Then he led me to the agate
, the gate
facing
toward
the east
;
and behold, the aglory
of the God
of Israel
was coming
from the way
of the beast
. And His cvoice
was like the sound
of many
waters
; and the earth
dshone
with His glory
.
And it was like the appearance of the vision
which
I saw
, like the avision
which
I saw
when 1He came
to bdestroy
the city
. And the visions
were like the vision
which
I saw
by the criver
Chebar
; and I dfell
on my face
.
And the glory of the LORD
came
into the house
by the way
of the gate
facing
toward
the aeast
.
And the aSpirit lifted
me up and brought
me into the inner
court
; and behold
, the bglory
of the LORD
filled
the house
.
Then I heard one speaking
to me from the house
, while a aman
was standing
beside
me.
He said to me, "Son
of man
, this is the place
of My athrone
and the place
of the soles
of My feet
, where
I will bdwell
among
the sons
of Israel
forever
. And the house
of Israel
will not again
defile
My holy
name
, neither they nor
their kings
, by their harlotry
and by the 1 ccorpses
of their kings
2when they die
,
by setting their threshold
by My threshold
and their door
post
beside
My door
post
, with only the wall
between
Me and them. And they have adefiled
My holy
name
by their abominations
which
they have committed
. So I have consumed
them in My anger
.
"Now let them aput
away
their harlotry
and the 1corpses
of their kings
far
from Me; and I will bdwell
among
them forever
.
"As for you, son of man
, 1 adescribe
the 2temple
to the house
of Israel
, that they may be bashamed
of their iniquities
; and let them measure
the 3 cplan
.
"If they are ashamed
of all
that they have done
, make
known
to them the 1design
of the house
, its structure
, its aexits
, its entrances
, all
its designs
, all
its statutes
2, and all
its laws
. And write
it bin their sight
, so that they may observe
its whole
1design
and all
its statutes
and cdo
them.
"This is the 1law
of the house
: its entire
2area
on the top
of the amountain
all
around
shall be most
holy
. Behold
, this
is the 1law
of the house
.
"And these are the measurements
of the aaltar
by cubits
(the bcubit
being a cubit
and a handbreadth
): the 1base
shall be a cubit
and the width
a cubit
, and its border
on its edge
round
about
one
span
; and this
shall be the height of the 2base
of the altar
.
"From the base on the ground
to the lower
aledge
shall be two
cubits
and the width
one cubit
; and from the smaller
ledge
to the larger
ledge
shall be four
cubits
and the width
1one
cubit
.
"The 1altar hearth
shall be four
cubits
; and from the 1altar
hearth
shall extend upwards
four
ahorns
.
"Now the 1altar hearth
shall be twelve
cubits long
by twelve
wide
, asquare
in its four
sides
.
"The ledge shall be fourteen
cubits long
by fourteen
wide
in its four
sides
, the border
around
it shall be half
a cubit
and its base
shall be a cubit
round
about
; and its asteps
shall 1 bface
the east
."
And He said to me, " aSon
of man
, thus
says
the Lord
1GOD
, `These
are the statutes
for the altar
on the day
it is built
, to offer
bburnt
offerings
on it and to csprinkle
blood
on it.
`You shall give to the Levitical
priests
who
are from the offspring
of aZadok
, who draw
bnear
to Me to minister
to Me,' declares
the Lord
GOD
, `a cyoung
bull
for a dsin
offering
.
`You shall take some
of its blood
and put
it on its four
ahorns
and on the four
corners
of the bledge
and on the border
round
about
; thus you shall ccleanse
it and make
atonement
for it.
`You shall also take the bull
for the sin
offering
, and it shall be aburned
in the appointed
place
of the house
, outside
the sanctuary
.
`On the second day
you shall offer
a amale
goat
without
blemish
for a sin
offering
, and they shall bcleanse
the altar
as they cleansed
it with the bull
.
`When you have finished cleansing
it, you shall present
a ayoung
bull
without
blemish
and a bram
without
blemish
from the flock
.
`You shall present them before
the LORD
, and the priests
shall throw
asalt
on them, and they shall offer
them up as a burnt
offering
to the LORD
.
` aFor seven days
you shall prepare
daily
a goat
for a sin
offering
; also a young
bull
and a ram
from the flock
, without
blemish
, shall be prepared
.
`For seven days
they shall make
atonement
for the altar
and purify
it; so shall they 1consecrate
it.
`When they have completed the days
, it shall be that on the aeighth
day
and onward
, the priests
shall 1offer
your burnt
offerings
on the altar
, and your bpeace
offerings
; and I will caccept
you,' declares
the Lord
GOD
."