Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 41

1Afterward he broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me to the templeהַהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964,and measuredוַיָּ֣מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the postsהָאֵילִ֗יםha.'ei.LimH352,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520broadרֹ֧חַב־Ro.chav-H7341on the one sideמִפּ֛וֹmi.PoH6311,and sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337cubitsאַמּֽוֹת־'a.mot-H520broadרֹ֥חַבRo.chavH7341on the other sideמִפּ֖וֹmi.PoH6311, which wasthe breadthרֹ֥חַבRo.chavH7341of the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

2And the breadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the doorהַפֶּתַח֮ha.pe.TachH6607wastenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mOtH520;and the sidesוְכִתְפ֣וֹתve.khit.FotH3802of the doorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607werefiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520on the one side, and fiveוְחָמֵ֥שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520on the other side: and he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753thereof, fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520:and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

3Then wentוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935he inwardלִפְנִ֔ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441,and measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the postאֵֽיל־'eil-H352of the doorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,twoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520;and the doorוְהַפֶּ֙תַח֙ve.ha.Pe.tachH6607,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520;and the breadthוְרֹ֥חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the doorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsאַמּֽוֹת׃'a.MotH520.

4So he measuredוַיָּ֨מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520;and the breadthוְרֹ֛חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֑לha.hei.KhalH1964:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, This isthe mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944place.

5After he measuredוַיָּ֥מָדvai.Ya.modH4058the wallקִֽיר־kir-H7023of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520;and the breadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of everyside chamberהַצֵּלָע֩ha.tze.La'H6763,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520,round aboutH5439the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on every sideH5439.

6And the sideוְהַצְּלָעוֹת֩ve.ha.tze.la.'OtH6763chambersצֵלָ֨עtze.La'H6763werethreeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969,one over anotherצֵלָ֜עtze.La'H6763,and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970in orderפְּעָמִ֗יםpe.'a.MimH6471;and they enteredוּ֠בָאוֹתU.va.'otH935into the wallבַּקִּ֨ירba.KirH7023which wasof the houseלַבַּ֧יִתla.Ba.yitH1004for the side chambersלַצְּלָע֛וֹתla.tze.la.'otH6763round aboutH5439,that they might have holdאֲחוּזִ֑ים'a.chu.ZimH270,but they had not holdאֲחוּזִ֖ים'a.chu.ZimH270in the wallבְּקִ֥ירbe.KirH7023of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And there wasan enlargingוְֽרָחֲבָ֡הve.ra.cha.VahH7337,and a winding aboutוְֽנָסְבָה֩ve.na.se.VahH5437still upwardH4605to the side chambersלַצְּלָע֗וֹתla.tze.la.'otH6763:for the winding aboutמֽוּסַב־mu.sav-H4141of the houseהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004went still upwardH4605round aboutH5439the houseלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004:therefore the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004was stillupwardH4605,and so increasedיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927fromthe lowestהַתַּחְתּוֹנָ֛הha.tach.to.NahH8481chamberto the highestהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֖הha.'el.yo.NahH5945by the midstלַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃la.ti.kho.NahH8484.

8I sawוְרָאִ֧יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200also the heightגֹּ֖בַהּGoahH1363of the houseלַבַּ֛יִתla.Ba.yitH1004round aboutH5439:the foundationsH4328of the side chambersהַצְּלָעוֹת֙ha.tze.la.'OtH6763werea fullמְל֣וֹme.LoH4393reedהַקָּנֶ֔הha.ka.NehH7070of sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337greatאַצִּֽילָה׃'a.Tzi.lahH679cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520.

9The thicknessרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of the wallהַקִּ֧ירha.KirH7023, which wasfor the side chamberלַצֵּלָ֛עla.tze.La'H6763withoutהַח֖וּץha.ChutzH2351, wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֑וֹת'a.MotH520: and that which wasleftH3240wasthe placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the side chambersצְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otH6763that werewithinלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004.

10And between the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957wasthe widenessרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֛ה'a.MahH520round aboutH5439the houseלַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitH1004on every sideH5439.

11And the doorsוּפֶ֤תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of the side chambersהַצֵּלָע֙ha.tze.La'H6763were toward the place that wasleftH3240,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259doorפֶּ֤תַחPe.tachH6607towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,and anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259doorוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607toward the southלַדָּר֑וֹםla.da.RomH1864:and the breadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725that was leftH3240wasfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520round aboutH5439.

12Now the buildingוְהַבִּנְיָ֡ןve.ha.bin.YanH1146that wasbeforeפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440the separate placeהַגִּזְרָ֜הha.giz.RahH1508at the endפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285towardדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870the westהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220wasseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520broadרֹ֚חַבRo.chavH7341;and the wallוְקִ֧ירve.KirH7023of the buildingהַבִּנְיָ֛ןha.bin.YanH1146wasfiveחָֽמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520thickרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341round aboutH5439,and the lengthוְאָרְכּ֖וֹve.'a.re.KoH753thereof ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

13So he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,an hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753;and the separate placeוְהַגִּזְרָ֤הve.ha.giz.RahH1508,and the buildingוְהַבִּנְיָה֙ve.ha.bin.YahH1140,with the wallsוְקִ֣ירוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Ki.ro.Tei.haH7023thereof, an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520longאֹ֖רֶךְ'O.rekhH753;

14Also the breadthוְרֹחַב֩ve.ro.ChavH7341of the faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and of the separate placeוְהַגִּזְרָ֛הve.ha.giz.RahH1508toward the eastלַקָּדִ֖יםla.ka.DimH6921,an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

15And he measuredוּמָדַ֣דu.ma.DadH4058the lengthאֹֽרֶךְ־'o.rekh-H753of the buildingהַ֠בִּנְיָןHa.bin.yonH1146over againstפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440the separate placeהַגִּזְרָ֜הha.giz.RahH1508which wasbehindאַחֲרֶ֧יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310it, and the galleriesוְאַתִּיקֶ֛יהָאve.'a.tu.kei.ha'H862thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520,with the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יha.pe.ni.MiH6442templeוְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ve.ha.hei.KhalH1964,and the porchesוְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖יve.'u.la.MeiH197of the courtהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691;

16The door postsהַסִּפִּ֡יםha.si.PimH5592,and the narrowהָ֠אֲטֻמוֹתHa.'a.tu.motH331windowsוְהַחַלּוֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cha.lo.NimH2474,and the galleriesוְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים׀ve.ha.'a.ti.KimH862round aboutH5439on their three storiesלִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔םlish.la.she.TamH7969,over againstנֶ֧גֶדNe.gedH5048the doorהַסַּ֛ףha.SafH5592,cieledשְׂחִ֥יףse.ChifH7824with woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086round aboutH5439,and from the groundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776up to the windowsהַֽחַלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,and the windowsוְהַֽחַלֹּנ֖וֹתve.ha.cha.lo.NotH2474werecoveredמְכֻסּֽוֹת׃me.khu.SotH3680;

17To that above the doorהַפֶּ֡תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,even unto the innerהַפְּנִימִ֨יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּיִת֩ha.ba.YitH1004,and withoutוְלַח֜וּץve.la.ChutzH2351,and by all the wallהַקִּ֨ירha.KirH7023round aboutH5439withinבַּפְּנִימִ֥יba.pe.ni.MiH6442and withoutוּבַחִיצ֖וֹןu.va.chi.TzonH2435,by measureמִדּֽוֹת׃mi.DotH4060.

18And it wasmadeוְעָשׂ֥וּיve.'a.SuiH6213with cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרִ֑יםve.ti.mo.RimH8561,so that a palm treeוְתִֽמֹרָה֙ve.ti.mo.RahH8561wasbetween a cherubכְּר֣וּבke.RuvH3742and a cherubלִכְר֔וּבlikh.RuvH3742; and everycherubלַכְּרֽוּב׃la.ke.RuvH3742had twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440;

19So that the faceוּפְנֵ֨יu.fe.NeiH6440of a manאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120wastoward the palm treeהַתִּֽמֹרָה֙ha.ti.mo.RahH8561on the one side, and the faceוּפְנֵֽי־u.fe.nei-H6440of a young lionכְפִ֥ירkhe.FirH3715toward the palm treeהַתִּֽמֹרָ֖הha.ti.mo.RahH8561on the other side: it wasmadeעָשׂ֥וּי'a.SuiH6213through all the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutH5439.

20From the groundמֵהָאָ֙רֶץ֙me.ha.'A.retzH776unto above the doorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607werecherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖יםve.ha.ti.mo.RimH8561madeעֲשׂוּיִ֑ם'a.su.YimH6213, and onthe wallוְקִ֖ירve.KirH7023of the templeהַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.

21The postsמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201of the templeהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964weresquaredרְבֻעָ֑הre.vu.'AhH7251, andthe faceוּפְנֵ֣יu.fe.NeiH6440of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944;the appearanceהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758of the oneas the appearanceכַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ka.mar.'EhH4758of the other.

22The altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַha.miz.Be.achH4196of woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086wasthreeשָׁלוֹשׁ֩sha.lo.VoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520highגָּבֹ֜הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,and the lengthוְאָרְכּ֣וֹve.'a.re.KoH753thereof twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520;and the cornersוּמִקְצֹֽעוֹתָיו֙u.mik.tzo.'o.TavH4740thereof, and the lengthוְאָרְכּ֥וֹve.'a.re.KoH753thereof, and the wallsוְקִֽירֹתָ֖יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023thereof, wereof woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086:and he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto me, This isthe tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979that isbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And the templeלַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.KhalH1964and the sanctuaryוְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ve.la.Ko.deshH6944had twoוּשְׁתַּ֧יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147doorsדְּלָת֛וֹתde.la.TotH1817.

24And the doorsדְּלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817had twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147leavesלַדְּלָת֑וֹתla.de.la.TotH1817apiece,twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147turningH4142leavesדְּלָת֔וֹתde.la.TotH1817;twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147leavesfor the oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259doorלְדֶ֣לֶתle.De.letH1817,and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147leavesדְלָת֖וֹתde.la.TotH1817for the otherלָאַחֶֽרֶת׃la.'a.Che.retH312door.

25And there weremadeוַעֲשׂוּיָ֨הva.'a.su.YahH6213on them, on the doorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of the templeהַֽהֵיכָל֙ha.hei.KhalH1964,cherubimsכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרִ֔יםve.ti.mo.RimH8561, like as weremadeעֲשׂוּיִ֖ם'a.su.YimH6213upon the wallsלַקִּיר֑וֹתla.ki.RotH7023; and there werethickוְעָ֥בve.'AvH5646planksעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the porchהָאוּלָ֖םha.'u.LamH197withoutמֵהַחֽוּץ׃me.ha.ChutzH2351.

26And there werenarrowאֲטֻמ֤וֹת'a.tu.MotH331windowsוְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve.cha.lo.NimH2474and palm treesוְתִֽמֹרִים֙ve.ti.mo.RimH8561on the one side and on the other side, on the sidesכִּתְפ֖וֹתkit.FotH3802of the porchהָֽאוּלָ֑םha.'u.LamH197, and uponthe side chambersוְצַלְע֥וֹתve.tzal.'otH6763of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and thick planksוְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ve.ha.'u.BimH5646.

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