and measured it. It measured the same as those previously,

36 (chamber his pillar his and arches his *QK) and window to/for him around around length fifty cubit and width five and twenty cubit

including its alcoves, posts, and porch. The gateway and its porch had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

37 (and pillar his *QK) to/for court [the] outer and palm to(wards) (pillar his *QK) from here and from here and eight step (ascent his *QK)

Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and its posts were decorated with palm tree designs on all sides. It had eight steps leading up to it.

38 and chamber and entrance her in/on/with pillar [the] gate there to wash [obj] [the] burnt offering

A room with a doorway stood beside by the porch of the inner gateways. This was where the burnt offering was washed.

39 and in/on/with Portico [the] gate two table from here and two table from here to/for to slaughter to(wards) them [the] burnt offering and [the] sin: sin offering and [the] guilt (offering)

Inside the gateway porch were two tables on both sides, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.

40 and to(wards) [the] shoulder from outside [to] to/for to ascend: rise to/for entrance [the] gate [the] north [to] two table and to(wards) [the] shoulder [the] another which to/for Portico [the] gate two table

Outside, on the way up to the entrance of the north gateway, were two tables on one side of the gate's porch and two tables on the other side.

41 four table from here and four table from here to/for shoulder [the] gate eight table to(wards) them to slaughter

So there were four tables on the inside the of gateway and another four outside, making a total of eight tables. This is where the sacrifices were slaughtered.

42 and four table to/for burnt offering stone cutting length cubit one and half and width cubit one and half and height cubit one to(wards) them and to rest [obj] [the] article/utensil which to slaughter [obj] [the] burnt offering in/on/with them and [the] sacrifice

There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering. They each measured one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and a cubit high. The tools used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices were placed on these tables.

43 and [the] hook handbreadth one to establish: establish in/on/with house: inside around around and to(wards) [the] table flesh [the] offering

Hooks measuring the width of a hand were attached to the walls inside the room. The meat of the offering was to be placed on the tables.

44 and from outside [to] to/for gate [the] inner chamber to sing in/on/with court [the] inner which to(wards) shoulder gate [the] north and face: before their way: direction [the] south one to(wards) shoulder gate [the] east face: before way: direction [the] north

Outside the inner gate but inside the inner courtyard were two rooms. One was beside the north gate and faced south; the other beside the south gate and faced north.

45 and to speak: speak to(wards) me this [the] chamber which face: before her way: direction [the] south to/for priest to keep: guard charge [the] house: home

The man told me: “The room that faces south is for the priests in charge of the Temple,

46 and [the] chamber which face: before her way: direction [the] north to/for priest to keep: guard charge [the] altar they(masc.) son: child Zadok [the] approaching from son: child Levi to(wards) LORD to/for to minister him

and the room that faces north is for the priests in charge of the altar. These priests are the descendants of Zadok and are the only Levites who are allowed to come near to the Lord and minister before him.”

47 and to measure [obj] [the] court length hundred cubit and width hundred cubit to square and [the] altar to/for face: before [the] house: home

He measured the square courtyard: a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.

48 and to come (in): bring me to(wards) Portico [the] house: home and to measure pillar Portico five cubit from here and five cubit from here and width [the] gate three cubit from here and three cubit from here

He took me to the Temple porch and measured the pillars of the porch as five cubits on each side. The gateway was fourteen cubits wide and its sides measured three cubits.

49 length [the] Portico twenty cubit and width eleven ten cubit and in/on/with step which to ascend: rise to(wards) him and pillar to(wards) [the] pillar one from here and one from here

The porch was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and had ten steps leading up to it. There were columns by the posts, one on both sides.