New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 41

The Inner Temple

1Then hebroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me to thesanctuaryהַהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964,and he 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.He also measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753of the sanctuary,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.

4And he measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058its lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH413 H6440thesanctuaryהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is theMostH6944HolyH6944PlaceH6944.”

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,allH5439aroundH5439the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on everyH5439sideH5439.

6The sideH6763chambersH6763were in threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969stories,oneH6763aboveאֶל־'el-H413anotherH6763, andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970in eachH6471storyH6471; and the side chambersextendedוּ֠בָאוֹתU.va.'otH935to the wallבַּקִּ֨ירba.KirH7023whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stood ontheir inwardלַבַּ֧יִתla.Ba.yitH1004sideH6763allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,so that they could be attachedאֲחוּזִ֑ים'a.chu.ZimH270,but not be attachedאֲחוּזִ֖ים'a.chu.ZimH270to the wallבְּקִ֥ירbe.KirH7023of the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004itself.

7And the sideH6763chambersH6763surroundingוְֽנָסְבָה֩ve.na.se.VahH5437the templewereH7337widerH7337at each successiveH4608storyH4608.Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thestructure surroundingמֽוּסַב־mu.sav-H4141the templeהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004wentupwardH4605by stagesH4605on allסָבִ֤יב׀sa.VivH5439sidesסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439of the templeלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,forH5921thatH5921 H3651reasonH5921 H3651the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004increasedas it went higherH4605;and soH3651one wentH5927upH5927from 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.chavH7341aroundסָבִ֥יבsa.VivH5439the templeלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on everyסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439sideסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

11Thedoorwaysוּפֶ֤תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of the sideH6763chambersH6763toward thefreeלַמֻּנָּ֔חla.mu.NachH5117spaceהַמֻּנָּ֔חha.mu.NachH5117consisted ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259doorwayפֶּ֤תַחPe.tachH6607towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,and anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259doorwayוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607toward the southלַדָּר֑וֹםla.da.RomH1864;and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of thefreeH5117spaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH5117 H4725wasfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

12Thebuildingוְהַבִּנְיָ֡ןve.ha.bin.YanH1146that wasin frontפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of theseparateהַגִּזְרָ֜הha.giz.RahH1508areaH1508at the sideפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־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,and its lengthוְאָרְכּ֖וֹve.'a.re.KoH753wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

13Then he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753; theseparateוְהַגִּזְרָ֤הve.ha.giz.RahH1508areaH1508with thebuildingוְהַבִּנְיָה֙ve.ha.bin.YahH1140and its wallsוְקִ֣ירוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Ki.ro.Tei.haH7023were also ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753.

14Also the widthוְרֹחַב֩ve.ro.ChavH7341of the frontפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and that ofthe separateוְהַגִּזְרָ֛הve.ha.giz.RahH1508areasH1508along the eastלַקָּדִ֖יםla.ka.DimH6921side totaleda hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

15And he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058the lengthאֹֽרֶךְ־'o.rekh-H753of thebuildingהַ֠בִּנְיָןHa.bin.yonH1146alongאֶל־'el-H413the frontפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of theseparateהַגִּזְרָ֜הha.giz.RahH1508areaH1508behindעַל־ אַחֲרֶ֧יהָ'al- 'a.cha.Rei.haH5921 H310it, with agalleryוְאַתִּיקֶ֛יהָאve.'a.tu.kei.ha'H862on eachמִפּ֥וֹmi.PoH6311sideוּמִפּ֖וֹu.mi.PoH6311,a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520; he also measuredthe innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יha.pe.ni.MiH6442sanctuaryוְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ve.ha.hei.KhalH1964and the porchesוְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖יve.'u.la.MeiH197of the courtyardהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691.

16Thethresholdsהַסִּפִּ֡יםha.si.PimH5592, thelatticedהָ֠אֲטֻמוֹתHa.'a.tu.motH331windowsוְהַחַלּוֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cha.lo.NimH2474, and thegalleriesH863allH5439aroundH5439theirthreeלִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔םlish.la.she.TamH7969stories,oppositeנֶ֧גֶדNe.gedH5048the thresholdהַסַּ֛ףha.SafH5592, werepaneledשְׂחִ֥יףse.ChifH7824with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086allH5439aroundH5439, and fromthe groundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776to the windowsהַֽחַלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474(but the windowsוְהַֽחַלֹּנ֖וֹתve.ha.cha.lo.NotH2474were coveredמְכֻסּֽוֹת׃me.khu.SotH3680),

17overH5921the entranceהַפֶּ֡תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,and to the innerהַפְּנִימִ֨יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּיִת֩ha.ba.YitH1004,and on the outsideוְלַח֜וּץve.la.ChutzH2351,and on allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallהַקִּ֨ירha.KirH7023allסָבִ֧יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִ֛יבsa.VivH5439insideבַּפְּנִימִ֥יba.pe.ni.MiH6442and outsideוּבַחִיצ֖וֹןu.va.chi.TzonH2435, bymeasurementמִדּֽוֹת׃mi.DotH4060.

18It wascarvedוְעָשׂ֥וּיve.'a.SuiH6213withcherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְתִֽמֹרִ֑יםve.ti.mo.RimH8561treesוְתִֽמֹרָה֙ve.ti.mo.RahH8561;and a palmH8561treeH8561was betweenבֵּין־bein-H996cherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742and cherubלִכְר֔וּבlikh.RuvH3742, and everycherubלַכְּרֽוּב׃la.ke.RuvH3742had twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440:

19ahumanאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440towardH413the palmהַתִּֽמֹרָה֙ha.ti.mo.RahH8561treeהַתִּֽמֹרָ֖הha.ti.mo.RahH8561on one sideמִפּ֔וֹmi.PoH6311and a youngכְפִ֥ירkhe.FirH3715lion’sH3715faceוּפְנֵֽי־u.fe.nei-H6440towardH413the palmH8561treeH8561on the other sideמִפּ֑וֹmi.PoH6311; they werecarvedעָשׂ֥וּי'a.SuiH6213on allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004allסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

20From the groundמֵהָאָ֙רֶץ֙me.ha.'A.retzH776to aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921the entranceהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖יםve.ha.ti.mo.RimH8561treesH8561werecarvedעֲשׂוּיִ֑ם'a.su.YimH6213, as well as onthe wallוְקִ֖ירve.KirH7023of the sanctuaryהַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.

21Thedoorpostsמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201of thesanctuaryהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964were squareרְבֻעָ֑הre.vu.'AhH7251;as for the frontוּפְנֵ֣יu.fe.NeiH6440of the innersanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,the appearanceH4758of one doorpost was like that of the other.

22Thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַha.miz.Be.achH4196wasof woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,threeשָׁלוֹשׁ֩sha.lo.VoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520highגָּבֹ֜הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,and its lengthוְאָרְכּ֣וֹve.'a.re.KoH753twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520;its cornersוּמִקְצֹֽעוֹתָיו֙u.mik.tzo.'o.TavH4740, itsbaseוְאָרְכּ֥וֹve.'a.re.KoH753, and itssidesוְקִֽירֹתָ֖יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023wereof woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.And he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to me, “Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088is thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979that is beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

23Thesanctuaryלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and the innersanctuaryוְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ve.la.Ko.deshH6944eachhad a doubleוּשְׁתַּ֧יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147doorדְּלָת֛וֹתde.la.TotH1817.

24Each ofthe doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817had twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147leavesלַדְּלָת֑וֹתla.de.la.TotH1817,twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147swingingמוּסַבּ֣וֹתmu.sa.BotH5437leavesדְּלָת֔וֹתde.la.TotH1817;twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147leavesfor oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259doorלְדֶ֣לֶתle.De.letH1817and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147leavesדְלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817for the otherלָאַחֶֽרֶת׃la.'a.Che.retH312.

25Also there werecarvedוַעֲשׂוּיָ֨הva.'a.su.YahH6213on them, on the doorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of the mainH1964roomH1964,cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalmוְתִֽמֹרִ֔יםve.ti.mo.RimH8561treesH8561like thosecarvedעֲשׂוּיִ֖ם'a.su.YimH6213on the wallsלַקִּיר֑וֹתla.ki.RotH7023; and there was athresholdוְעָ֥בve.'AvH5646of woodעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086on the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the porchהָאוּלָ֖םha.'u.LamH197outsideמֵהַחֽוּץ׃me.ha.ChutzH4480 H2351.

26And there werelatticedאֲטֻמ֤וֹת'a.tu.MotH331windowsוְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve.cha.lo.NimH2474andpalmוְתִֽמֹרִים֙ve.ti.mo.RimH8561treesH8561on one sideמִפּ֣וֹmi.PoH6311and on the otherוּמִפּ֔וֹu.mi.PoH6311,on the sidesכִּתְפ֖וֹתkit.FotH3802of theporchהָֽאוּלָ֑םha.'u.LamH197; the same were on thesideH6763chambersH6763of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and thethresholdsוְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ve.ha.'u.BimH5646.

The Inner Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41