יְחֶזְקֵאל 40
| בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְחָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנָ֣ה לְ֠גָלוּתֵנוּ בְּרֹ֨אשׁ הַשָּׁנָ֜ה בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה אַחַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֻכְּתָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר בְּעֶ֣צֶם ׀ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עָלַי֙ יַד־יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה׃ | 1 |
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.
| בְּמַרְאֹ֣ות אֱלֹהִ֔ים הֱבִיאַ֖נִי אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְנִיחֵ֗נִי אֶל־הַ֤ר גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְעָלָ֥יו כְּמִבְנֵה־עִ֖יר מִנֶּֽגֶב׃ | 2 |
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.
| וַיָּבֵ֨יא אֹותִ֜י שָׁ֗מָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים בְּיָדֹ֖ו וּקְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֑ה וְה֥וּא עֹמֵ֖ד בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ | 3 |
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.
| וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֵלַ֜י הָאִ֗ישׁ בֶּן־אָדָ֡ם רְאֵ֣ה בְעֵינֶיךָ֩ וּבְאָזְנֶ֨יךָ שְּׁמָ֜ע וְשִׂ֣ים לִבְּךָ֗ לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי֙ מַרְאֶ֣ה אֹותָ֔ךְ כִּ֛י לְמַ֥עַן הַרְאֹותְכָ֖ה הֻבָ֣אתָה הֵ֑נָּה הַגֵּ֛ד אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 4 |
“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.”
| וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֹומָ֛ה מִח֥וּץ לַבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב וּבְיַ֨ד הָאִ֜ישׁ קְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֗ה שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּ֤ות בָּֽאַמָּה֙ וָטֹ֔פַח וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־רֹ֤חַב הַבִּנְיָן֙ קָנֶ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד וְקֹומָ֖ה קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ | 5 |
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.
| וַיָּבֹ֗וא אֶל־שַׁ֙עַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנָיו֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֔ימָה וַיַּ֖עַל בְּמַעֲלֹותֹו (בְּמַֽעֲלֹותָ֑יו) וַיָּ֣מָד ׀ אֶת־סַ֣ף הַשַּׁ֗עַר קָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וְאֵת֙ סַ֣ף אֶחָ֔ד קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד רֹֽחַב׃ | 6 |
Then he went up the steps of the east-facing gate. He measured the gate's threshold as six cubits deep.
| וְהַתָּ֗א קָנֶ֨ה אֶחָ֥ד אֹ֙רֶךְ֙ וְקָנֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ רֹ֔חַב וּבֵ֥ין הַתָּאִ֖ים חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וְסַ֣ף הַ֠שַּׁעַר מֵאֵ֨צֶל אוּלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵֽהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ | 7 |
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.
| וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֛עַר מֵהַבַּ֖יִת קָנֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃ | 8 |
Then he measured the entrance porch.
| וַיָּ֜מָד אֶת־אֻלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה אַמֹּ֔ות וְאֵילֹו (וְאֵילָ֖יו) שְׁתַּ֣יִם אַמֹּ֑ות וְאֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֖עַר מֵהַבָּֽיִת׃ | 9 |
It was eight cubits deep, and its posts were two cubits thick. The entrance porch faced the Temple.
| וְתָאֵ֨י הַשַּׁ֜עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֗ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה מִפֹּה֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה מִפֹּ֔ה מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֑ם וּמִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לָאֵילִ֖ם מִפֹּ֥ה וּמִפֹּֽו׃ | 10 |
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.
| וַיָּ֛מָד אֶת־רֹ֥חַב פֶּֽתַח־הַשַּׁ֖עַר עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּ֑ות אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר שְׁלֹ֥ושׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה אַמֹּֽות׃ | 11 |
He measured the width of the entrance gateway as ten cubits. It was thirteen cubits long.
| וּגְב֞וּל לִפְנֵ֤י הַתָּאֹות֙ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְאַמָּה־אַחַ֥ת גְּב֖וּל מִפֹּ֑ה וְהַתָּ֕א שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּ֣ות מִפֹּ֔ו וְשֵׁ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּֽו׃ | 12 |
A wall one cubit high was in front of alcove, and the alcoves measured six cubits by six cubits.
| וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הַשַּׁ֗עַר מִגַּ֤ג הַתָּא֙ לְגַגֹּ֔ו רֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות פֶּ֖תַח נֶ֥גֶד פָּֽתַח׃ | 13 |
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.
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־אֵילִ֖ים שִׁשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וְאֶל־אֵיל֙ הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר הַשַּׁ֖עַר סָבִ֥יב ׀ סָבִֽיב׃ | 14 |
Then he measured the distance between the posts as sixty cubits. The gateway led all the way around to the courtyard.
| וְעַ֗ל פְּנֵי֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַיֹּאתֹון (הָֽאִיתֹ֔ון) עַל־לִפְנֵ֕י אֻלָ֥ם הַשַּׁ֖עַר הַפְּנִימִ֑י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ | 15 |
It was fifty cubits from the gateway entrance to the far side of the inside porch.
| וְחַלֹּנֹ֣ות אֲטֻמֹ֣ות אֶֽל־הַתָּאִ֡ים וְאֶל֩ אֵלֵיהֵ֨מָה לִפְנִ֤ימָה לַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֔יב וְכֵ֖ן לָאֵֽלַמֹּ֑ות וְחַלֹּונֹ֞ות סָבִ֤יב ׀ סָבִיב֙ לִפְנִ֔ימָה וְאֶל־אַ֖יִל תִּמֹרִֽים׃ | 16 |
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.
| וַיְבִיאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה לְשָׁכֹות֙ וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה עָשׂ֥וּי לֶחָצֵ֖ר סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים לְשָׁכֹ֖ות אֶל־הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃ | 17 |
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.
| וְהָרִֽצְפָה֙ אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לְעֻמַּ֖ת אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים הָרִֽצְפָ֖ה הַתַּחְתֹּונָֽה׃ | 18 |
This was termed the lower pavement and it extended along the sides of the gateways and was the same length as them.
| וַיָּ֣מָד רֹ֡חַב מִלִּפְנֵי֩ הַשַּׁ֨עַר הַתַּחְתֹּ֜ונָה לִפְנֵ֨י הֶחָצֵ֧ר הַפְּנִימִ֛י מִח֖וּץ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה הַקָּדִ֖ים וְהַצָּפֹֽון׃ | 19 |
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.
| וְהַשַּׁ֗עַר אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנָיו֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִֽיצֹונָ֑ה מָדַ֥ד אָרְכֹּ֖ו וְרָחְבֹּֽו׃ | 20 |
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer courtyard that faced north.
| וְתָאֹו (וְתָאָ֗יו) שְׁלֹושָׁ֤ה מִפֹּו֙ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה מִפֹּ֔ו וְאֵילֹו (וְאֵילָ֤יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙) הָיָ֔ה כְּמִדַּ֖ת הַשַּׁ֣עַר הָרִאשֹׁ֑ון חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכֹּ֔ו וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים בָּאַמָּֽה׃ | 21 |
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.
| וְחַלֹּונֹו (וְחַלֹּונָ֤יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙) וְתִמֹרֹו (וְתִ֣מֹרָ֔יו) כְּמִדַּ֣ת הַשַּׁ֔עַר אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וּבְמַעֲלֹ֥ות שֶׁ֙בַע֙ יַֽעֲלוּ־בֹ֔ו וְאֵילַמֹּו (וְאֵֽילַמָּ֖יו) לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 22 |
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.
| וְשַׁ֙עַר֙ לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔י נֶ֣גֶד הַשַּׁ֔עַר לַצָּפֹ֖ון וְלַקָּדִ֑ים וַיָּ֧מָד מִשַּׁ֛עַר אֶל־שַׁ֖עַר מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ | 23 |
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.
| וַיֹּולִכֵ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום וְהִנֵּה־שַׁ֖עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום וּמָדַ֤ד אֵילֹו (אֵילָיו֙) וְאֵילַמֹּו (וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יו) כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | 24 |
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.
| וְחַלֹּונִ֨ים לֹ֤ו וּלְאֵילַמֹּו (וּלְאֵֽילַמָּיו֙) סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֔יב כְּהַחֲלֹּנֹ֖ות הָאֵ֑לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ | 25 |
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.
| וּמַעֲלֹ֤ות שִׁבְעָה֙ עֹלֹותֹו (עֹֽלֹותָ֔יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו) לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְתִמֹרִ֣ים לֹ֗ו אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֛ו וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ו אֶל־אֵילֹו (אֵילָֽיו)׃ | 26 |
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.
| וְשַׁ֛עַר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום וַיָּ֨מָד מִשַּׁ֧עַר אֶל־הַשַּׁ֛עַר דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֖ום מֵאָ֥ה אַמֹּֽות׃ | 27 |
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.
| וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי אֶל־חָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַדָּרֹ֑ום וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֶת־הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּרֹ֔ום כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | 28 |
He took me into the inner courtyard through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It measured the same as those previously.
| וְתָאֹו (וְתָאָ֞יו) וְאֵילֹו (וְאֵילָ֤יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙) כַּמִּדֹּ֣ות הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְחַלֹּונֹ֥ות לֹ֛ו וּלְאֵלַמֹּו (וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖יו) סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְרֹ֕חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ אַמֹּֽות׃ | 29 |
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.
| וְאֵֽלַמֹּ֖ות סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב אֹ֗רֶךְ חָמֵ֤שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּֽות׃ | 30 |
(The other surrounding porches measured twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)
| וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו אֶל־חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צֹונָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־אֵילֹו (אֵילָ֑יו) וּמַעֲלֹ֥ות שְׁמֹונֶ֖ה מַעֲלֹו (מַעֲלָֽיו)׃ | 31 |
Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and its pillars were decorated with palm tree designs. It had eight steps leading up to it.
| וַיְבִיאֵ֛נִי אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הַשַּׁ֔עַר כַּמִּדֹּ֖ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | 32 |
He took me to the inner courtyard on the east side. He measured the gateway and it measured the same as those previously.
| וְתָאֹו (וְתָאָ֞יו) וְאֵלֹו (וְאֵלָ֤יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙) כַּמִּדֹּ֣ות הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְחַלֹּונֹ֥ות לֹ֛ו וּלְאֵלַמֹּו (וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖יו) סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ | 33 |
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.
| וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֵלַמָּ֗יו) לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־אֵלֹו (אֵלָ֖יו) מִפֹּ֣ו וּמִפֹּ֑ו וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מַעֲלֹ֖ות מַעֲלֹו (מַעֲלָֽיו)׃ | 34 |
Its porch faced the outer courtyard, and its posts were decorated with palm tree designs. It had eight steps leading up to it.
| וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֑ון וּמָדַ֖ד כַּמִּדֹּ֥ות הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | 35 |
He took me to the north gate and measured it. It measured the same as those previously,
| תָּאֹו (תָּאָיו֙) אֵלֹו (אֵלָ֣יו) וְאֵלַמֹּו (וְאֽ͏ֵלַמָּ֔יו) וְחַלֹּונֹ֥ות לֹ֖ו סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֕חַב חָמֵ֥שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים אַמָּֽה׃ | 36 |
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.
| וְאֵילֹו (וְאֵילָ֗יו) לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־אֵילֹו (אֵילָ֖יו) מִפֹּ֣ו וּמִפֹּ֑ו וּשְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מַעֲלֹ֖ות מַעֲלֹו (מַעֲלָֽיו)׃ | 37 |
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.
| וְלִשְׁכָּ֣ה וּפִתְחָ֔הּ בְּאֵילִ֖ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים שָׁ֖ם יָדִ֥יחוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃ | 38 |
A room with a doorway stood beside by the porch of the inner gateways. This was where the burnt offering was washed.
| וּבְאֻלָ֣ם הַשַּׁ֗עַר שְׁנַ֤יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וּשְׁנַ֥יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ה לִשְׁחֹ֤וט אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָעֹולָ֔ה וְהַחַטָּ֖את וְהָאָשָֽׁם׃ | 39 |
Inside the gateway porch were two tables on both sides, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
| וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵ֣ף מִח֗וּצָה לָעֹולֶה֙ לְפֶ֙תַח֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֔ונָה שְׁנַ֖יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹ֑ות וְאֶל־הַכָּתֵ֣ף הָאַחֶ֗רֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ לְאֻלָ֣ם הַשַּׁ֔עַר שְׁנַ֖יִם שֻׁלְחָנֹֽות׃ | 40 |
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.
| אַרְבָּעָ֨ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֜ות מִפֹּ֗ה וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֛ות מִפֹּ֖ה לְכֶ֣תֶף הַשָּׁ֑עַר שְׁמֹונָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנֹ֖ות אֲלֵיהֶ֥ם יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃ | 41 |
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.
| וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ שֻׁלְחָנֹ֨ות לָעֹולָ֜ה אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֗ית אֹרֶךְ֩ אַמָּ֨ה אַחַ֤ת וָחֵ֙צִי֙ וְרֹ֨חַב אַמָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ וָחֵ֔צִי וְגֹ֖בַהּ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וְיַנִּ֤יחוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ אֶת־הָעֹולָ֛ה בָּ֖ם וְהַזָּֽבַח׃ | 42 |
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.
| וְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִם טֹ֧פַח אֶחָ֛ד מוּכָנִ֥ים בַּבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב וְאֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָנֹ֖ות בְּשַׂ֥ר הַקָּרְבָֽן׃ | 43 |
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.
| וּמִחוּצָה֩ לַשַּׁ֨עַר הַפְּנִימִ֜י לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות שָׁרִ֗ים בֶּחָצֵ֤ר הַפְּנִימִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֗ר אֶל־כֶּ֙תֶף֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַצָּפֹ֔ון וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֑ום אֶחָ֗ד אֶל־כֶּ֙תֶף֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַקָּדִ֔ים פְּנֵ֖י דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַצָּפֹֽן׃ | 44 |
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.
| וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָ֑י זֹ֣ה הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַבָּֽיִת׃ | 45 |
The man told me: “The room that faces south is for the priests in charge of the Temple,
| וְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ הֵ֣מָּה בְנֵֽי־צָדֹ֗וק הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים מִבְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֛י אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתֹֽו׃ | 46 |
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.”
| וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֜ר אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה מְרֻבָּ֑עַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃ | 47 |
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.
| וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּֽו׃ | 48 |
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.
| אֹ֣רֶךְ הָאֻלָ֞ם עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה וּבַֽמַּעֲלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲל֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעַמֻּדִים֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ה וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּֽה׃ | 49 |
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.
