Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 41

1Then the man brought meוַיְבִיאֵ֖נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the outer sanctuaryהַהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964and measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058אֶת־'et-H853the side pillarsהָאֵילִ֗יםha.'ei.LimH352to besixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520wideH7341on each sideוְשֵׁשׁ־ אַמּֽוֹת־ הָאֹֽהֶל׃ve.shesh- 'a.mot- ha.'O.helH6311 H8337 H520 H7341 H168.

2The widthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the entranceהַפֶּתַח֮ha.pe.TachH6607wastenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsH520,and the sidesוְכִתְפ֣וֹתve.khit.FotH3802of the entranceהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607werefiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsH520on eachמִפּ֔וֹmi.PoH6311וְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sideמִפּ֑וֹmi.PoH6311.He also measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753of the outer sanctuary to befortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsH520,and the widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341to betwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsH520.

3And he wentוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935intoלִפְנִ֔ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441the inner sanctuaryand measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the side pillarsאֵֽיל־'eil-H352at the entranceהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607to betwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520wide.The entranceוְהַפֶּ֙תַח֙ve.ha.Pe.tachH6607wassixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520wide, and the walls on each sideהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607weresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520wideוְרֹ֥חַבve.Ro.chavH7341.

4Then he measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058אֶת־'et-H853the roomadjacent toאֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the inner sanctuaryהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964to betwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520longאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520wideוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is the Most Holy PlaceH6944.”

Outside the Temple

5Next he measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the wallקִֽיר־kir-H7023of the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to besixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520thick,and the widthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of eachH5439side roomהַצֵּלָע֩ha.tze.La'H6763aroundH5439the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004wasfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520.

6The side roomsוְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩ve.ha.tze.la.'OtH6763were arranged oneצֵלָ֨עtze.La'H6763aboveאֶל־'el-H413anotherצֵלָ֜עtze.La'H6763in three levelsשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969of thirty rooms eachוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים פְּעָמִ֗יםu.she.lo.Shim pe.'a.MimH7970 H6471.There were ledgesוּ֠בָאוֹתU.va.'otH935all aroundH5439the wallבַּקִּ֨ירba.KirH7023אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of the templeלַבַּ֧יִתla.Ba.yitH1004to serve asלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961supportsאֲחוּזִ֑ים'a.chu.ZimH270for the side roomsלַצְּלָע֛וֹתla.tze.la.'otH6763,so that the supportsאֲחוּזִ֖ים'a.chu.ZimH270would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be fastened intoיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961the wallבְּקִ֥ירbe.KirH7023of the temple itselfהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7The side roomsלַצְּלָע֗וֹת כִּ֣יla.tze.la.'ot kiH6763 H3588surroundingמֽוּסַב־mu.sav-H4141the templeהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004widened at each successive levelוְֽרָחֲבָ֡ה וְֽנָסְבָה֩ve.ra.cha.Vah ve.na.se.VahH7337 H5437 H4605,because the structure surroundingH5439the templeלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004ascendedH4605by stagesH4605corresponding toעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the narrowing of the temple wallרֹֽחַב־ לַבַּ֖יִתro.chav- la.Ba.yitH7341 H1004as it rose upwardH4605.And soוְכֵ֧ןve.KhenH3651a stairway went upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927from the lowest storyהַתַּחְתּוֹנָ֛הha.tach.to.NahH8481toעַל־'al-H5921the highestהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֖הha.'el.yo.NahH5945,through the middle oneלַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃la.ti.kho.NahH8484.

8I sawוְרָאִ֧יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200that the templeלַבַּ֛יִתla.Ba.yitH1004had a raised baseגֹּ֖בַהּGoahH1363allסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439it,forming the foundationמוּסְד֤וֹתme.yu.se.dotH4145of the side roomsהַצְּלָעוֹת֙ha.tze.la.'OtH6763.It was the full length ofמְל֣וֹme.LoH4393a rodהַקָּנֶ֔הha.ka.NehH7070,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337longאַצִּֽילָה׃'a.Tzi.lahH679cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520.

9The outerהַח֖וּץha.ChutzH2351wallהַקִּ֧ירha.KirH7023אֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834of the side roomsלַצֵּלָ֛עla.tze.La'H6763אֶל־'el-H413wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520thickרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341,andוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834the open areaמֻנָּ֔חmu.NachH5117betweenבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the side roomsצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of the templeלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004

10וּבֵ֨יןu.VeinH996and the outer chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֛ה'a.MahH520wideרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341all aroundH5439the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004.

11The side roomsהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763opened into this areaוּפֶ֤תַח לַמֻּנָּ֔חu.Fe.tach la.mu.NachH5117 H6607,with oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259entranceפֶּ֤תַחPe.tachH6607onדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹן וּפֶ֥תַחha.tza.Fon u.Fe.tachH6828 H6607and anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259on the southלַדָּר֑וֹםla.da.RomH1864.The open areaמְק֣וֹם הַמֻּנָּ֔חme.Kom ha.mu.NachH4725 H5117wasfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520wideוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

12Now the buildingוְהַבִּנְיָ֡ןve.ha.bin.YanH1146thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834facedאֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the temple courtyardהַגִּזְרָ֜ה פְּאַ֣תha.giz.Rah pe.'AtH1508 H6285onדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the westהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220wasseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520wideרֹ֚חַבRo.chavH7341,and the wallוְקִ֧ירve.KirH7023of the buildingהַבִּנְיָ֛ןha.bin.YanH1146wasfiveחָֽמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520thickרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341allסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,with a lengthוְאָרְכּ֖וֹve.'a.re.KoH753of ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

13Then he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to bea hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and the temple courtyardוְהַגִּזְרָ֤הve.ha.giz.RahH1508and the buildingוְהַבִּנְיָה֙ve.ha.bin.YahH1140with its wallsוְקִ֣ירוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Ki.ro.Tei.haH7023werealso a hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753.

14The widthוְרֹחַב֩ve.ro.ChavH7341of the temple courtyardוְהַגִּזְרָ֛הve.ha.giz.RahH1508on the eastלַקָּדִ֖יםla.ka.DimH6921,including the frontפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, wasa hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

The Interior Structures

15Next he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058the lengthאֹֽרֶךְ־'o.rekh-H753of the buildingהַ֠בִּנְיָןHa.bin.yonH1146facingאֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the temple courtyardהַגִּזְרָ֜הha.giz.RahH1508אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834atעַל־'al-H5921the rearאַחֲרֶ֧יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310of the temple,including its galleriesוְאַתִּיקֶ֛יהָאve.'a.tu.kei.ha'H862on each sideH6311;it was a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520.The outer sanctuaryוְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ve.ha.hei.KhalH1964,the inner sanctuaryהַפְּנִימִ֔יha.pe.ni.MiH6442,and the porticoesוְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖יve.'u.la.MeiH197facing the courtהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691,

16as well as the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֡יםha.si.PimH5592and the beveledהָ֠אֲטֻמוֹתHa.'a.tu.motH331windowsוְהַחַלּוֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cha.lo.NimH2474and the galleriesוְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים׀ve.ha.'a.ti.KimH862all aroundH5439with their threeלִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔םlish.la.she.TamH7969levels oppositeנֶ֧גֶדNe.gedH5048the thresholdהַסַּ֛ףha.SafH5592,were overlaid withשְׂחִ֥יףse.ChifH7824woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086on all sidesH5439.They were paneled from the groundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776toעַד־'ad-H5704the windowsהַֽחַלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,and the windowsוְהַֽחַלֹּנ֖וֹתve.ha.cha.lo.NotH2474were coveredמְכֻסּֽוֹת׃me.khu.SotH3680.

17In the space aboveH5921the outside of the entranceהַפֶּ֡תַחha.Pe.tachH6607toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the innerהַפְּנִימִ֨יha.pe.ni.MiH6442sanctuaryהַבַּיִת֩ha.ba.YitH1004onוְלַח֜וּץve.la.ChutzH2351וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallsהַקִּ֨ירha.KirH7023,spaced evenlyמִדּֽוֹת׃mi.DotH4060aroundH5439the inner andבַּפְּנִימִ֥יba.pe.ni.MiH6442outer sanctuaryוּבַחִיצ֖וֹןu.va.chi.TzonH2435,

18were alternatingכְּרוּבִ֖ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֑ים בֵּין־ke.ru.Vim ve.ti.mo.Rim bein-H8561 H996 H3742carvedוְעָשׂ֥וּיve.'a.SuiH6213cherubimכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרָה֙ve.ti.mo.RahH8561.Each cherubלִכְר֔וּבlikh.RuvH3742had twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147facesפָּנִ֖ים לַכְּרֽוּב׃pa.Nim la.ke.RuvH6440 H3742:

19the faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120wastowardאֶל־'el-H413the palm treeהַתִּֽמֹרָה֙ha.ti.mo.RahH8561on one sideמִפּ֔וֹmi.PoH6311,and the faceוּפְנֵֽי־u.fe.nei-H6440of a young lionכְפִ֥ירkhe.FirH3715wastowardאֶל־'el-H413the palm treeהַתִּֽמֹרָ֖הha.ti.mo.RahH8561on the other sideמִפּ֑וֹmi.PoH6311.They were carvedעָשׂ֥וּי'a.SuiH6213all the way aroundאֶל־ כָּל־'el- kol-H413 H3605 H5439the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

20Cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖יםve.ha.ti.mo.RimH8561were carvedעֲשׂוּיִ֑ם'a.su.YimH6213on the wallוְקִ֖ירve.KirH7023of the outer sanctuaryהַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃ha.hei.KhalH1964from the floorמֵהָאָ֙רֶץ֙me.ha.'A.retzH776toעַד־'ad-H5704the space aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the entranceהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607.

21The outer sanctuaryהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964had a rectangularרְבֻעָ֑הre.vu.'AhH7251doorframeמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201,and theוּפְנֵ֣יu.fe.NeiH6440doorframeof the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944was similarH4758.

22There was an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַha.miz.Be.achH4196of woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086threeשָׁלוֹשׁ֩sha.lo.VoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520highגָּבֹ֜הַּga.Vo.ahH1364and twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520squareוְאָרְכּ֣וֹve.'a.re.KoH753.Its cornersוּמִקְצֹֽעוֹתָיו֙u.mik.tzo.'o.TavH4740,baseוְאָרְכּ֥וֹve.'a.re.KoH753,and sidesוְקִֽירֹתָ֖יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023wereof woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.And the man toldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088is the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

23Both the outer sanctuaryלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and the inner sanctuaryוְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ve.la.Ko.deshH6944had doubleוּשְׁתַּ֧יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147doorsדְּלָת֛וֹתde.la.TotH1817,

24and eachוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147doorדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817had twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147swingingמוּסַבּ֣וֹתmu.sa.BotH5437panelsלַדְּלָת֑וֹתla.de.la.TotH1817.There were twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147panelsדְּלָת֔וֹתde.la.TotH1817for oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259doorלְדֶ֣לֶתle.De.letH1817and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥י דְלָת֖וֹתu.she.Tei de.la.TotH8147 H1817for the otherלָאַחֶֽרֶת׃la.'a.Che.retH312.

25Cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרִ֔יםve.ti.mo.RimH8561like thoseכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834וַעֲשׂוּיָ֨הva.'a.su.YahH6213on the wallsלַקִּיר֑וֹתla.ki.RotH7023were carvedעֲשׂוּיִ֖ם'a.su.YimH6213onאֲלֵיהֶ֜ן'a.lei.HenH413אֶל־'el-H413the doorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of the outer sanctuaryהַֽהֵיכָל֙ha.hei.KhalH1964,and there was a woodenעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086canopyוְעָ֥בve.'AvH5646outsideמֵהַחֽוּץ׃me.ha.ChutzH2351,onאֶל־'el-H413the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the porticoהָאוּלָ֖םha.'u.LamH197.

26There were beveledאֲטֻמ֤וֹת'a.tu.MotH331windowsוְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve.cha.lo.NimH2474and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרִים֙ve.ti.mo.RimH8561מִפּ֣וֹmi.PoH6311וּמִפּ֔וֹu.mi.PoH6311onאֶל־'el-H413the sidewallsכִּתְפ֖וֹתkit.FotH3802of the porticoהָֽאוּלָ֑םha.'u.LamH197.The side roomsוְצַלְע֥וֹתve.tzal.'otH6763of the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004also had canopiesוְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ve.ha.'u.BimH5646.

Outside the Temple

The Interior Structures

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41