² In ^(A)visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on ^(B)a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south.

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]

¹⁹ Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court,^[a] a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.^[b]

The North Gate

²⁰ As for ^(A)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to ^(B)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. ²¹ Its ^(C)side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of ^(D)the first gate. Its length was ^(E)fifty cubits, and its breadth ^(F)twenty-five cubits. ²² And ^(G)its windows, its vestibule, and ^(H)its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps ^(I)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 ^(J)the inner court. And ^(K)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 ^(L)he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. ²⁵ Both it and its vestibule ^(M)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 ^(N)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. ²⁷ And there was a gate on the south of ^(O)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 ^(P)the inner court through the south gate, and ^(Q)he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. ²⁹ Its ^(R)side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule ^(S)had windows all around. ^(T)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 ^(U)palm trees were on its jambs, and ^(V)its stairway had eight steps.

³² Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and ^(W)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 (X)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 ^(Y)the north gate, and ^(Z)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,^[a] and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ³⁷ Its vestibule^[b] faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

³⁸ There was ^(AA)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,^{[c] (AB)}where the burnt offering was to be washed. ³⁹ And in the vestibule of the gate were two ^(AC)tables on either side, on which the ^(AD)burnt offering and the ^(AE)sin offering and the ^(AF)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 (AG)Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, ^(AH)on which to slaughter. ⁴² And there were four tables ^(AI)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 ^(AJ)burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. ⁴³ And hooks,^[d] 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 ^(AK)chambers^[e] in the ^(AL)inner court, one^[f] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south^[g] gate facing north. ⁴⁵ And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests ^(AM)who have charge of the temple, ⁴⁶ and the chamber that faces north is for the priests ^(AN)who have charge of the altar. These are ^(AO)the sons of Zadok, who alone^[h] among the sons of Levi may come ^(AP)near to the Lord to minister to him.”