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to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

16 And there were narrow Pdows: the length was fifty cubits, windows to the little chambers, and the breadth five and twenty Olymp. LI. 3. and to their posts within the gate R. Roman, 5. round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward and upon each post were palm trees. 17 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits eastward and northward.

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20 And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

21 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side, and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

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

23 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.

24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those win

27 And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.

28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

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

30 And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.. 31. And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof; and the going up to it had eight steps.

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

33 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 was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

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

35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; wHeb. whose face was. Or, galleries, verses 21, 25, 33, 36.- Hebrew,

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or porches.-
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Verse 17. The outward court] This was the court twenty cubits long]

of the people.

That the five cubits broad should be read twenty-five is evident from verses 21, 25, 29,

Verse 21. And the little chambers thereof were three, 33, and 36. The word Dy veesrim, twenty, has fc.] See the plan. Arches] Porch.

period.

probably been lost out of the text. Indeed the whole

The arch was not known at this verse is wanting in two of Kennicott's MSS., one of

Verse 24. According to these measures.] The same measures that had been used at the eastern court.

De Rossi's, and one of mine, (Cod. B.) It has been added in the margin of mine by a later hand. It is reported to have been anciently wanting in many

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36 The little chambers thereof, tables was the flesh of the the posts thereof, and the arches offering. thereof, and the windows to it round about the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt-offering.

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44 And without the inner gate were the chambers 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. 45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

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46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, h the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering. 40. And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at 47 So he measured the court, a hundred the porch of the gate, were two tables.cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, four41 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.

42. And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt-offering, of a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burntoffering and the sacrifice.

43 And within were hooks, a hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the

a Lev. iv. 2, 3.- — Lev. v. 6; vi. 6; vii. 1. d Or, endirons, or the two hearthstones.Lev. viii. 35; Num. iii. 27, 28, 32, 38; xviii. 5;

square; and the altar that was before the house.
48 And he brought me to the porch 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.
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The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were 1pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

Or, at the step. 2 Chron. xiii. 11; Psa. cxxxiv. 1. Or, ward, or ordinance; and 1 Chron. vi. 31. so ver. 46. Num. xviii. 5; chap. xliv. 15.- 1 Kings ii. 35; 1 Chron. ix. 23; chap. xliii. 19; xliv. 15, 16. 1 Kings vi, 3. 1 Kings vii. 21.

Verse 39. The porch of the gate] The north gate of the court of the priests. See Q in the plan.

Verse 48. Breadth of the gate] It is evident that the gate was a bivalve, or had folding doors. The length of the porch was twenty cubits. Josephus says the vestibule was twenty cubits long and ten broad. Antiq. lib. viii. 3, 2.

Two tabies] Some say of marble. See dddd in the plan. Verse 41. Four tables] These were in the porch of the north gate, in the court of the priests on them they slew, flayed, and cut up the victims. See dddd Verse 49. By the steps] This was a flight of steps in the plan. that led to the temple; there vere eight steps in each Verse 47. He measured the court] This was the flight. See YY in the plan. court of the priests. See FFF in the plan.

CHAPTER XLI.

In this chapter the prophet gives us a circumstantial account of the measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple, 1-26.

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AFTERWARD he brought me And there was an enlargto the temple, and measured ing, and a winding about still the posts, six cubits broad on the upward to the side chambers: for one side, and six cubits broad on the winding about of the house the other side, which was the breadth of the went still upward round about the house: tabernacle. therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.

2 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the 8. I saw also the height of the house round other side and he measured the length about the foundations of the side chambers thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty were a full reed of six great cubits.

cubits.

3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.

4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.

5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

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9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.

10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.

11 And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.

12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.

13 So he measured the house, a hundred cubits long and the separate place, and the

f Or, three and thirty times, or foot. Heb. be holden. b Heb. it was made broader, and went round.-1 Kings vi. 8. * Chap. xl. 5,

into the outer wall, but they rested on projections of

Verse 1. To the temple] He had first described the inner wall. the courts and the porch. See chap. xl.

Verse 2. The breadth of the door] This was the door, or gate, of the sanctuary, (see gates, 3, in the plan,) and this doorway was filled up with folding gates. The measurements are exactly the same as those of Solomon's temple. See 1 Kings vi. 2, 17.

Verse 4. The length thereof, twenty cubits] This is the measurement of the sanctuary, or holy of holies. See G in the plan. This also was the exact measurement of Solomon's temple, see 1 Kings vi. 20. This, and the other resemblances here, sufficiently prove that Ezekiel's temple and that of Solomon were on the same plan; and that the latter temple was intended to be an exact resemblance of the former.

Verse 6. The side chambers were three] We find by Joseph. Antiq. viii. 3, 2, that around Solomon's temple were chambers three stories high, each story consisting of thirty chambers. It is supposed that twelve were placed to the north of the temple, twelve to the south, and six to the east.

Entered into the wall] The beams were admitted

Verse 7. An enlarging, and a winding about] Perhaps a winding staircase that widened upward as the inner wall decreased in thickness; this wall being six. cubits thick as high as the first story, five from the floor of the second story to that of the third, and four from the floor to the ceiling of the third story: and thus there was a rest of one cubit in breadth to support the stories.-Newcome.

Verse 9. The thickness of the wall] See LLL in the plan.

The place of the side chambers]. A walk, or gallery of communication along the chambers, five cubits broad, ver. 11.

Verse 11. And the doors] See the plan, aa. bb.

Verse 12. The length thereof ninety cubits.] The temple, with the buildings which surrounded it, was eighty-one cubits long; add ten cubits for the vestibule, or five for the breadth of the separate place, and five for its wall; in all, ninety cubits. See the plan, LHIL. By the separate place I suppose the temple itself is meant.

Verse 13. So he measured the house] The temple,

CHAPTER XLII.

This chapter gives us a description of the priests' chambers and their use, with the dimensions of the holy mount on which the temple stood, 1-20.

4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten meat-offering, and the sin-offering, and the cubits' breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and trespass-offering; for the place is holy. their doors toward the north.

5. Now the upper chambers were shorter: shall they not go out of the holy place into for the galleries were higher than these, than the utter court, but there they shall lay their the lower, and than the middlemost of the garments wherein they minister; for they are building. holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.

11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as ration between the sanctuary and the profane they and all their goings out were both ac-place."