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.
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.
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.
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.

1Then he brought me foorth into the vtter court, the way toward the North, and hee brought mee into the chamber, that was ouer against the separate place, & which was before the building toward the North.

2Before the length of an hundreth cubites was the North doore, and the breadth was fiftie cubits.

3Ouer against the twentie cubites which were for the inner court, and ouer against the pauement which was for the vtter court, was gallerie against gallery in three stories.

4And before the chambers was a walke of ten cubites breadth inward, a way of one cubite, and their doores toward the North.

5Now the vpper-chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher then these, then the lower, and then the middlemost of the building.

6For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitned more then the lowest, and the middlemost from the ground.

7And the wall that was without ouer against the chambers towards the vtter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fiftie cubites.

8For the length of the chambers that were in the vtter court was fiftie cubites: and loe, before the Temple were an hundreth cubites.

9And from vnder these chambers was the entrie on the East side, as one goeth into them from the vtter court.

10The chambers were in the thickenes of the wall of the court toward the East, ouer against the separate place, and ouer against the building.

11And 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 doores.

12And according to the doores of the chambers that were toward the South, was a doore in the head of the way, euen the way directly before ye wall toward the East, as one entreth into them.

13 Then sayd hee vnto mee, The North chambers, and the South chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where þe Priests that approach vnto the Lord shall eate the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, & the sinne offering, and the trespasse offring, for the place is holy.

14When the Priests enter therein, then shall they not goe out of the holy place into the vtter court, but there they shall lay their garments, wherein they minister: for they are holy, and shall put on other garments, and shall approch to those things which are for the people.

15Now when hee had made an end of measuring the inner house, hee brought mee foorth toward the gate, whose prospect is toward the East, and measured it round about.

16He measured the East side with the measuring reede, fiue hundreth reedes, with the measuring reed round about.

17Hee measured the North side fiue hundreth reedes, with a measuring reed round about.

18Hee measured the South side fiue hundreth reedes, with the measuring reede.

19 Hee turned about to the West side, and measured fiue hundreth reedes with the measuring reed.

20He measured it by the foure sides: it had a wall round about fiue hundreth reedes long, and fiue hundreth broad, to make a separation betweene the Sanctuary and the prophane place

I == Ezek 41:12 , 15

III== Ezek 41:16

XI == Ezek 42:4

XIII == Lev 2:3 ., 10 ; 6:14 , 16-17 , 25-26 , 29 ; 7:1 ; 10:13-14 ; 24:9 ; Num 18:9-10

XIV == Ezek 44:19

XX == Ezek 40:5 ; 45:2

1 Then he led me north to the outer court, bringing me to some chambers on the north that lay across the free area and which were also across from the building.

2 Their length was a hundred cubits on the north side, and they were fifty cubits wide.

3 Across the twenty cubits of the inner court and the pavement of the outer court, there were three parallel rows of them on different levels.

4 In front of the chambers, to the inside, was a walk ten cubits broad and a wall of one cubit; but the entrances of the chambers were on the north.

5 The outermost chambers were the lowest, for the system of levels set them at a level lower than the closest chambers and those in between;

6 for they were in three rows and had no foundations to conform with the foundations of the courts, therefore they were on a lower terrace of the ground than the closest and the middle chambers.

7 On the far side there was a wall running parallel to the chambers along the outer court; its length before these chambers was fifty cubits,

8 for the length of the chambers belonging to the outer court was fifty cubits, but along its entire length the wall measured one hundred cubits.

9 Below these chambers there was the way in from the east, so that one could enter from the outer court

10 where the wall of the court began. To the south along the side of the free area and the building there were also chambers,

11 before which was a passage. These looked like the chambers to the north, just as long and just as wide, with the same exits and plan and entrances.

12 Below the chambers to the south there was an entrance at the beginning of the way which led to the back wall, by which one could enter from the east.

13 He said to me, "The north and south chambers which border on the free area are the sanctuary chambers; here the priests who draw near to the LORD shall eat the most sacred meals, and here they shall keep the most sacred offerings: cereal offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings; for it is a holy place.

14 When the priests have once entered, they shall not leave the holy place for the outer court until they have left here the clothing in which they ministered, for it is holy. They shall put on other garments, and then approach the place destined for the people."

15 When he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me out by way of the gate which faces east and measured all the limits of the court.

16 He measured the east side: five hundred cubits by his measuring rod. Then he turned

17 and measured the north side: five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. He turned

18 to the south and measured five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.

19 Then he turned to the west and measured five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.

20 Thus he measured it in the four directions, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide. It was surrounded by a wall, to separate the sacred from the profane.

v 1-12. For these priest’s chambers, see the p.1303 diagram, Bible Knowledge. On each side of the temple proper their are rooms of three stories for priest chambers, the upper rooms smaller than the lower, and apparently some also over the entrance.

v 13,14. This tells about where the priests eat and where they leave the holy garments before going out with the people. It reminds us of the priest taking off his beautiful garments and putting on linen the Day of Atonement. He leaves the linen lay and puts on the beautiful garments again in the evening, Lev. 16:23.

v 15-20 Measurements of millennial temple in chap 40-42, summarized here. The temple complex is listed as 500 reeds on each side. But with a reed (appr. 10.5’) and 500 on a side makes the temple about a mile square. Topographical changes might make room for it. Some think the reeds here should read cubits, then the temple complex size is 765,625 square feet, more area than 13 football fields. RSV reads 500 cubits by the measuring reed, and that seems more logical.