¶ In the five¹ and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after² that the city was smitten, in the selfsame³ day the hand⁴ of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.

In the visions⁵ of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very⁶ high mountain, by⁷ which was as the frame⁸ of a city on the south⁹.

And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose¹⁰ appearance was like the appearance of brass, with¹¹ a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold¹² with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare¹³ all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

¶ And behold a wall¹⁴ on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by¹⁵ the cubit and an hand breadth: so he¹⁶ measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

Then came he unto¹⁷ the gate which looketh¹⁸ toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold¹⁹ of the gate, which was one reed²⁰ broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

²¹And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts²² thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

¶ And the little²³ chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three²⁴ were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

The space²⁵ also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

He measured then the gate²⁶ from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.

He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court²⁷ round about the gate.

And from the face of the gate²⁸ of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

And there were narrow²⁹ windows to the little³⁰ chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches³¹: and windows were round about inward³²: and upon each post were palm trees.

Then brought he me into the outward³³ court, and, lo, there were³⁴ chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty³⁵ chambers were upon the pavement.

And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the³⁶ forefront of the inner court without³⁷, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

¶ And the gate³⁸ of the outward court that looked³⁹ toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

And the little⁴⁰ chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches⁴¹ thereof were after⁴² the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees⁴³, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they⁴⁴ went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them⁴⁵.

And the gate of⁴⁶ the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he⁴⁷ measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold⁴⁸ a gate toward the south: and he⁴⁹ measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according⁵⁰ to these measures.

And there were windows⁵¹ in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length⁵² was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

And there were seven⁵³ steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees⁵⁴, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

¶ And there was a gate in the⁵⁵ inner court toward the south: and he⁵⁶ measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

And he brought⁵⁷ me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according⁵⁸ to these measures;

And the little⁵⁹ chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there⁶⁰ were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

¶ And the arches⁶¹ round about were five and⁶² twenty cubits long, and five cubits⁶³ broad⁶⁴.

And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm⁶⁵ trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight⁶⁶ steps.

And he brought me into the⁶⁷ inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was⁶⁸ fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees⁶⁹ were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps⁷⁰.

And he brought me to the⁷¹ north gate, and measured⁷² it according to these measures;

The little⁷³ chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

And the posts⁷⁴ thereof were toward the utter court⁷⁵; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

And the chambers⁷⁶ and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where⁷⁷ they washed the burnt offering.

¶ And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that⁷⁸ side, to slay thereon the burnt⁷⁹ offering and the sin⁸⁰ offering and the trespass⁸¹ offering.

¶ And at the side⁸² without, as one goeth up⁸³ to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.

Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

And the four tables were of hewn stone⁸⁴ for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments⁸⁵ wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

And within⁸⁶ were hooks⁸⁷, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.

And without the inner⁸⁸ gate were the chambers⁸⁹ of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

And he said unto me, This chamber⁹⁰, whose⁹¹ prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers⁹² of the charge⁹³ of the house.

And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers⁹⁴ of the charge of the altar: these⁹⁵ are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come⁹⁶ near to the LORD to minister unto him.

So he measured the court⁹⁷, an hundred cubits long⁹⁸, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

And he brought me to the porch⁹⁹ of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps¹⁰⁰ whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars¹⁰¹ by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.