Ezekiel 41

Ezekiel's angelic guide measures the temple sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place, providing precise architectural dimensions and structural details.[1][2] The chapter describes the temple's construction features including side chambers for priests, wooden paneling decorated with palm trees and cherubim (two-faced figures), and thick outer walls, emphasizing the orderliness and careful design of YHWH's dwelling place.[1][5]

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וְ/רֹ֣חַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁 verochav And the width width and width HC/Ncmsc הַ/פֶּתַח֮ 𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤇 hapetach of the entrance the opening the entrance HTd/Ncmsa עֶ֣שֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten ten HAcfsa אַמּוֹת֒ 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa וְ/כִתְפ֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤕 vekhitefot and the sidewalls and shoulders of and sidewalls of HC/Ncfpc הַ/פֶּ֔תַח 𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤇 hapetach-2 of the entrance the opening the entrance HTd/Ncmsa חָמֵ֤שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five five HAcfsa אַמּוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot-2 cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa מִ/פּ֔וֹ 𐤌/𐤐𐤅 mipo on this side from here from here HR/D וְ/חָמֵ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔 vechamesh and five and five and five HC/Acfsa אַמּ֖וֹת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot-3 cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa מִ/פּ֑וֹ 𐤌/𐤐𐤅 mipo-2 on that side from here from here HR/D וַ/יָּ֤מָד 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤃 vayamad and he measured and he measured and he measured HC/Vqw3ms אָרְכּ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤊/𐤅 areko its length its length its length HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַרְבָּעִ֣ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty forty HAcbpa אַמָּ֔ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure cubit HNcfsa וְ/רֹ֖חַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁 verochav-2 and the width width and width HC/Ncmsa עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty twenty HAcbpa אַמָּֽה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah-2 cubits forearm-measure cubit HNcfsa
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וְ/הַ/צְּלָעוֹת֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 vehatselaot and-the side-chambers and the sides and the side-chambers HC/Td/Ncbpa צֵלָ֨ע 𐤑𐤋𐤏 tsela side-chamber side of side of HNcbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR צֵלָ֜ע 𐤑𐤋𐤏 tsela-2 side-chamber side of side of HNcbsa שָׁל֧וֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔 shalosh three three three HAcfsa וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and-thirty and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa פְּעָמִ֗ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim times occurrences times HNcfpa וּ֠/בָאוֹת 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 uvaot and-entrances and coming-ones and the entrances HC/Vqrfpa בַּ/קִּ֨יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 baqir in-the wall in the boundary-wall in the boundary-wall HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr לַ/בַּ֧יִת 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit to-the house to the house to the house HRd/Ncmsa לַ/צְּלָע֛וֹת 𐤋/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 latselaot to-the side-chambers to the side-structures to the side-structures HRd/Ncbpa סָבִ֥יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa סָבִ֖יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 around surrounding area around HNcbsa לִ/הְי֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to-be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc אֲחוּזִ֑ים 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤆𐤉𐤌 achuzim supports seized ones fastened HVqsmpa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn יִהְי֥וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they-will-be they will become they will be HVqi3mp אֲחוּזִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤆𐤉𐤌 achuzim-2 supports seized ones fastened HVqsmpa בְּ/קִ֥יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤓 beqir in-wall in a wall in a wall HR/Ncmsc הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the-house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa
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וְֽ/רָחֲבָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤄 verachavah and it widened and she became wide and it became wide HC/Vqp3fs וְֽ/נָסְבָה֩ 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁𐤄 venasevah and it wound around and she was encircled and it was encircled HC/VNp3fs לְ/מַ֨עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah upward upward to above HR/D/Sd לְ/מַ֜עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah-2 upward upward to above HR/D/Sd לַ/צְּלָע֗וֹת 𐤋/𐤑𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 latselaot to the side chambers to the side-structures to the side-structures HRd/Ncbpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC מֽוּסַב 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤁 musav the winding encircling structure of encircling structure of HNcmsc הַ֠/בַּיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa לְ/מַ֨עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah-3 upward upward to above HR/D/Sd לְ/מַ֜עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah-4 upward upward to above HR/D/Sd סָבִ֤יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa סָבִיב֙ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 around surrounding area around HNcbsa לַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit the house to the house to the house HRd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon upon HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm רֹֽחַב 𐤓𐤇𐤁 rochav the width width-of width-of HNcmsa לַ/בַּ֖יִת 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 labayit-2 of the house to the house to the house HRd/Ncmsa לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah-5 upward upward to above HR/D/Sd וְ/כֵ֧ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen cine (Bemba) and so and thus and thus HC/Tm הַ/תַּחְתּוֹנָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤄 hatachetonah the lowest the bottommost the lowest HTd/Aafsa יַעֲלֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh Aleya (Bemba) went up he ascends it will go up HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon upon HR הָ/עֶלְיוֹנָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 haeleyonah the highest the uppermost the highest HTd/Aafsa לַ/תִּיכוֹנָֽה 𐤋/𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤄 latikhonah by the middle to the central part to the central part HRd/Aafsa
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וְ/הַ/בִּנְיָ֡ן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍 vehabineyan and-the-building and the building and the building HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR פְּנֵ֨י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face-of face of before the face of HNcbpc הַ/גִּזְרָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤄 hagizerah the-separate-place the cut-off section the cut-off section HTd/Ncfsa פְּאַ֣ת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat side-of edge of edge of HNcfsc דֶּֽרֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way-of path of way of HNcbsc הַ/יָּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa רֹ֚חַב 𐤓𐤇𐤁 rochav width width-of width-of HNcmsc שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim seventy seventy seventy HAcbpa אַמָּ֔ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure cubit HNcfsa וְ/קִ֧יר 𐤅/𐤒𐤉𐤓 veqir and-wall-of and wall and wall HC/Ncmsc הַ/בִּנְיָ֛ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍 habineyan the-building the building the building HTd/Ncmsa חָֽמֵשׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five five HAcfsa אַמּ֥וֹת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa רֹ֖חַב 𐤓𐤇𐤁 rochav-2 thickness width-of width-of HNcmsa סָבִ֣יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 around surrounding area around HNcbsa וְ/אָרְכּ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤊/𐤅 veareko and-its-length and his length and its length HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms תִּשְׁעִ֥ים 𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 tisheim ninety ninety ninety HAcbpa אַמָּֽה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah-2 cubits forearm-measure cubit HNcfsa
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וּ/מָדַ֣ד 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤃 umadad and he measured and he measured and he measured HC/Vqq3ms אֹֽרֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 orekhe length length of length of HNcmsc הַ֠/בִּנְיָן 𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍 habineyan of the building the building the building HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el facing toward toward HR פְּנֵ֨י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face face of before the face of HNcbpc הַ/גִּזְרָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤄 hagizerah of the yard the cut-off section the cut-off section HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR אַחֲרֶ֧י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 achareyha the back of it behind her behind her HR/Sp3fs ו/אתוקי/הא 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤀 vtvqyh and its galleries her projecting galleries her projecting galleries HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אַתִּיקֶ֛י/הָא 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤀 veatiqeyha and its galleries and her projecting ledges and her projecting ledges HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs מִ/פּ֥וֹ 𐤌/𐤐𐤅 mipo on this side from here from here HR/D וּ/מִ/פּ֖וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤐𐤅 umipo and on that side and from here and from here HC/R/D מֵאָ֣ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred one hundred HAcbsa אַמָּ֑ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure cubit HNcfsa וְ/הַֽ/הֵיכָל֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 vehaheykhal and the temple and the grand palace and the temple HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/פְּנִימִ֔י 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉 hapenimi the inner the inner the inner HTd/Aamsa וְ/אֻֽלַמֵּ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤉 veulamey and the porches and vestibules of and vestibules of HC/Ncmpc הֶ/חָצֵֽר 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤓 hechatser of the court the enclosure the enclosure HTd/Ncbsa
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הַ/סִּפִּ֡ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤌 hasipim the doorposts the thresholds the thresholds HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/חַלּוֹנִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehachalonim and the windows and the pierced-openings and the windows HC/Td/Ncbpa הָ֠/אֲטֻמוֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤈𐤌𐤅𐤕 haatumot narrow closed ones closed ones HTd/Vqsfpa וְ/הָ/אַתִּיקִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 vehaatiqim and the galleries and the projecting ledges and the projecting ledges HC/Td/Ncmpa סָבִיב֙ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa לִ/שְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕/𐤌 lishelashetam to their three for the three of them for the three of them HR/Acmsc/Sp3mp נֶ֧גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged opposite in front of in front of HR הַ/סַּ֛ף 𐤄/𐤎𐤐 hasaf the threshold the boundary-threshold the threshold HTd/Ncmsa שְׂחִ֥יף 𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤐 sechif paneled thin-planked paneled HAamsc עֵ֖ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets wood wood-tree of wood-tree of HNcmsa סָבִ֣יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-2 around surrounding area around HNcbsa סָבִ֑יב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv-3 around surrounding area around HNcbsa וְ/הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets Ayé (Yoruba) and the ground and the earth and the ground HC/Td/Ncbsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR הַֽ/חַלֹּנ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤕 hachalonot the windows the pierced apertures the windows HTd/Ncbpa וְ/הַֽ/חַלֹּנ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤕 vehachalonot and the windows and the pierced openings and the windows HC/Td/Ncbpa מְכֻסּֽוֹת 𐤌𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 mekhusot were covered covered-over ones covered ones HVPsfpa
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הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֡חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the sacrifice-place the altar HTd/Ncmsa עֵ֣ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets was wood wood-tree of wood-tree of HNcmsa שָׁלוֹשׁ֩ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔 shalosh three three three HAcfsa אַמּ֨וֹת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa גָּבֹ֜הַּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gavoha high lofty high HAamsa וְ/אָרְכּ֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤊/𐤅 veareko and-its-length and his length and its length HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms שְׁתַּֽיִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim two two two HAcfda אַמּ֗וֹת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amot-2 cubits forearm-measures cubits HNcfpa וּ/מִקְצֹֽעוֹתָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤏𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 umiqetsootayv and-its-corners and its outer corners and its corners HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for it for it HR/Sp3ms וְ/אָרְכּ֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤊/𐤅 veareko-2 and-its-length and his length and its length HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/קִֽירֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 veqirotayv and-its-walls and his walls and its walls HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms עֵ֑ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets-2 wood wood-tree of wood-tree of HNcmsa וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and-he-said he declared and he spoke HC/Vpw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 hashulechan the table the spread-out table the spread-out table HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/עֲשׂוּיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤉𐤄 vaasuyah and-made made (feminine) made (feminine) HC/Vqsfsa אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ן 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤍 aleyhen upon-them toward them (feminine) upon them (feminine) HR/Sp3fp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR דַּלְת֤וֹת 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕 daletot doors hanging door-panels of hanging door-panels of HNcfpc הַֽ/הֵיכָל֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 haheykhal the-temple the grand sanctuary the temple HTd/Ncmsa כְּרוּבִ֣ים 𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 keruvim cherubim heavenly throne-guardians cherubim (heavenly throne-guardians) HNcmpa וְ/תִֽמֹרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 vetimorim and-palm-trees and palm-trees and palm-trees HC/Ncfpa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as-that as that which as that which HR/Tr עֲשׂוּיִ֖ם 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤉𐤌 asuyim made made ones made ones HVqsmpa לַ/קִּיר֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤒𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 laqirot to-the-walls walls for the walls HRd/Ncmpa וְ/עָ֥ב 𐤅/𐤏𐤁 veav and-thick-plank and a dense mass and a thick mass HC/Ncmsc עֵ֛ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets wood wood-tree of wood-tree of HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney faces-of face of before the face of HNcbpc הָ/אוּלָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 haulam the-porch the bound entrance hall the bound entrance hall HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/הַ/חֽוּץ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑 mehachuts from-the-outside from the outside from the outside HR/Td/Ncmsa
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