American Standard Version
Ezekiel 40
1Inthefiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentiethyearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141ofourcaptivity,inthebeginningoftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141,inthetenthdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,inthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141afterthatthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892wasH1961smitten,intheselfsamedayH3117,thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961uponme,andhebroughtH935methither.
2Inthevisionsבְּמַרְא֣וֹתbe.mar.'otH4759ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430broughtH935hemeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsetmedownוַיְנִיחֵ֗נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117uponaveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966highגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַ֤רharH2022, whereonwasasitweretheframeofacityעִ֖יר'irH5892onthesouthמִנֶּֽגֶב׃mi.Ne.gevH5045.
3AndhebroughtH935methither;and,behold,therewasamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376,whoseappearanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758wasliketheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'EhH4758ofbrass,withalineofflaxH6593inhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andameasuringreedוּקְנֵ֣הu.ke.NehH7070;andhestoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975inthegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179.
4Andthemanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidH1696untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH376,beholdwiththineeyesבְעֵינֶיךָ֩ve.'ei.nei.KhaH5869,andhearשְּׁמָ֜עshe.Ma'H8085withthineearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֨יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241,andsetוְשִׂ֣יםve.SimH7760thyheartלִבְּךָ֗li.be.KhaH3820uponallthatIshallshowH7200thee;for,totheintentthatImayshowH7200themunto thee, art thoubroughtH935hither:declareH5046allthatthou seesttothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5And,behold,awallחוֹמָ֛הcho.MahH2346ontheoutsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351ofthehouseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439about,andintheman’sהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027ameasuringreedקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7070sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337cubitsאַמּ֤וֹת'a.MotH520long,ofacubitבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520andahandbreadtheach:sohemeasuredH4058thethicknessofthebuilding,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259reedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070;andtheheightוְקוֹמָ֖הve.ko.MahH6967,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259reedקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070.
6ThencameH935heuntothegateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179whichlookethtowardtheeastהַקָּדִ֔ימָהha.ka.Di.mahH6921,andwentH935upthestepsבְּמַֽעֲלוֹתָ֑יוbe.ma.'a.lo.tovH4609thereof:andhemeasuredH4058thethresholdofthegateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,oneH259reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070broad;andtheotherthreshold,oneH259reedקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070broad.
7Andeverylodgewasoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259reedקָנֶ֨הka.NehH7070long,andoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259reedוְקָנֶ֤הve.ka.NehH7070broad;andthespacebetweenthelodgeswasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520;andthethresholdofthegateהַ֠שַּׁעַרHa.sha.'arH8179bytheporchאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197ofthegateהַשַּׁ֛עַרha.Sha.'arH8179towardthehouseH1004wasoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259reedקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070.
19ThenhemeasuredH4058thebreadthרֹ֡חַבRo.chavH7341fromtheforefrontofthelowergateהַשַּׁ֨עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untotheforefrontoftheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֛יha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtH2691without,ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520, bothontheeastהַקָּדִ֖יםha.ka.DimH6921andonthenorthוְהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ve.ha.tza.FonH6828.
21Andthelodges thereofwereH1961threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969onthissideandthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969onthatside;andtheposts thereofandthearches thereofwereH1961afterthemeasureofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:thelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereofwasH1961fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,andthebreadthוְרֹ֕חַבve.Ro.chavH7341fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520.
22Andthewindowsוְחַלּוֹנָ֤יוve.cha.lo.novH2474thereof,andthearches thereof,andthepalm-trees thereof,wereafterthemeasureofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179whoseprospectistowardtheeastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921;andtheywentיַֽעֲלוּ־ya.'a.lu-H5927upuntoitbysevenשֶׁ֙בַע֙she.va'H7651stepsוּבְמַעֲל֥וֹתu.ve.ma.'a.LotH4609;andthearches thereofwerebeforethem.
23Andtherewasagateוְשַׁ֙עַר֙ve.Sha.'arH8179totheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtH2691overagainsttheothergateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, bothonthenorthלַצָּפ֖וֹןla.tza.FonH6828andontheeastוְלַקָּדִ֑יםve.la.ka.DimH6921;andhemeasuredH4058fromgateמִשַּׁ֛עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179togateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
25Andtherewerewindowsוְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve.cha.lo.NimH2474initandinthearches thereofroundH5439about,likethosewindowsכְּהַחֲלֹּנ֖וֹתke.ha.cha.lo.NotH2474:thelengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,andthebreadthוְרֹ֕חַבve.Ro.chavH7341fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
27Andtherewasagateוְשַׁ֛עַרve.Sha.'arH8179totheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtH2691towardthesouthהַדָּר֑וֹםha.da.RomH1864:andhemeasuredH4058fromgateמִשַּׁ֧עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179togateהַשַּׁ֛עַרha.Sha.'arH8179towardthesouthהַדָּר֖וֹםha.da.RomH1864ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.
29andthelodges thereof,andtheposts thereof,andthearches thereof, accordingtothesemeasures:andtherewerewindowsוְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹתve.cha.lo.NotH2474initandinthearches thereofroundH5439about;itwasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520long,andfiveוְחָמֵ֖שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520broad.
33andthelodges thereof,andtheposts thereof,andthearches thereof, accordingtothesemeasures:andtherewerewindowsוְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹתve.cha.lo.NotH2474thereinandinthearches thereofroundH5439about;itwasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520long,andfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520broad.
36thelodges thereof,theposts thereof,andthearches thereof:andtherewerewindowsוְחַלּוֹנ֥וֹתve.cha.lo.NotH2474thereinroundH5439about;thelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520,andthebreadthוְרֹ֕חַבve.Ro.chavH7341fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
40AndontheoneH834sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802without,asoneH834goethuptotheentryofthegateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179towardthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828,weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesH7979;andontheotherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802,whichbelongedtotheporchלְאֻלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197ofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesH7979.
42Andtherewerefourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702tablesH7979fortheburnt-offering,ofhewnגָזִ֗יתga.ZitH1496stoneH68,acubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677long,andacubitאַמָּ֤ה'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֔צִיva.Che.tziH2677broad,andoneH259cubitאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520high; whereupontheylaidtheinstrumentsH3627wherewiththeyslewtheburnt-offeringandthesacrificeוְהַזָּֽבַח׃ve.ha.Za.vachH2077.
44Andwithouttheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יha.pe.ni.MiH6442gateלַשַּׁ֨עַרla.Sha.'arH8179werechambersforthesingersשָׁרִ֗יםsha.RimH7891intheinnerהַפְּנִימִי֙ha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtH2691,whichwasatthesideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;andtheirprospectwastowardthesouthהַדָּר֑וֹםha.da.RomH1864;oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259atthesideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802oftheeastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179havingtheprospecttowardthenorthהַצָּפֹֽן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.
46andthechamberwhoseprospectistowardthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828isforthepriestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548,thekeepersH8104ofthechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:thesearethesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,whofromamongthesonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878comeneartoJehovahtoministeruntohim.
48ThenhebroughtH935metotheporchאֻלָ֣ם'u.LamH197ofthehouseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004,andmeasuredH4058eachpostoftheporchאֻלָ֔ם'u.LamH197,fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520onthisside,andfiveוְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520onthatside:andthebreadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341ofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179wasthreeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520onthisside,andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520onthatside.
49Thelengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753oftheporchהָאֻלָ֞םha.'u.LamH197wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,andthebreadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341elevencubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520; evenbythestepsוּבַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹתu.va.ma.'a.LotH4609wherebytheywentיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927uptoit:andtherewerepillarsH5982bytheposts,oneH259onthisside,andanotheronthatside.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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