Ezekiel 42
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וַיּוֹצִאֵ֗נִיand he brought out meאֶל־toהֶֽחָצֵר֙the courtyardהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הthe outerהַדֶּ֖רֶךְthe wayדֶּ֣רֶךְthe direction ofהַצָּפ֑וֹןthe northוַיְבִאֵ֣נִיand he brought meאֶל־toהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הthe roomאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנֶ֧גֶדwas beforeהַגִּזְרָ֛הthe separate placeוַאֲשֶֽׁר־and whichנֶ֥גֶדwas beforeהַבִּנְיָ֖ןthe structureאֶל־toהַצָּפֽוֹן׃the north
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נֶ֣גֶדbeforeהָֽעֶשְׂרִ֗יםthe twenty cubitsאֲשֶׁר֙whichלֶחָצֵ֣רbelonged to the courtyardהַפְּנִימִ֔יthe innerוְנֶ֣גֶדand beforeרִֽצְפָ֔הthe pavementאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלֶחָצֵ֣רbelonged to the courtyardהַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑הthe outerאַתִּ֥יקa galleryאֶל־was toפְּנֵֽי־the face ofאַתִּ֖יקa galleryבַּשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃in the thirds
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כִּ֤יforמְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙were divided into three partsהֵ֔נָּהtheyוְאֵ֤יןand notלָהֶן֙belonged to themעַמּוּדִ֔יםcolumnsכְּעַמּוּדֵ֖יlike the columns ofהַחֲצֵר֑וֹתthe courtyardsעַל־there-כֵּ֣ן-foreנֶאֱצַ֗לit was shortenedמֵהַתַּחְתּוֹנ֛וֹתmore than the lower roomsוּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹתand more than the middle roomsמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃from the ground
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וְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙and a wayלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םwas to before themכְּמַרְאֵ֣הlike the appearance ofהַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹתthe roomsאֲשֶׁר֙whichדֶּ֣רֶךְwere the direction ofהַצָּפ֔וֹןthe northכְּאָרְכָּ֖ןlike length theirכֵּ֣ןwas soרָחְבָּ֑ןbreadth theirוְכֹל֙and allמוֹצָ֣אֵיהֶ֔ןexits theirוּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ןand like plans theirוּכְפִתְחֵיהֶֽן׃and like entrances their
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וּכְפִתְחֵ֣יand like the entrances ofהַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹתthe roomsאֲשֶׁר֙whichדֶּ֣רֶךְwere the direction ofהַדָּר֔וֹםthe southפֶּ֖תַחan entranceבְּרֹ֣אשׁwas at the head ofדָּ֑רֶךְa wayדֶּ֗רֶךְa wayבִּפְנֵי֙in front ofהַגְּדֶ֣רֶתthe wallהֲגִינָ֔הcorrespondingדֶּ֥רֶךְthe direction ofהַקָּדִ֖יםthe eastבְּבוֹאָֽן׃when come to them
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֗יto meלִֽשְׁכ֨וֹתthe rooms ofהַצָּפ֜וֹןthe northלִֽשְׁכ֣וֹתthe rooms ofהַדָּרוֹם֮the southאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאֶל־are toפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהַגִּזְרָה֒the separate placeהֵ֣נָּה׀theyלִֽשְׁכ֣וֹתare the rooms ofהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁthe holinessאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereיֹאכְלוּ־they will eatשָׁ֧םthereהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםthe priestsאֲשֶׁר־whoקְרוֹבִ֥יםare nearלַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahwehקָדְשֵׁ֣יthe holy things ofהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםthe holy thingsשָׁ֞םthereיַנִּ֣יחוּ׀they will set downקָדְשֵׁ֣יthe holy things ofהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםthe holy thingsוְהַמִּנְחָה֙and the grain offeringוְהַחַטָּ֣אתand the sin offeringוְהָאָשָׁ֔םand the guilt offeringכִּ֥יforהַמָּק֖וֹםthe placeקָדֹֽשׁ׃is holy
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בְּבֹאָ֣םwhen go theyהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםthe priestsוְלֹֽא־and notיֵצְא֤וּthey will go outמֵהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙from the holy placeאֶל־intoהֶחָצֵ֣רthe courtyardהַחִיצוֹנָ֔הthe outerוְשָׁ֞םand thereיַנִּ֧יחוּthey will set downבִגְדֵיהֶ֛םclothes theirאֲשֶׁר־whichיְשָׁרְת֥וּthey will serveבָהֶ֖ןin themכִּֽי־forקֹ֣דֶשׁare a holy thingהֵ֑נָּהtheyוְלָבְשׁוּ֙and they will put onבְּגָדִ֣יםclothesאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוְקָרְב֖וּand they will draw nearאֶל־toאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichלָעָֽם׃is for the people
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וְכִלָּ֗הand he had completedאֶת־obj.מִדּוֹת֙the measurements ofהַבַּ֣יִתthe houseהַפְּנִימִ֔יthe innerוְהוֹצִיאַ֙נִי֙and he brought out meדֶּ֣רֶךְthe way ofהַשַּׁ֔עַרthe gateאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichפָּנָ֖יוface itsדֶּ֣רֶךְwas the direction ofהַקָּדִ֑יםthe eastוּמְדָד֖וֹand he measured itסָבִ֥יב׀all aroundסָבִֽיב׃all around
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לְאַרְבַּ֨עto fourרוּח֜וֹתsidesמְדָד֗וֹhe measured itח֤וֹמָהa wallלוֹ֙belonged to itסָבִ֣יב׀all aroundסָבִ֔יבall aroundאֹ֚רֶךְthe lengthחֲמֵ֣שׁwas fiveמֵא֔וֹתhundred cubitsוְרֹ֖חַבand the breadthחֲמֵ֣שׁwas fiveמֵא֑וֹתhundred cubitsלְהַבְדִּ֕ילto make a distinctionבֵּ֥יןbetweenהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁthe holy thingלְחֹֽל׃and a profane thing
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