The Inner Court

Ezekiel 40

28 Then he brought me to j the inner court through the south gate, and k he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. 29 Its l side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule m had windows all around. m Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 30 And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. 31 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and i palm trees were on its jambs, and n its stairway had eight steps.

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and o he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. 33 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 34 p Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

35 Then he brought me to q the north gate, and r he measured it. It had the same size as the others. 36 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, 1 and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 37 Its vestibule 2 faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

38 There was s a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, 3 t where the burnt offering was to be washed. 39 And in the vestibule of the gate were two u tables on either side, on which the v burnt offering and the w sin offering and the x guilt offering were to be slaughtered. 40 And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. 41 y Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, z on which to slaughter. 42 And there were four tables a of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the v burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. 43 And hooks, 4 a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:27
    And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:24
    And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:7
    And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:25
    Both it and its vestibule had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:25
    Both it and its vestibule had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:26
    And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:22
    And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:21
    Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:31
    Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 47:2
    Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:32 - 33
    Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:17
    Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 46:2
    The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.
    2 Chronicles 4:6
    He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:42
    And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 46:2
    The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.
    Leviticus 1:3 - 4
    If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 42:13
    Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the yard are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall put the most holy offerings - the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering - for the place is holy.
    Leviticus 4:2 - 3
    Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord 's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 42:13
    Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the yard are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall put the most holy offerings - the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering - for the place is holy.
    Ezekiel 46:20
    And he said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so transmit holiness to the people.
    Leviticus 5:1 - 6
    If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:39 - 40
    And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:38
    There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 20:25
    If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:39
    And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered.
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