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In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.
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In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year on the tenth of the month--it was the fourteenth year after the city fell--GOD touched me and brought me here.
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In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city-on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me and he took me there.
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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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On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity--fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem--the LORD took hold of me.
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In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
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He brought me in divine vision to the land of Israel and set me down on a high mountain. To the south there were buildings that looked like a city.
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In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city.
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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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In a vision of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see what appeared to be a city across from me toward the south.
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And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
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He took me there and I met a man deeply tanned, like bronze. He stood at the entrance holding a linen cord and a measuring stick.
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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.
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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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As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a measuring tape and a measuring rod.
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And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
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The man said to me, "Son of man, look and listen carefully. Pay close attention to everything I'm going to show you. That's why you've been brought here. And then tell Israel everything you see." [JC]
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The man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the house of Israel everything you see."
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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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He said to me, "Son of man, watch and listen. Pay close attention to everything I show you. You have been brought here so I can show you many things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen."
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And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
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First I saw a wall around the outside of the Temple complex. The measuring stick in the man's hand was about ten feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall: about ten feet. The height was also about ten feet. [JC]
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I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man's hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.
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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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I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1/2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high.
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Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
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He went into the gate complex that faced the east and went up the seven steps.
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Then he went to the gate facing east. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep.
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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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Then he went over to the gateway that goes through the eastern wall. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1/2 feet deep.
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And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
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He measured the depth of the outside threshold of the gate complex: ten feet. There were alcoves flanking the gate corridor, each ten feet square, each separated by a wall seven and a half feet thick. The inside threshold of the gate complex that led to the porch facing into the Temple courtyard was ten feet deep.
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The alcoves for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.
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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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There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10 1/2 feet square, with a distance between them of 8 3/4 feet along the passage wall. The gateway's inner threshold, which led to the foyer at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10 1/2 feet deep.
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He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
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He measured the inside porch of the gate complex:
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Then he measured the portico of the gateway;
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He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.
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He also measured the foyer of the gateway
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Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
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twelve feet deep, flanked by pillars three feet thick. The porch opened onto the Temple courtyard.
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it was eight cubits deep and its jambs were two cubits thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.
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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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and found it to be 14 feet deep, with supporting columns 3 1/2 feet thick. This foyer was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple.
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And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.
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Inside this east gate complex were three alcoves on each side. Each room was the same size and the separating walls were identical.
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Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements.
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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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There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical.
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And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
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He measured the outside entrance to the gate complex: fifteen feet wide and nineteen and a half feet deep.
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Then he measured the width of the entrance to the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.
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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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The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17 1/2 feet wide at the opening and 22 3/4 feet wide in the gateway passage.
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The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.
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In front of each alcove was a low wall eighteen inches high. The alcoves were ten feet square.
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In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square.
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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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In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10 1/2 feet square.
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He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
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He measured the width of the gate complex from the outside edge of the alcove roof on one side to the outside edge of the alcove roof on the other: thirty-seven and a half feet from one top edge to the other.
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Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from one parapet opening to the opposite one.
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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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Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3/4 feet.
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He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
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He measured the inside walls of the gate complex: ninety feet to the porch leading into the courtyard.
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He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway-sixty cubits. The measurement was up to the portico facing the courtyard.
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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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He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the gateway's foyer; this distance was 105 feet.
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And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
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The distance from the entrance of the gate complex to the far end of the porch was seventy-five feet.
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The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.
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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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The full length of the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet from one end to the other.
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And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
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The alcoves and their connecting walls inside the gate complex were topped by narrow windows all the way around. The porch also. All the windows faced inward. The doorjambs between the alcoves were decorated with palm trees. [JC]
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The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.
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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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There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the foyer structure. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees.
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Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
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The man then led me to the outside courtyard and all its rooms. A paved walkway had been built connecting the courtyard gates. Thirty rooms lined the courtyard.
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Then he brought me into the outer court. There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms along the pavement.
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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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Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement.
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And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
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The walkway was the same length as the gateways. It flanked them and ran their entire length. This was the walkway for the outside courtyard.
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It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower 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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This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.
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Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
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He measured the distance from the front of the entrance gateway across to the entrance of the inner court: one hundred fifty feet. [JC] Then he took me to the north side.
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Then he measured the distance from the inside 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.
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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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Then the man measured across the Temple's outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.
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And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
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Here was another gate complex facing north, exiting the outside courtyard. He measured its length and width.
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Then he measured the length and width of the gate facing north, leading into the outer court.
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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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There was a gateway on the north just like the one on the east, and the man measured it.
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And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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It had three alcoves on each side. Its gateposts and porch were the same as in the first gate: eighty-seven and a half feet by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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Its alcoves-three on each side-its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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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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Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and a foyer. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
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And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
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The windows and palm trees were identical to the east gateway. Seven steps led up to it, and its porch faced inward.
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Its openings, its portico and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
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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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The windows, the foyer, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the foyer was at the inner end of the gateway passage.
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And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
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Opposite this gate complex was a gate complex to the inside courtyard, on the north as on the east. The distance between the two was one hundred seventy-five feet.
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There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured from one gate to the opposite one; it was a hundred cubits.
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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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Here on the north side, just as on the east, there was another gateway leading to the Temple's inner courtyard directly opposite this outer gateway. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.
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After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
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Then he took me to the south side, to the south gate complex. He measured its gateposts and its porch. It was the same size as the others.
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Then he led me to the south side and I saw a gate facing south. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
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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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Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and he found they were exactly the same as in the others.
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And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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The porch with its windows was the same size as those previously mentioned.
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The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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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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It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was a foyer where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.
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And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
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It also had seven steps up to it. Its porch opened onto the outside courtyard, with palm trees decorating its gateposts on both sides.
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Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.
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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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This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and there were palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.
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And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
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Opposite to it, the gate complex for the inner court faced south. He measured the distance across the courtyard from gate to gate: one hundred seventy-five feet. [JC]
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The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.
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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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And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.
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And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
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He led me into the inside courtyard through the south gate complex. He measured it and found it the same as the outside ones.
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Then 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.
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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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Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it and found that it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
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And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
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Its alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule were the same. The gate complex and porch, windowed all around, measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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Its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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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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Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and foyer were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the foyer structure. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
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And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
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The vestibule of each of the gate complexes leading to the inside courtyard was forty-three and three-quarters by eight and three-quarters feet.
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(The porticoes of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)
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There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.
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(The foyers of the gateways leading into the inner courtyard were 8 3/4 feet deep and 43 3/4 feet wide.)
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And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
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Each vestibule faced the outside courtyard. Palm trees were carved on its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it.
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Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.
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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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The foyer of the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
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And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
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He then took me to the inside courtyard on the east and measured the gate complex. It was identical to the others--
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Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
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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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Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it and found that it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
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And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
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alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule all the same. The gate complex and vestibule had windows all around. It measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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Its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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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 guard alcoves, dividing walls, and foyer were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the foyer structure. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
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And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
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Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on the doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps.
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Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.
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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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Its foyer faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
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And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
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He brought me to the gate complex to the north and measured it: same measurements.
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Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
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Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements--
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Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it and found that it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
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The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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The alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule with its windows: eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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as did its alcoves, its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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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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The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and foyer of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.
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And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
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Its porch faced the outside courtyard. There were palm trees on its doorposts on both sides. And it had eight steps. [JC]
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Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.
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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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Its foyer faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.
Ezek.40.38
And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
Ezek.40.38
There was a room with a door at the vestibule of the gate complex where the burnt offerings were cleaned.
Ezek.40.38
A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings were washed.
Ezek.40.38
There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering.
Ezek.40.38
A door led from the foyer of the inner gateway on the north side into a side room where the meat for sacrifices was washed before being taken to the altar.
Ezek.40.39
And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
Ezek.40.39
Two tables were placed within the vestibule, one on either side, on which the animals for burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were slaughtered.
Ezek.40.39
In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings were slaughtered.
Ezek.40.39
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.
Ezek.40.39
On each side of this foyer were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
Ezek.40.40
And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.
Ezek.40.40
Two tables were also placed against both outside walls of the vestibule
Ezek.40.40
By the outside wall of the portico of the gateway, near the steps at the entrance to the north gateway were two tables, and on the other side of the steps were two tables.
Ezek.40.40
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.
Ezek.40.40
Outside the foyer, on each side of the stairs going up to the north entrance, there were two more tables.
Ezek.40.41
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
Ezek.40.41
-four tables inside and four tables outside, eight tables in all for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.
Ezek.40.41
So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other-eight tables in all-on which the sacrifices were slaughtered.
Ezek.40.41
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.
Ezek.40.41
So there were eight tables in all, four inside and four outside, where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.
Ezek.40.42
And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
Ezek.40.42
The four tables used for the burnt offerings were thirty-one and a half inches square and twenty-one inches high. The tools for slaughtering the sacrificial animals and other sacrifices were kept there.
Ezek.40.42
There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high. On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
Ezek.40.42
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.
Ezek.40.42
There were also four tables of hewn stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31 1/2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements and the sacrificial animals.
Ezek.40.43
And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
Ezek.40.43
Meat hooks, three inches long, were fastened to the walls. The tables were for the sacrificial animals. [JC]
Ezek.40.43
And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.
Ezek.40.43
Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables.
Ezek.40.43
There were hooks, each three inches long, fastened to the foyer walls and set on the tables where the sacrificial meat was to be laid.
Ezek.40.44
And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
Ezek.40.44
Right where the inside gate complex opened onto the inside courtyard there were two rooms, one at the north gate facing south and the one at the south gate facing north.
Ezek.40.44
Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south gate and facing north.
Ezek.40.44
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.
Ezek.40.44
Inside the inner courtyard there were two one-room buildings for the singers, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north.
Ezek.40.45
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
Ezek.40.45
The man told me, "The room facing south is for the priests who are in charge of the Temple.
Ezek.40.45
He said to me, "The room facing south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
Ezek.40.45
Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
Ezek.40.45
And the man said to me, "The building beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.
Ezek.40.46
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
Ezek.40.46
And the room facing north is for the priests who are in charge of the altar. These priests are the sons of Zadok, the only sons of Levi permitted to come near to GOD to serve him."
Ezek.40.46
and the room facing north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the LORD to minister before him."
Ezek.40.46
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."
Ezek.40.46
The building beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar--the descendants of Zadok--for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him."
Ezek.40.47
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
Ezek.40.47
He measured the inside courtyard: a hundred seventy-five feet square. The altar was in front of the Temple. [JC]
Ezek.40.47
Then 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.
Ezek.40.47
And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple.
Ezek.40.47
Then the man measured the inner courtyard and found it to be 175 feet square. The altar stood there in the courtyard in front of the Temple.
Ezek.40.48
And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
Ezek.40.48
He led me to the porch of the Temple and measured the gateposts of the porch: eight and three-quarters feet high on both sides.
Ezek.40.48
He brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits and its projecting walls were three cubits wide on either side.
Ezek.40.48
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.
Ezek.40.48
Then he brought me to the foyer of the Temple. He measured its supporting columns and found them to be 8 3/4 feet square. The entrance was 24 1/2 feet wide with walls 5 1/4 feet thick.
Ezek.40.49
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezek.40.49
The entrance to the gate complex was twenty-one feet wide and its connecting walls were four and a half feet thick. The vestibule itself was thirty-five feet wide and twenty-one feet deep. Ten steps led up to the porch. Columns flanked the gateposts. [JC]
Ezek.40.49
The portico was twenty cubits wide, and twelve cubits from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs, and there were pillars on each side of the jambs.
Ezek.40.49
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.
Ezek.40.49
The depth of the foyer was 35 feet and the width was 19 1/4 feet. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side.
