The
North Gate
20
Then he measured the length and width of the Gate facing north,
Leading
into the Outer Court.
21
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 cubit long and twenty-five cubits wide.
22
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.
23
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.
The
South Gate
24
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.
25
The Gateway and its Portico had narrow openings all around,
Like
the openings of the others.
It
was fifty cubit long and twenty-five cubits wide.
26
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.
27
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.
Gates
To The Inner Court
28
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.
29
Its Alcoves, its projecting walls and its Portico
Had
the same measurements as the others.
The
Gateway and its Portico had opening all around.
It
was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
30
(The Porticoes of the Gateways around the Inner Court
Were
twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.)
31
Its Portico face the Outer Court;
Palm
trees decorated its jambs,
And
eight steps led up to it.
35
Then he brought me to the north Gate and measured it.
I
had the same measurements as the others,
36
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.
37
Its Portico faced the Outer Court;
Palm
trees decorated the jambs on either side,
And
eight steps led up to it.
The
Rooms For Preparing Sacrifices
38
A room with a doorway was by the Portico in each of the Inner
Gateways,
Where
the Burnt Offerings were washed.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Rooms
For The Priests
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.
45
He said to me,
'The
room facing south is for the Priests who have charge of the Temple,
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.'
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.
The
Temple
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.
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.
(Ezekiel
40:20-49)
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