Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 40:38-47

38And the chambersוְלִשְׁכָּ֣הve.lish.KahH3957and the entriesוּפִתְחָ֔הּu.fit.ChahH6607thereof wereby the postsבְּאֵילִ֖יםbe.'ei.LimH352of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179,where they washedיָדִ֥יחוּya.Di.chuH1740the burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930.

39And in the porchוּבְאֻלָ֣םu.ve.'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179weretwoH8147tablesשֻׁלְחָנוֹת֙shul.cha.nOtH7979on this side, and two tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֖וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979on that side, to slayלִשְׁח֤וֹטlish.ChotH7819thereon the burnt offeringהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930and the sin offeringוְהַחַטָּ֖אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403and the trespass offeringוְהָאָשָֽׁם׃ve.ha.'a.ShamH817.

40And at the sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802withoutמִח֗וּצָהmi.Chu.tzahH2351,as one goeth upלָעוֹלֶה֙la.'o.LehH5927to the entryלְפֶ֙תַח֙le.Fe.tachH6607of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֑וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979;and on the otherהָאַחֶ֗רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312sideהַכָּתֵ֣ףha.ka.TefH3802, which wasat the porchלְאֻלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, weretwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147tablesשֻׁלְחָנֽוֹת׃shul.cha.NotH7979.

41Fourאַרְבָּעָ֨ה'ar.ba.'AhH702tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֜וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979wereon this side, and fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֛וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979on that side, by the sideלְכֶ֣תֶףle.Khe.tefH3802of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;eightשְׁמוֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֖וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979,whereupon they slewיִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃yish.Cha.tuH7819their sacrifices.

42And the fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֩ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979wereof hewnגָזִ֗יתga.ZitH1496stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68for the burnt offeringלָעוֹלָ֜הla.'o.LahH5930,of a cubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520and an halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677longאֹרֶךְ֩'o.reKhH753,and a cubitאַמָּ֤ה'a.MahH520and an halfוָחֵ֔צִיva.Che.tziH2677broadוְרֹ֨חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,and oneH259cubitאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520highוְגֹ֖בַהּve.GoahH1363:whereupon also they laidH3240the instrumentsהַכֵּלִים֙ha.ke.LimH3627wherewith they slewיִשְׁחֲט֧וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burnt offeringהָעוֹלָ֛הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificeוְהַזָּֽבַח׃ve.ha.Za.vachH2077.

43And withinבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004werehooksוְהַֽשְׁפַתַּ֗יִםve.hash.fa.Ta.yimH8240,anאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259handטֹ֧פַחTo.fachH2948broad, fastenedמוּכָנִ֥יםmu.kha.NimH3559round aboutH5439:and upon the tablesהַשֻּׁלְחָנ֖וֹתha.shul.cha.NotH7979wasthe fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of the offeringהַקָּרְבָֽן׃ha.ka.re.VanH7133.

44And withoutוּמִחוּצָה֩u.mi.chu.TzahH2351the innerהַפְּנִימִ֜יha.pe.ni.MiH6442gateלַשַּׁ֨עַרla.Sha.'arH8179werethe chambersלִֽשְׁכ֣וֹתlish.KhotH3957of the singersשָׁרִ֗יםsha.RimH7891in the innerהַפְּנִימִי֙ha.pe.ni.MiH6442courtבֶּחָצֵ֤רbe.cha.TzerH2691, which wasat the sideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;and their prospectוּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.HemH6440wastowardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the southהַדָּר֑וֹםha.da.RomH1864:oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259at the sideכֶּ֙תֶף֙ke.tefH3802of the eastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179havingthe prospectפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפֹֽן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.

45And he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696unto me, Thisזֹ֣הzohH2090chamberהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הha.lish.KahH3957,whose prospectפָּנֶ֙יהָ֙pa.Nei.haH6440istowardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the southהַדָּר֔וֹםha.da.RomH1864, isfor the priestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

46And the chamberוְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הve.ha.lish.KahH3957whose prospectפָּנֶ֙יהָ֙pa.Nei.haH6440istowardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828isfor the priestsלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: these arethe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659among the sonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,which come nearהַקְּרֵבִ֧יםha.ke.re.VimH7131to Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to ministerלְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃le.sha.re.ToH8334unto him.

47So he measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the courtהֶחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,an hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753,and an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520broadוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,foursquareמְרֻבָּ֑עַתme.ru.Ba.'atH7251;and the altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

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