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In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity ,
at the beginning of the year ,
on the tenth day of the month ,
in the fourteenth year after the city was captured ,
on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me ;
and He took me there .
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In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain ;
on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city .
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He took me there ,
and behold ,
there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze .
He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand ,
and he stood in the gateway .
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And the man said to me , "
Son of man ,
look with your eyes and hear with your ears ,
and fix your mind on everything I show you ;
for you were brought here so that I might show them to you .
Declare to the house of Israel everything you see ."
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Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple .
In the man '
s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long ,
each being a cubit and a handbreadth ;
and he measured the width of the wall structure ,
one rod ;
and the height ,
one rod .
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Then he went to the gateway which faced east ;
and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway ,
which was one rod wide ,
and the other threshold was one rod wide .
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Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide ;
between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits ;
and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod .
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He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate ,
one rod .
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Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway ,
eight cubits ;
and the gateposts ,
two cubits .
The vestibule of the gate was on the inside .
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In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other ;
the three were all the same size ;
also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side .
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He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway ,
ten cubits ;
and the length of the gate ,
thirteen cubits .
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There was a space in front of the gate chambers ,
one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side ;
the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side .
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Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other ;
the width was twenty-five cubits ,
as door faces door .
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He measured the gateposts ,
sixty cubits high ,
and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost .
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From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits .
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There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around ,
and likewise in the vestibules .
There were windows all around on the inside .
And on each gatepost were palm trees .
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Then he brought me into the outer court ;
and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court ;
thirty chambers faced the pavement .
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The pavement was by the side of the gateways ,
corresponding to the length of the gateways ;
this was the lower pavement .
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Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior ,
one hundred cubits toward the east and the north .
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On the outer court was also a gateway facing north ,
and he measured its length and its width .
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Its gate chambers ,
three on this side and three on that side ,
its gateposts and its archways ,
had the same measurements as the first gate ;
its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits .
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Its windows and those of its archways ,
and also its palm trees ,
had the same measurements as the gateway facing east ;
it was ascended by seven steps ,
and its archway was in front of it .
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A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway ,
just as the eastern gateway ;
and he measured from gateway to gateway ,
one hundred cubits .
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After that he brought me toward the south ,
and there a gateway was facing south ;
and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements .
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There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows ;
its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits .
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Seven steps led up to it ,
and its archway was in front of them ;
and it had palm trees on its gateposts ,
one on this side and one on that side .
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There was also a gateway on the inner court ,
facing south ;
and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south ,
one hundred cubits .
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Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway ;
he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements .
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Also its gate chambers ,
its gateposts ,
and its archways were according to these same measurements ;
there were windows in it and in its archways all around ;
it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide .
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There were archways all around ,
twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide .
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Its archways faced the outer court ,
palm trees were on its gateposts ,
and going up to it were eight steps .
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And he brought me into the inner court facing east ;
he measured the gateway according to these same measurements .
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Also its gate chambers ,
its gateposts ,
and its archways were according to these same measurements ;
and there were windows in it and in its archways all around ;
it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide .
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Its archways faced the outer court ,
and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side ;
and going up to it were eight steps .
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Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements --
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also its gate chambers ,
its gateposts ,
and its archways .
It had windows all around ;
its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits .
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Its gateposts faced the outer court ,
palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side ,
and going up to it were eight steps .
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There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway ,
where they washed the burnt offering .
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In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side ,
on which to slay the burnt offering ,
the sin offering ,
and the trespass offering .
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At the outer side of the vestibule ,
as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway ,
were two tables ;
and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables .
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Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side ,
by the side of the gateway ,
eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices .
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There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering ,
one cubit and a half long ,
one cubit and a half wide ,
and one cubit high ;
on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice .
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Inside were hooks ,
a handbreadth wide ,
fastened all around ;
and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables .
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Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court ,
one facing south at the side of the northern gateway ,
and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway .
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Then he said to me , "
This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple .
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The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar ;
these are the sons of Zadok ,
from the sons of Levi ,
who come near the LORD to minister to Him ."
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And he measured the court ,
one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide ,
foursquare .
The altar was in front of the temple .
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Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule ,
five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side ;
and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side .
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The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits ,
and the width eleven cubits ;
and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts ,
one on this side and another on that side .
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Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts ,
six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side--the width of the tabernacle .
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The width of the entryway was ten cubits ,
and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side ;
and he measured its length ,
forty cubits ,
and its width ,
twenty cubits .
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Also he went inside and measured the doorposts ,
two cubits ;
and the entrance ,
six cubits high ;
and the width of the entrance ,
seven cubits .
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He measured the length ,
twenty cubits ;
and the width ,
twenty cubits ,
beyond the sanctuary ;
and he said to me , "
This is the Most Holy Place ."
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Next ,
he measured the wall of the temple ,
six cubits .
The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side .
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The side chambers were in three stories ,
one above the other ,
thirty chambers in each story ;
they rested on ledges which were for the side chambers all around ,
that they might be supported ,
but not fastened to the wall of the temple .
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As one went up from story to story ,
the side chambers became wider all around ,
because their supporting ledges in the wall of the temple ascended like steps ;
therefore the width of the structure increased as one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the middle one .
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I also saw an elevation all around the temple ;
it was the foundation of the side chambers ,
a full rod ,
that is ,
six cubits high .
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The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits ,
and so also the remaining terrace by the place of the side chambers of the temple .
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And between it and the wall chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side .
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The doors of the side chambers opened on the terrace ,
one door toward the north and another toward the south ;
and the width of the terrace was five cubits all around .
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The building that faced the separating courtyard at its western end was seventy cubits wide ;
the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around ,
and its length ninety cubits .
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So he measured the temple ,
one hundred cubits long ;
and the separating courtyard with the building and its walls was one hundred cubits long ;
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also the width of the eastern face of the temple ,
including the separating courtyard ,
was one hundred cubits .
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He measured the length of the building behind it ,
facing the separating courtyard ,
with its galleries on the one side and on the other side ,
one hundred cubits ,
as well as the inner temple and the porches of the court ,
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their doorposts and the beveled window frames .
And the galleries all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood from the ground to the windows--the windows were covered --
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from the space above the door ,
even to the inner room ,
as well as outside ,
and on every wall all around ,
inside and outside ,
by measure .
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And it was made with cherubim and palm trees ,
a palm tree between cherub and cherub .
Each cherub had two faces ,
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so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side ,
and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side ;
thus it was made throughout the temple all around .
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From the floor to the space above the door ,
and on the wall of the sanctuary ,
cherubim and palm trees were carved .
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The doorposts of the temple were square ,
as was the front of the sanctuary ;
their appearance was similar .
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The altar was of wood ,
three cubits high ,
and its length two cubits .
Its corners ,
its length ,
and its sides were of wood ;
and he said to me , "
This is the table that is before the LORD ."
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The temple and the sanctuary had two doors .
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The doors had two panels apiece ,
two folding panels :
two panels for one door and two panels for the other door .
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Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the temple just as they were carved on the walls .
A wooden canopy was on the front of the vestibule outside .
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There were beveled window frames and palm trees on one side and on the other ,
on the sides of the vestibule--also on the side chambers of the temple and on the canopies .
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Then he brought me out into the outer court ,
by the way toward the north ;
and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard ,
and which was opposite the building toward the north .
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Facing the length ,
which was one hundred cubits (
the width was fifty cubits ),
was the north door .
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Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits ,
and opposite the pavement of the outer court ,
was gallery against gallery in three stories .
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In front of the chambers ,
toward the inside ,
was a walk ten cubits wide ,
at a distance of one cubit ;
and their doors faced north .
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Now the upper chambers were shorter ,
because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building .
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For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts ;
therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up .
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And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers ,
at the front of the chambers ,
toward the outer court ;
its length was fifty cubits .
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The length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits ,
whereas that facing the temple was one hundred cubits .
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At the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side ,
as one goes into them from the outer court .
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Also there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east ,
opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building .
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There was a walk in front of them also ,
and their appearance was like the chambers which were toward the north ;
they were as long and as wide as the others ,
and all their exits and entrances were according to plan .
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And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south ,
as one enters them ,
there was a door in front of the walk ,
the way directly in front of the wall toward the east .
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Then he said to me , "
The north chambers and the south chambers ,
which are opposite the separating courtyard ,
are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD shall eat the most holy offerings .
There they shall lay the most holy offerings--the grain offering ,
the sin offering ,
and the trespass offering--for the place is holy .
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When the priests enter them ,
they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court ;
but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister ,
for they are holy .
They shall put on other garments ;
then they may approach that which is for the people ."
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Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple ,
he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east ,
and measured it all around .
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He measured the east side with the measuring rod ,
five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around .
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He measured the north side ,
five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around .
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He measured the south side ,
five hundred rods by the measuring rod .
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He came around to the west side and measured five hundred rods by the measuring rod .
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He measured it on the four sides ;
it had a wall all around ,
five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide ,
to separate the holy areas from the common .
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Afterward he brought me to the gate ,
the gate that faces toward the east .