Ezekiel 40 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Visions of the House of Yahweh

In the twenty-fifth^H6242^H2568 year^H8141 of our exile^H1546, at the beginning^H7218 of the year^H8141, on the tenth^H6218 of the month^H2320, in the fourteenth^H702^H6240 year^H8141 after^H310 the city^H5892 was struck^H5221 down^H5221, on that same^H6106 day^H3117 the hand^H3027 of Yahweh^H3068 was upon me, and He brought^H935 me there^H8033.

Eze 40:2

Eze 40:2In the visions of God He brought me into the land of Israel and caused me to rest on a very high mountain, and on it to the south there was a structure like a city.

Eze 40:3

Eze 40:3So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring [fn]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.

Eze 40:4

Eze 40:4And the man spoke to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. Declare to the house of Israel all that you are seeing.”

The East Gate

Eze 40:5

And behold^H2009, there was a wall^H2346 on the outside^H2351 of the house^H1004 of Yahweh all^H5439 around^H5439, and in the man’s^H376 hand^H3027 was a measuring^H4060 rod^H7070 of six^H8337 cubits^H520, each of which was a [fn]cubit^H520 and a [fn]handbreadth^H2948. So he measured^H4058 the thickness^H7341 of the [fn]wall^H2346, one^H259 rod^H7070; and the height^H6967, one^H259 rod^H7070.

Eze 40:6

Eze 40:6Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [fn]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [fn]in width.

Eze 40:7

Eze 40:7The guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward was one rod.

Eze 40:8

Eze 40:8Then he measured the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward, one rod.

Eze 40:9

Eze 40:9He measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was [fn]faced inward.

Eze 40:10

Eze 40:10The guardrooms of the gate toward the east numbered three on each side; the three of them had the same measurement. The side pillars also had the same measurement on each side.

Eze 40:11

Eze 40:11And he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

Eze 40:12

Eze 40:12There was a [fn]barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side.

Eze 40:13

Eze 40:13He measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the door opposite.

Eze 40:14

Eze 40:14He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended round about to the side pillar of the courtyard.

Eze 40:15

Eze 40:15From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits.

Eze 40:16

Eze 40:16There were [fn]shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were palm tree ornaments.

The Outer Court Chambers

Eze 40:17

Then he brought^H935 me into the outer^H2435 court^H2691, and behold^H2009, there were chambers^H3957 and a pavement^H7531 made^H6213 for the court^H2691 all^H5439 around^H5439; thirty^H7970 chambers^H3957 [fn]faced^H413 the pavement^H7531.

Eze 40:18

Eze 40:18The pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the [fn]side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates.

Eze 40:19

Eze 40:19Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, [fn]one hundred cubits on the east and on the north.

The North Gate

Eze 40:20

As for the gate^H8179 of the outer^H2435 court^H2691 which^H834 faced^H6440 the north^H6828, he measured^H4058 its length^H753 and its width^H7341.

Eze 40:21

Eze 40:21 [fn]It had three guardrooms on each side; and its side pillars and its porches [fn]had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was [fn]fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.

Eze 40:22

Eze 40:22Its windows and its porches and its palm tree ornaments had the same measurements as the gate which faced toward the east; and [fn]it was reached by seven steps, and its [fn]porch was in front of them.

Eze 40:23

Eze 40:23The inner court had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate.

The South Gate

Eze 40:24

Then he led^H1980 me toward^H1870 the south^H1864, and behold^H2009, there was a gate^H8179 toward^H1870 the south^H1864; and he measured^H4058 its side^H352 pillars^H352 and its porches^H361 according to [fn]those^H428 same measurements^H4060.

Eze 40:25

Eze 40:25 [fn]The gate and its porches had windows all around like [fn]those other windows; the length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.

Eze 40:26

Eze 40:26There were seven steps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had palm tree ornaments on its side pillars, one on each side.

Eze 40:27

Eze 40:27The inner court had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, one hundred cubits.

The Inner Court Gates

Eze 40:28

Then he brought^H935 me to the inner^H6442 court^H2691 by the south^H1864 gate^H8179; and he measured^H4058 the south^H1864 gate^H8179 according to those^H428 same measurements^H4060.

Eze 40:29

Eze 40:29Its guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And [fn]the gate and its porches had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

Eze 40:30

Eze 40:30There were porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

Eze 40:31

Eze 40:31Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.

Eze 40:32

Then he brought^H935 me into the inner^H6442 court^H2691 toward^H1870 the east^H6921. And he measured^H4058 the gate^H8179 according to those^H428 same measurements^H4060.

Eze 40:33

Eze 40:33Its guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And [fn]the gate and its porches had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

Eze 40:34

Eze 40:34Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.

Eze 40:35

Then he brought^H935 me to the north^H6828 gate^H8179; and he measured^H4058 it according to those^H428 same measurements^H4060,

Eze 40:36

Eze 40:36with its guardrooms, its side pillars, and its porches. And [fn]the gate had windows all around; the length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.

Eze 40:37

Eze 40:37Its side pillars were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.

Eze 40:38

A chamber^H3957 with its doorway^H6607 was by the side^H352 pillars^H352 at the gates^H8179; there^H8033 they rinse^H1740 the burnt^H5930 offering^H5930.

Eze 40:39

Eze 40:39In the porch of the gate were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering.

Eze 40:40

Eze 40:40On the outer [fn]side, [fn]as one went up to the entrance of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other [fn]side of the porch of the gate were two tables.

Eze 40:41

Eze 40:41Four tables were on each side [fn]next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.

Eze 40:42

Eze 40:42For the burnt offering there were four tables of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

Eze 40:43

Eze 40:43The double [fn]hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed [fn]in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

The Chambers for the Priests

Eze 40:44

From the outside^H2351 to the inner^H6442 gate^H8179 were [fn]chambers^H3957 for the singers^H7891 in the inner^H6442 court^H2691, one of which^H834 was at the [fn]side^H3802 of the north^H6828 gate^H8179, with [fn]its front^H6440 toward^H1870 the south^H1864, and one^H259 at the [fn]side^H3802 of the [fn]south gate^H8179 facing^H6440 toward^H1870 the north^H6828.

Eze 40:45

Eze 40:45Then he said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep the responsibility of the house;

Eze 40:46

Eze 40:46but the chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who keep the responsibility of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to Him.”

(cf. 1Ki 7:14–22 )

Eze 40:47

Eze 40:47He measured the court, a perfect square, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the house.

The Porch

Eze 40:48

Then he brought^H935 me to the porch^H197 of the house^H1004 and measured^H4058 each side^H352 pillar^H352 of the porch^H197, five^H2568 cubits^H520 on each^H6311 side^H6311; and the width^H7341 of the gate^H8179 was three^H7969 cubits^H520 on each^H6311 side^H6311.

Eze 40:49

Eze 40:49The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the stairway by which it was ascended were columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.