1 Então o homem me levou ao pátio do templo, passando pela porta norte. Entramos no pátio externo e chegamos a um edifício com salas junto à parede do pátio interno. 2 Esse edifício, cuja entrada dava para o norte, tinha 50 metros*42.2a Em hebraico, 100 côvados; também em 42.8. de comprimento e 25 metros*42.2b Em hebraico, 50 côvados; também em 42.7,8. de largura. 3 Um conjunto de salas dava para o espaço do pátio interno, que tinha 10 metros*42.3 Em hebraico, 20 [côvados]. de largura. Outro conjunto de salas dava para a calçada do pátio externo. Os dois conjuntos tinham três andares e ficavam um de frente para o outro. 4 Entre os dois conjuntos de salas havia uma passagem com 5 metros*42.4a Em hebraico, 10 côvados. de largura. Estendia-se ao longo dos 50 metros*42.4b Conforme a Septuaginta e a versão siríaca, que trazem Seu comprimento era de 100 côvados; o hebraico traz e uma passagem e 1 côvado de largura. do edifício, e todas as portas davam para o norte. 5 Cada um dos dois andares superiores com salas era mais estreito que o andar abaixo, pois nos andares superiores precisava haver espaço para passagens na frente de cada um. 6 Uma vez que havia três andares e eles não tinham colunas de sustentação como os pátios, cada andar superior era recuado em relação ao andar abaixo. 7 Havia uma parede externa que servia de divisória entre as salas e o pátio externo e que tinha 25 metros de comprimento. 8 Essa parede acrescentava comprimento ao conjunto externo de salas, que se estendia por apenas 25 metros, enquanto o conjunto interno, cujas salas eram voltadas para o templo, tinha 50 metros de comprimento. 9 Havia uma entrada pelo lado leste do pátio externo para essas salas.

10 Do lado sul*42.10 Conforme a Septuaginta; o hebraico traz leste. do templo havia dois conjuntos de salas ao sul do pátio interno, entre o templo e o pátio externo. A disposição dessas salas era semelhante à das salas do lado norte. 11 Havia uma passagem entre os dois conjuntos de salas, como do lado norte do templo. Esse conjunto de salas tinha o mesmo comprimento do outro, e também as mesmas entradas e portas. As dimensões deles eram idênticas. 12 Havia, portanto, uma entrada na parede voltada para o conjunto interno de salas e outra na extremidade leste da passagem interior.

13 Então o homem me disse: "Estas salas ao norte e ao sul que dão para o pátio do templo são santas. Aqui os sacerdotes que oferecem sacrifícios ao Senhor comerão as ofertas santíssimas. E, porque as salas são santas, serão usadas para guardar as ofertas sagradas: as ofertas de cereal, as ofertas pelo pecado e as ofertas pela culpa. 14 Quando os sacerdotes saírem do santuário, não irão diretamente para o pátio externo. Primeiro, removerão as roupas que usaram enquanto serviam no templo, pois elas são santas. Vestirão outras roupas antes de entrar nas dependências abertas para o povo".

15 Quando o homem terminou de medir a área interna do templo, ele me levou para fora pela porta leste a fim de medir toda a área ao redor. 16 Mediu o lado leste com a vara de medir, e tinha 250 metros*42.16 Conforme 45.2 e a Septuaginta em 42.17, que traz 500 côvados; o hebraico traz 500 varas, cerca de 1.500 metros; também em 42.17,18,19,20. de comprimento. 17 Mediu o lado norte, e também tinha 250 metros. 18 O lado sul tinha 250 metros, 19 e o lado oeste também tinha 250 metros. 20 Portanto, a área tinha 250 metros de cada lado e um muro ao redor para separar o santo do comum.

1 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. 2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. 4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.*42.5 were higher…: or, did eat of these*42.5 than the lower…: or, and the building consisted of the lower and the middlemost 6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. 7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits. 9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.*42.9 from under: or, from the place*42.9 the entry: or, he that brought me*42.9 as…: or, as he came 10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building. 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 they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.

15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.*42.16 side: Heb. wind 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.