⁶ Then he went into ^(A)the gateway facing east, ^(B)going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.^{[a] 7} And ^(C)the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed. ⁸ Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed. ⁹ Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; ^(D)and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. ¹⁰ And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. ^(E)The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size. ¹¹ Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits. ¹² There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side. ¹³ Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. ¹⁴ He measured also ^(F)the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court.^{[b] 15} From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. ¹⁶ And the gateway had ^(G)windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their ^(H)jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were ^(I)palm trees.

The Outer Court

¹⁷ Then he brought me into ^(J)the outer court. And behold, there were ^(K)chambers and a ^(L)pavement, all around the court. ^(M)Thirty chambers faced the pavement. ¹⁸ And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement. ¹⁹ Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court,^[c] a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.^[d]

The North Gate

²⁰ As for ^(N)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to ^(O)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. ²¹ Its ^(P)side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of ^(Q)the first gate. Its length was ^(R)fifty cubits, and its breadth ^(S)twenty-five cubits. ²² And ^(T)its windows, its vestibule, and ^(U)its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps ^(V)people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. ²³ And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to ^(W)the inner court. And ^(X)he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.

The South Gate

²⁴ And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And ^(Y)he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. ²⁵ Both it and its vestibule ^(Z)had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ²⁶ And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had ^(AA)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. ²⁷ And there was a gate on the south of ^(AB)the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

The Inner Court

²⁸ Then he brought me to ^(AC)the inner court through the south gate, and ^(AD)he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. ²⁹ Its ^(AE)side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule ^(AF)had windows all around. ^(AG)Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ³⁰ And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. ³¹ Its vestibule faced the outer court, and ^(AH)palm trees were on its jambs, and ^(AI)its stairway had eight steps.

³² Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and ^(AJ)he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. ³³ Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ^34 (AK)Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

³⁵ Then he brought me to ^(AL)the north gate, and ^(AM)he measured it. It had the same size as the others. ³⁶ Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others,^[e] and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ³⁷ Its vestibule^[f] faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

³⁸ There was ^(AN)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,^{[g] (AO)}where the burnt offering was to be washed. ³⁹ And in the vestibule of the gate were two ^(AP)tables on either side, on which the ^(AQ)burnt offering and the ^(AR)sin offering and the ^(AS)guilt offering were to be slaughtered. ⁴⁰ And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. ^41 (AT)Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, ^(AU)on which to slaughter. ⁴² And there were four tables ^(AV)of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the ^(AW)burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. ⁴³ And hooks,^[h] a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

Chambers for the Priests

⁴⁴ On the outside of the inner gateway there were two ^(AX)chambers^[i] in the ^(AY)inner court, one^[j] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south^[k] gate facing north. ⁴⁵ And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests ^(AZ)who have charge of the temple, ⁴⁶ and the chamber that faces north is for the priests ^(BA)who have charge of the altar. These are ^(BB)the sons of Zadok, who alone^[l] among the sons of Levi may come ^(BC)near to the Lord to minister to him.” ⁴⁷ And he measured the court, ^(BD)a hundred cubits long and ^(BE)a hundred cubits broad, a square. And ^(BF)the altar was in front of the temple.

The Vestibule of the Temple

⁴⁸ Then he brought me to ^(BG)the vestibule of the temple and measured the ^(BH)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate^[m] were three cubits on either side. ^49 (BI)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve^[n] cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps.^[o] And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.

The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

43 Then he led me to ^(A)the gate, the gate facing east.

² And behold, ^(A)the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And ^(B)the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and ^(C)the earth shone with his glory.

⁴ As ^(A)the glory of the Lord ^(B)entered the temple by the gate facing east,

The Gate for the Prince

44 Then he brought me ^(A)back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, ^(B)which faces east. And it was shut. ² And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for ^(C)the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it. Therefore it shall remain shut. ³ Only ^(D)the prince may sit in it ^(E)to eat bread before the Lord. He ^(F)shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way.”

The Prince and the Feasts

46 “Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)The gate of ^(B)the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and ^(C)on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. ^2 (D)The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by ^(E)the post of the gate. ^(F)The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at ^(G)the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. ^3 (H)The people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons. ^4 (I)The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord ^(J)on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish. ⁵ And ^(K)the grain offering with the ram shall be an ephah,^[a] and the grain offering with the lambs shall be ^(L)as much as he is able, together with a hin^[b] of oil to each ephah. ⁶ On the day of the new moon he shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish. ⁷ As a grain offering he shall provide an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs ^(M)as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah. ^8 (N)When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.

^9 (O)“When the people of the land ^(P)come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate, and he who enters by the south gate shall go out by the north gate: no one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but each shall go out straight ahead.

¹² When the prince provides ^(A)a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the Lord, ^(B)the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall offer his burnt offering or his peace offerings ^(C)as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out the gate shall be shut.

^31 (A)three gates, the gate of ^(B)Reuben, the gate of ^(C)Judah, and the gate of ^(D)Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. ³² On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. ³³ On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. ³⁴ On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,^[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.