In the twenty-fifth ... year of our exile , at the beginning of the year , on the tenth day of the month — in the fourteenth ... year after - Jerusalem had been struck down — on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me , and He took me there.
In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very ... high mountain , on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
So He took me there , and I saw a man whose appearance ... was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
“ Son of man , ” he said to me ... , “ look with your eyes , hear with your ears , and pay attention ... to everything - I am going to show you , - for that (is why) you have been brought here. Report - to the house of Israel everything - you see. ”
And I saw a wall surrounding ... vvv the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand (was) six (long) cubits ( (each measuring a) cubit and a handbreadth ), and he measured - the (wall to be) one rod thick (and) one rod high.
Then he came to the gate vvv facing ... east and climbed its steps. He measured - the threshold of the gate (to be) one rod deep - - ... ... ... ....
Each gate chamber (was) one rod long and one (rod) ... wide , and (there were) five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico ... facing inward (was) one rod (deep).
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside ;
(it was) - - eight cubits (deep) , and its jambs (were) two cubits (thick). And the portico of the gateway faced (the temple).
There were three gate chambers on each side ... ... of the east gate , ... each with the same ... measurements , and the gateposts on either side ... also had the same measurements.
And he measured the width of the gateway entrance (to be) ten cubits , and its length ... (was) thirteen ... cubits.
In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit (high) , and the gate chambers (were) six vvv cubits ... ... square.
Then he measured - the gateway from the roof of (one) gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one ; (the distance was) twenty-five ... cubits from doorway to doorway.
Next he measured - the gateposts (to be) sixty cubits (high). The gateway (extended) vvv around to the gatepost of the courtyard.
And the distance from vvv the entrance of the gateway to the far end of (its) inner portico (was) fifty cubits.
The gate chambers ... and their side pillars had beveled windows all around ... ... the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around ... on the inside. ... Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
Then he brought me into the outer court , and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around ... the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement ,
which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates ; ... this was the lower pavement -.
Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside - of the inner court ; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
He also measured the length and width of the gateway - of the outer court facing ... north.
Its three gate chambers on each side , ... ... its side pillars , and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate : fifty cubits long vvv and twenty-five cubits wide.
Its windows , portico , and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate - facing ... east. Seven steps led up with its portico opposite them.
There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate , just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway (to be) a hundred cubits.
Then he led me to the south side , and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico , and they had the same measurements as the others.
Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around ... , like the other windows. (It was) fifty cubits long vvv and twenty-five cubits wide.
Seven steps led up to it , and its portico was opposite them ; it had palm trees on its side pillars , one on each side ... ....
The inner court also had a gate facing south , and he measured (the distance) from gateway to gateway toward the south (to be) a hundred cubits.
Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate , and he measured - the south gate ; it had the same measurements as the others.
Its gate chambers , side pillars , and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around ... ; it (was) fifty cubits long and twenty-five ... cubits wide.
( The porticoes vvv around (the inner court) (were) twenty-five ... cubits long and five cubits deep. )
Its portico faced the outer court , and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. ... Eight steps led up to it.
And he brought me to the inner court on the east side , and he measured - the gateway ; it had the same measurements as the others.
Its gate chambers , side pillars , and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both (the gateway) and its portico had windows all around .... It (was) fifty cubits long and twenty-five ... cubits wide.
Its portico faced the outer court , and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees ... on each side .... Eight steps led up to it.
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured (it). It had the same measurements as the others ,
as did its gate chambers , side pillars , and portico. It also had windows all around .... (It was) fifty cubits long and twenty-five ... cubits wide.
Its portico faced the outer court , and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees ... on each side .... Eight steps led up to it.
There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed -.
Inside the portico of the gateway (were) two tables on each side , ... ... ... on which the burnt offerings , sin offerings , and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.
Outside , as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway , there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other - side of the gate’s portico.
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside — eight tables in all — on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
There were also four tables of dressed stone ... for the burnt offering , each a cubit and a half long , a cubit and a half wide , and a cubit high. On these were placed - the utensils - used to slaughter - the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
The double-pronged hooks , each a handbreadth (long) , were fastened all around ... the inside of the room , and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
Outside the inner gate , within the inner - court , were two chambers , (one) beside ... the north gate and facing ... south , and another beside ... the south gate ... and facing ... north.
Then the man said to me : “ The chamber that faces ... south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple ,
and the chamber that faces ... north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok , vvv the (only) Levites ... who may approach the LORD to minister before Him. ”
Next he measured - the court. It was square , a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar (was) in front of the temple.
Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico (to be) five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was (fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were) three cubits on either side ... ... ....
The portico (was) twenty cubits wide and twelve ... cubits deep , and (ten) steps - led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars , one on each side ... ....