New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 40:38-47

38Achamberוְלִשְׁכָּ֣הve.lish.KahH3957with its doorwayוּפִתְחָ֔הּu.fit.ChahH6607was by the sideH352pillarsבְּאֵילִ֖יםbe.'ei.LimH352at the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179;thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033theyrinseיָדִ֥יחוּya.Di.chuH1740the burntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.

39In the porchוּבְאֻלָ֣םu.ve.'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179weretwoH8147tablesH7979on eachמִפּ֔וֹmi.PoH6311sideמִפֹּ֑הmi.PohH6311,on which to slaughterלִשְׁח֤וֹטlish.ChotH7819theburntהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,the sinוְהַחַטָּ֖אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the guiltוְהָאָשָֽׁם׃ve.ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817.

40On the outerמִח֗וּצָהmi.Chu.tzahH2351sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802,as one wentלָעוֹלֶה֙la.'o.LehH5927up to thegatewayלְפֶ֙תַח֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַרle.Fe.tach ha.Sha.'arH6607 H8179toward the northהַצָּפ֔וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828, weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֑וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979;and on the otherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802of the porchלְאֻלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesשֻׁלְחָנֽוֹת׃shul.cha.NotH7979.

41FourH702tablesH7979wereon eachמִפֹּ֗הmi.PohH6311sideמִפֹּ֖הmi.PohH6311nextלְכֶ֣תֶףle.Khe.tefH3802to the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179; or,eightשְׁמוֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083tablesH7979on which they slaughterיִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃yish.Cha.tuH7819sacrifices.

42For the burntלָעוֹלָ֜הla.'o.LahH5930offeringהָעוֹלָ֛הha.'o.LahH5930there werefourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979ofhewnגָזִ֗יתga.ZitH1496stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68,a cubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677longאֹרֶךְ֩'o.reKhH753,a cubitאַמָּ֤ה'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֔צִיva.Che.tziH2677wideוְרֹ֨חַבve.Ro.chavH7341and oneH259cubitאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520highוְגֹ֖בַהּve.GoahH1363,on which they layוְיַנִּ֤יחוּve.ya.Ni.chuH5117the instrumentsהַכֵּלִים֙ha.ke.LimH3627with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they slaughterיִשְׁחֲט֧וּyish.cha.TuH7819theburntH5930offeringH5930and the sacrificeוְהַזָּֽבַח׃ve.ha.Za.vachH2077.

43The doubleH8240hooksH8240,oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259handbreadthטֹ֧פַחTo.fachH2948in length, were installedמוּכָנִ֥יםmu.kha.NimH3559in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004allסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439;and on the tablesהַשֻּׁלְחָנ֖וֹתha.shul.cha.NotH7979wasthe fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the offeringהַקָּרְבָֽן׃ha.ka.re.VanH7133.

44From the outsideוּמִחוּצָה֩u.mi.chu.TzahH2351to theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יha.pe.ni.MiH6442gateלַשַּׁ֨עַרla.Sha.'arH8179werechambersלִֽשְׁכ֣וֹתlish.KhotH3957for thesingersשָׁרִ֗יםsha.RimH7891in the innerהַפְּנִימִי֙ha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtבֶּחָצֵ֤רbe.cha.TzerH2691, one ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֗ר'a.SherH834was at thesideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, withits frontוּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.HemH6440towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the southהַדָּר֑וֹםha.da.RomH1864,and oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259at thesideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802of thesouth gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179facingפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפֹֽן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.

45He saidוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696to me, “Thisזֹ֣הzohH2090is thechamberהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הha.lish.KahH3957whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834facesפָּנֶ֙יהָ֙pa.Nei.haH6440towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the southהַדָּר֔וֹםha.da.RomH1864, intendedfor the priestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548whokeepשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thetempleהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004;

46but thechamberוְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הve.ha.lish.KahH3957whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834facesפָּנֶ֙יהָ֙pa.Nei.haH6440towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828is for the priestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548whokeepשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.Theseהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992are thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,who from the sonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878comeH7131nearH7131to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to ministerלְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃le.sha.re.ToH8334to Him.”

47He measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the courtהֶחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691, a perfectsquareמְרֻבָּ֑עַתme.ru.Ba.'atH7251, ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753and a hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520wideוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341;and the altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196was in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of thetempleהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

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