1 Depois conduziu-me para fora do templo, para a parte de trás, para o pátio interior, até às câmaras do norte do pátio do templo, e até um outro edifício. 2 Este conjunto de estruturas tinha 50 metros de comprimento por 25 metros de largura. 3 As galerias de compartimentos que estavam por detrás desta construção, constituíam a parede do pátio. As câmaras distribuíam-se em três fileiras para o pátio exterior, de um lado, tendo uma galeria de 10 metros que dava para o pátio interior, do outro lado. 4 Havia um passeio de 5 metros de largura e 50 metros de comprimento, que corria entre a galeria de quartos e o edifício, com as portas do edifício para o norte. 5 As duas galerias superiores de compartimentos não eram tão largas como as de baixo, porque as passagens das galerias de cima eram mais largas. 6 E como estes edifícios não eram construídos com vigas, como os dos átrios exteriores, os andares iam estreitando a partir do chão. 7 A parede exterior em frente dos aposentos do lado do átrio exterior tinha 25 metros. 8-10 Porque o comprimento dos aposentos paralelos ao átrio exterior era de 25 metros, a extensão total em frente do santuário era de 50 metros. Uma parede estendia-se a partir da extremidade da ala mais curta, paralela à ala mais longa, e havia uma entrada do pátio exterior para estes compartimentos do oriente. A toda a largura do muro e do átrio, do lado sul, em frente do pátio e do edifício, havia salas. No lado sul do templo havia um edifício idêntico, perto do edifício situado no extremo ocidental do templo. 11,12 Diante das salas havia uma passagem semelhante à passagem do lado norte. Tinha as mesmas medidas, a mesma disposição e entradas idênticas. Havia uma porta por baixo das salas, com uma entrada para esses aposentos, no lado sul do edifício, no extremo oriental, onde começava a parede.

13 Então disse-me: "Estas galerias de compartimentos do norte e do sul, diante do pátio do templo, são santas; é aí que os sacerdotes que oferecem os sacrifícios ao Senhor deverão comer desses santos sacrifícios e armazenar os que devem ser guardados, tal como a ofertas de cereais, as ofertas pelo pecado e pela culpa; porque este lugar é santo. 14 Quando os sacerdotes deixarem este santo lugar, a nave do templo, deverão mudar de roupa antes de saírem para o pátio exterior. As vestimentas especiais com as quais administraram o serviço religioso devem ser despidas, porque se trata de uma roupa sagrada. Deverão, pois, vestir outros fatos antes de entrar nas partes do edifício abertas ao público."

15 Quando acabou de fazer estas medições, levou-me para fora, pela porta oriental, para medir toda a área exterior. 16-20 Constatou que tinha a forma de um quadrado, com 250 metros de lado, com uma parede toda em volta a separar a área sagrada da que era aberta ao público.

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.