יְחֶזְקֵאל 42

1 וַיֹּוצִאֵ֗נִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹונָ֔ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֑ון וַיְבִאֵ֣נִי אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נֶ֧גֶד הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וַאֲשֶֽׁר־נֶ֥גֶד הַבִּנְיָ֖ן אֶל־הַצָּפֹֽון׃

The man took me out through the north gate to the outer courtyard into the rooms on the far side of the Temple courtyard by the northern external wall.

2 אֶל־פְּנֵי־אֹ֙רֶךְ֙ אַמֹּ֣ות הַמֵּאָ֔ה פֶּ֖תַח הַצָּפֹ֑ון וְהָרֹ֖חַב חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמֹּֽות׃

The building with the north-facing door was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.

3 נֶ֣גֶד הָֽעֶשְׂרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְנֶ֣גֶד רִֽצְפָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִֽיצֹונָ֑ה אַתִּ֥יק אֶל־פְּנֵֽי־אַתִּ֖יק בַּשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃

It had three floors of open halls on both sides, one facing the twenty-cubit area of the inner courtyard and one facing the pavement of the outer courtyard.

4 וְלִפְנֵ֨י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֜ות מַהֲלַךְ֩ עֶ֨שֶׂר אַמֹּ֥ות רֹ֙חַב֙ אֶל־הַפְּנִימִ֔ית דֶּ֖רֶךְ אַמָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּפִתְחֵיהֶ֖ם לַצָּפֹֽון׃

In front of the rooms was an inside walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors opened to the north.

5 וְהַלְּשָׁכֹ֥ות הָעֶלְיֹונֹ֖ת קְצֻרֹ֑ות כִּֽי־יֹוכְל֨וּ אַתִּיקִ֜ים מֵהֵ֗נָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנֹ֛ות וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנֹ֖ות בִּנְיָֽן׃

The upper rooms were smaller because of the space taken up by the open halls on the lower and middle levels of the building.

6 כִּ֤י מְשֻׁלָּשֹׁות֙ הֵ֔נָּה וְאֵ֤ין לָהֶן֙ עַמּוּדִ֔ים כְּעַמּוּדֵ֖י הַחֲצֵרֹ֑ות עַל־כֵּ֣ן נֶאֱצַ֗ל מֵהַתַּחְתֹּונֹ֛ות וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנֹ֖ות מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃

Since they didn't have pillars like the courtyards, the upper rooms were set farther back than the lower and middle levels.

7 וְגָדֵ֤ר אֲשֶׁר־לַחוּץ֙ לְעֻמַּ֣ת הַלְּשָׁכֹ֔ות דֶּ֛רֶךְ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצֹונָ֖ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֑ות אָרְכֹּ֖ו חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃

An external wall ran in front of the rooms for fifty cubits long parallel to the outer courtyard.

8 כִּֽי־אֹ֣רֶךְ הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצֹונָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַהֵיכָ֖ל מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃

The rooms on the outer courtyard extended for fifty cubits, but those that faced the Temple were a hundred cubits long.

9 וּמִתַּחֲתָה לְּשָׁכֹות (וּמִתַּ֖חַת הַלְּשָׁכֹ֣ות) הָאֵ֑לֶּה הַמָּבֹוא (הַמֵּבִיא֙) מֵֽהַקָּדִ֔ים בְּבֹאֹ֣ו לָהֵ֔נָּה מֵֽהֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִצֹנָֽה׃

Below these rooms was an entrance on the east side coming from the outer courtyard.

10 בְּרֹ֣חַב ׀ גֶּ֣דֶר הֶחָצֵ֗ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֛ים אֶל־פְּנֵ֧י הַגִּזְרָ֛ה וְאֶל־פְּנֵ֥י הַבִּנְיָ֖ן לְשָׁכֹֽות׃

Along the wall on the south side of the outer courtyard were rooms next to the courtyard and opposite the building.

11 וְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון כְּאָרְכָּ֖ן כֵּ֣ן רָחְבָּ֑ן וְכֹל֙ מֹוצָ֣אֵיהֶ֔ן וּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ן וּכְפִתְחֵיהֶֽן׃

There was a walkway in front of them, just like the rooms on the north side. These rooms had the same length and width, the same doors, floor plan, and exits.

12 וּכְפִתְחֵ֣י הַלְּשָׁכֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום פֶּ֖תַח בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דָּ֑רֶךְ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בִּפְנֵי֙ הַגְּדֶ֣רֶת הֲגִינָ֔ה דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֖ים בְּבֹואָֽן׃

Similarly there was an entrance under the rooms on the south side of the building, coming from the east side.

13 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י לִֽשְׁכֹ֨ות הַצָּפֹ֜ון לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות הַדָּרֹום֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַגִּזְרָה֒ הֵ֣נָּה ׀ לִֽשְׁכֹ֣ות הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֹאכְלוּ־שָׁ֧ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־קְרֹובִ֥ים לַֽיהוָ֖ה קָדְשֵׁ֣י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים שָׁ֞ם יַנִּ֣יחוּ ׀ קָדְשֵׁ֣י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים וְהַמִּנְחָה֙ וְהַחַטָּ֣את וְהָאָשָׁ֔ם כִּ֥י הַמָּקֹ֖ום קָדֹֽשׁ׃

The man told me, “The north and south rooms that face the Temple courtyard are holy rooms where the priests who go before the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. They will place the most holy offerings there because the place is holy, and include the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings.

14 בְּבֹאָ֣ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וְלֹֽא־יֵצְא֤וּ מֵהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצֹונָ֔ה וְשָׁ֞ם יַנִּ֧יחוּ בִגְדֵיהֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְת֥וּ בָהֶ֖ן כִּֽי־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑נָּה יִלְבְּשׁוּ (וְלָבְשׁוּ֙) בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְקָרְב֖וּ אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָעָֽם׃

Once the priests have entered these rooms, they are not to go to the outer courtyard before leaving their priestly clothes, because these are holy. They must change into other clothes before go where the ordinary people are.”

15 וְכִלָּ֗ה אֶת־מִדֹּות֙ הַבַּ֣יִת הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְהֹוצִיאַ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשַּׁ֔עַר אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַקָּדִ֑ים וּמְדָדֹ֖ו סָבִ֥יב ׀ סָבִֽיב׃

After the man finished measuring inside of the Temple area, he took me out through the east gate, and he measured the surrounding area as well.

16 מָדַ֛ד ר֥וּחַ הַקָּדִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֑ה חֲמֵשׁ־אֵמֹות (מֵאֹ֥ות) קָנִ֛ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃

Using the measuring rod he measured the east side. It was five hundred cubits long.

17 מָדַ֖ד ר֣וּחַ הַצָּפֹ֑ון חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֛ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃

He measured the north side. It was five hundred cubits long.

18 אֵ֛ת ר֥וּחַ הַדָּרֹ֖ום מָדָ֑ד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּֽה׃

He measured the south side. It was five hundred cubits long.

19 סָבַ֖ב אֶל־ר֣וּחַ הַיָּ֑ם מָדַ֛ד חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות קָנִ֖ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּֽה׃

And he came around and measured the west side. It was five hundred cubits long.

20 לְאַרְבַּ֨ע רוּחֹ֜ות מְדָדֹ֗ו חֹ֤ומָה לֹו֙ סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֔יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֔ות וְרֹ֖חַב חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹֽל׃

So he measured all four sides. There was a wall surrounding it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, separating the holy from the common.