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Vision of the Man with a Measuring Rod

¹ In the ^(C1)twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the ^(C2)city was ^(F1)taken, on that same day the ^(C3)hand of the LORD was upon me and He brought me there.² In the ^(C1)visions of God He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very ^(C2)high mountain, and on it ^(C3)to the south there was a ^(C4)structure like a city.³ So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of ^(C1)bronze, with a ^(C2)line of flax and a ^(C3)measuring ^(F1)rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.⁴ The man said to me, "^(C1)Son of man, ^(C2)see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and give attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. ^(C3)Declare to the house of Israel all that you see."

Measurements Relating to the Temple

⁵ And behold, there was a ^(C1)wall on the outside of the ^(F1)temple all around, and in the man's hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a ^(F2)handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the ^(F3)wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.⁶ Then he went to the gate which faced ^(C1)east, went up its steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod ^(F1)in width; and the other threshold was one rod ^(F1)in width.⁷ The ^(C1)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 ^(F1)facing inward was one rod.⁸ Then he measured the porch of the gate ^(F1)facing inward, one rod.⁹ He measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was ^(F1)faced inward.¹⁰ The 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.¹¹ And he measured the width of the ^(F1)gateway, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.¹² There was a ^(F1)barrier wall one cubit wide in front of the guardrooms on each side; and the guardrooms were six cubits square on each side.¹³ He 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.¹⁴ He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended round about to the side pillar of the ^(C1)courtyard.¹⁵ From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the inner porch of the gate was fifty cubits.¹⁶ There were ^(F1)(C1)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 ^(C2)palm tree ornaments.

¹⁷ Then he brought me into the ^(C1)outer court, and behold, there were ^(C2)chambers and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers ^(F1)faced the pavement.¹⁸ The pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the ^(F1)side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates.¹⁹ Then he measured the width from the front of the ^(C1)lower gate to the front of the exterior of the inner court, a ^(C2)hundred cubits on the east and on the north.

²⁰ As for the ^(C1)gate of the outer court which faced the north, he measured its length and its width.^21 (F1)It had three ^(C1)guardrooms on each side; and its ^(C2)side pillars and its porches ^(F2)had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was ^(C3)fifty cubits and the width ^(C4)twenty-five cubits.²² Its ^(C1)windows and its porches and its palm tree ornaments had the same measurements as the ^(C2)gate which faced toward the east; and ^(F1)it was reached by seven ^(C3)steps, and its ^(F2)porch was in front of them.²³ The inner court had a gate opposite the gate on the north as well as the gate on the east; and he measured a ^(C1)hundred cubits from gate to gate.

²⁴ Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a ^(C1)gate toward the south; and he measured its ^(C2)side pillars and its porches according to ^(F1)those same measurements.^25 (F1)The gate and its porches had ^(C1)windows all around like ^(F2)those other windows; the length was ^(C2)fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.²⁶ There were seven ^(C1)steps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had ^(C2)palm tree ornaments on its side pillars, one on each side.²⁷ The inner court had a gate toward the ^(C1)south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a ^(C2)hundred cubits.

²⁸ Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate; and he measured the south gate ^(C1)according to those same measurements.²⁹ Its ^(C1)guardrooms also, its side pillars and its ^(C2)porches were according to those same measurements. And ^(F1)the gate and its porches had ^(C2)windows all around; it was ^(C3)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.³⁰ There were ^(C1)porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.³¹ Its porches were toward the outer court; and ^(C1)palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight ^(C2)steps.

³² He brought me into the ^(C1)inner court toward the east. And he measured the gate ^(C2)according to those same measurements.³³ Its ^(C1)guardrooms also, its side pillars and its porches were according to those same measurements. And ^(F1)the gate and its porches had ^(C2)windows all around; it was ^(C3)fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.³⁴ Its ^(C1)porches were toward the outer court; and ^(C1)palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight ^(C2)steps.

³⁵ Then he brought me to the ^(C1)north gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements,³⁶ with its ^(C1)guardrooms, its side pillars and its ^(C2)porches. And ^(F1)the gate had ^(C2)windows all around; the length was ^(C3)fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.³⁷ Its side pillars were toward the outer court; and ^(C1)palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars on each side, and its stairway had eight ^(C2)steps.

³⁸ A ^(C1)chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they ^(C2)rinse the burnt offering.³⁹ In the porch of the gate were two ^(C1)tables on each side, on which to slaughter the ^(C2)burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering.⁴⁰ On the outer ^(F1)side, ^(F2)as one went up to the ^(F3)gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other ^(F1)side of the porch of the gate were two tables.⁴¹ Four ^(C1)tables were on each side ^(F1)next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices.⁴² For the burnt offering there were four ^(C1)tables of ^(C2)hewn 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 ^(C1)burnt offering and the sacrifice.⁴³ The double ^(F1)hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed ^(F2)in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

⁴⁴ From the outside to the ^(C1)inner gate were ^(F1)(C2)chambers for the ^(C3)singers in the inner court, one of which was at the ^(F2)side of the north gate, with ^(F3)its front toward the south, and one at the ^(F2)side of the ^(F4)south gate facing toward the north.⁴⁵ He said to me, "This is the ^(C1)chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who ^(C2)keep charge of the ^(F1)temple;⁴⁶ but the ^(C1)chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who ^(C2)keep charge of the altar. These are the ^(C3)sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi ^(C4)come near to the LORD to minister to Him."⁴⁷ He measured the court, a perfect square, a ^(C1)hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the ^(F1)temple.

⁴⁸ Then he brought me to the ^(C1)porch of the ^(F1)temple and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.⁴⁹ The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits; and at the ^(C1)stairway by which it was ascended were ^(C2)columns belonging to the side pillars, one on each side.