New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 41:1-11

1Then hebroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me to thenaveהַהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964and measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058thesideH352pillarsהָאֵילִ֗יםha.'ei.LimH352;sixH8337cubitsH520wideH7341on eachמִפּ֛וֹmi.PoH6311sideמִפּ֖וֹmi.PoH6311wasthe widthH7341of thesideH168pillarH168.

2The widthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the entranceהַפֶּתַח֮ha.pe.TachH6607wastenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsH520and thesidesוְכִתְפ֣וֹתve.khit.FotH3802of the entranceהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607werefiveH2568cubitsH520on eachמִפּ֔וֹmi.PoH6311sideמִפּ֑וֹmi.PoH6311.And he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753of the nave,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsH520,and the widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsH520.

3Then he wentוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935insideלִפְנִ֔ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441and measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058eachsideH352pillarאֵֽיל־'eil-H352of the doorwayהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,twoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520,and the doorwayוְהַפֶּ֙תַח֙ve.ha.Pe.tachH6607,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520high;and the widthוְרֹ֥חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the doorwayהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

4He measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058its lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH413 H6440thenaveהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is themostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944place.”

5Then he measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the wallקִֽיר־kir-H7023of thetempleהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520;and the widthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of thesideH6763chambersH6763,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520,allH5439aroundH5439aboutH5439the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on everyH5439sideH5439.

6The sideH6763chambersH6763were in threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969stories,oneH6763aboveאֶל־'el-H413anotherH6763, andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970in eachH6471storyH6471; andthe side chambersH6763extendedוּ֠בָאוֹתU.va.'otH935to the wallבַּקִּ֨ירba.KirH7023whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stood ontheir inwardלַבַּ֧יִתla.Ba.yitH1004sideH6763allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,that they might be fastenedאֲחוּזִ֑ים'a.chu.ZimH270,and not be fastenedאֲחוּזִ֖ים'a.chu.ZimH270into the wallבְּקִ֥ירbe.KirH7023of the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004itself.

7The sideH6763chambersH6763surroundingוְֽנָסְבָה֩ve.na.se.VahH5437the temple were widerוְֽרָחֲבָ֡הve.ra.cha.VahH7337at each successiveלְמַ֨עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605storyלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605.Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thestructure surroundingמֽוּסַב־mu.sav-H4141the templeהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004went upwardלְמַ֨עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605by stagesלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605on allסָבִ֤יב׀sa.VivH5439sidesסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439of the templeלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,thereforeכֵּ֥ןkenH5921 H3651the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004increasedas it went higherלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605;and thusוְכֵ֧ןve.KhenH3651one wentיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927up from the lowestהַתַּחְתּוֹנָ֛הha.tach.to.NahH8481storyto the highestהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֖הha.'el.yo.NahH5945by way of thesecondלַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃la.ti.kho.NahH8484story.

8I sawוְרָאִ֧יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200also that the houseלַבַּ֛יִתla.Ba.yitH1004had a raisedH1363platformH1363allסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439;the foundationsמוּסְד֤וֹתme.yu.se.dotH4145of the sideH6763chambersH6763were a fullמְל֣וֹme.LoH4393rodהַקָּנֶ֔הha.ka.NehH7070ofsixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337longאַצִּֽילָה׃'a.Tzi.lahH679cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520in height.

9Thethicknessרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the outerהַח֖וּץha.ChutzH2351wallהַקִּ֧ירha.KirH7023of the sideH6763chambersH6763wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520. But thefreeמֻנָּ֔חmu.NachH5117spaceH5117betweenH1007the sideH6763chambersH6763belonging to the templeH1004

10and the outerchambersהַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֛ה'a.MahH520in widthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341allH5439aroundH5439the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on everyH5439sideH5439.

11Thedoorwaysוּפֶ֤תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of thesideH6763chambersH6763toward thefreeלַמֻּנָּ֔חla.mu.NachH5117spaceהַמֻּנָּ֔חha.mu.NachH5117consisted ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259doorwayפֶּ֤תַחPe.tachH6607towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828and anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259doorwayוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607toward the southלַדָּר֑וֹםla.da.RomH1864;and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of thefreeH5117spaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH5117 H4725wasfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

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