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42 Then he brought me into the outer court by the way toward the North; and he brought me into the chamber that was opposite the separate place, and which was in front of the building toward the North.
2 Along the length (of a hundred cubits) was the North door, fifty cubits wide.
3 Opposite the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and opposite the pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery after gallery in three stories.
4 And in front of the chambers was a gallery of ten cubits wide, with a one-cubit path inside. And their doors were toward the North.
5 Now, the chambers above were narrower. For the galleries seemed to eat up these more than the lower and those that were in the midst of the building.
6 For they were in three stories but did not have pillars as the pillars of the court. Therefore, there was a difference from the ground between those beneath and in the middle and those above.
7 And the wall that was outside, opposite the chambers, toward the outer court, on the front of the chambers, was fifty cubits long.
8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits. And lo, in front of the Temple were a hundred cubits.
9 And under these chambers was the entry, on the East side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court, toward the East, opposite the separate place, and opposite the building.
11 And the way in front of them was the same as that of the chambers which were toward the North, as long and as wide as they were. And all their entries were alike, 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 corner of the way, the way directly in front of the wall toward the East, as one enters.
13 Then he said to me, “The North chambers and the South chambers which are before the separate place, they are holy chambers in which the Priests who approach the LORD shall eat the Most Holy things. There they shall 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 in, they shall not go out of the Holy Place into the outer court, but they shall lay their garments there where they minister, for they are holy. And they shall put on other garments, and then shall approach those things which are for the people.”
15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner House, he brought me forth toward the gate which faced toward the East and measured it all around.
16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed, all around.
17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.
18 And he measured the south side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
19 He turned around to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
20 He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred long and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the Sanctuary and the profane place.
43 Afterward, he brought me to the gate, the gate that turns toward the East.
2 And behold, the Glory of the God of Israel came from out of the East, Whose Voice was like a noise of great waters. And the Earth was lit up with His Glory.
3 And the vision which I saw was like the vision, as the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river, Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
4 And the Glory of the LORD came into the House, by the way of the gate which was facing toward the East.
5 So the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court. And behold, the Glory of the LORD filled the House.
6 And I heard one speaking to me out of the House. And there stood a man beside me,
7 who said to me, “Son of man, this place is My throne, and the place of the soles of My Feet, where I will dwell among the children of Israel forever. And the House of Israel shall no longer defile My Holy Name, neither they nor their kings, by their fornication, nor by the carcasses of their kings in their high places
8 “when they set their thresholds by My thresholds, and their posts by My posts (for there was only a wall between Me and them). Still, they have defiled My Holy Name with their abominations that they have committed. Therefore, I have consumed them in My wrath.
9 “Now, let them put away their fornication and the carcasses of their kings far from Me. And I will dwell among them forever.
10 “You, son of man, show this House to the House of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their wickedness. And let them measure the pattern.
11 “And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, show them the form of the House, and its pattern, and its going out and its coming in, and its whole fashion, and all its Ordinances, and all its figures, and all its Laws. And write it in their sight, so that they may keep its whole fashion, and all its Ordinances, and do them.
12 “This is the description of the House: It shall be upon the top of the Mount. All its limits all around shall be Most Holy. Behold, this is the description of the House.
13 “And these are the measures of the Altar in cubits: A cubit is one cubit and a hand breadth. The bottom shall be a cubit, and the width a cubit. And its border, all around its edge, shall be a span. And this shall be the height of the Altar.
14 “And from the bottom (the ground) to the lower piece shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit. And from the little piece to the great piece shall be four cubits, and the width one cubit.
15 “So the altar shall be four cubits, and from the altar upward shall be four horns.
16 “And the altar shall be twelve cubits long and twelve wide, and foursquare in its four corners.
17 “And the frame shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide in its foursquare corners. And the border around it shall be half a cubit. And its bottom shall be a cubit around. And its steps shall be turned toward the East.”
18 And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: ‘These are the Ordinances of the Altar, on the day when they shall make it, to offer the Burnt Offering on it, and to sprinkle blood on it.
19 ‘And You shall give to the Priests, and to the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach to Me, to minister to Me,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘a young bullock for a Sin Offering.
20 ‘And you shall take of its blood and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the frame, and upon the border all around. Thus you shall cleanse it and reconcile it.
21 ‘You shall also take the bullock of the Sin Offering and burn it in the appointed place of the House, outside the Sanctuary.
22 ‘But the second day, you shall offer a male goat, without blemish, for a Sin Offering. And they shall cleanse the Altar as they cleansed it with the bullock.
23 ‘After you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bullock, without blemish, and a ram from the flock, without blemish.
24 ‘And you shall offer them before the LORD. And the Priests shall cast salt upon them; and they shall offer them for a Burnt Offering to the LORD.
25 ‘You shall prepare a male goat for a Sin Offering every day for seven days. They shall also prepare a young bullock and a ram from the flock, without blemish.
26 ‘Thus shall they purify the Altar for seven days, and cleanse it, and consecrate it.
27 ‘And when these days have expired, upon the eighth day and so forth, the Priests shall make your Burnt Offerings upon the Altar, and your Peace Offerings. And I will accept you,’ says the Lord GOD.”
5 Come now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupt, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. And the rust of them shall be a witness against you and shall eat your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped up treasure for the last days.
4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped your fields cry out (those which are fraudulently withheld by you). And the cries of those reapers are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 You have lived in pleasure on the Earth and been riotous. You have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and have killed the just. And he has not resisted you.
7 Therefore brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth (and has long patience for it) until he receives the early and the late rain.
8 Therefore, you also be patient, and settle your hearts. For the coming of the Lord draws near.
9 Do not groan against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned. Behold, the judge stands before the door.
10 My brothers, take the Prophets as an example of suffering adversity and of long patience, who have spoken in the Name of the Lord.
11 Behold, we count those blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job and have known what end the Lord made. For the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
12 But before all things, my brothers, do not swear - not by Heaven, nor by Earth, nor by any other oath. But let your ‘yes’ be ‘yes’ and your ‘no’, ‘no’, lest you fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing.
14 Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church. And let them pray for him and anoint him with oil in the Name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick. And the Lord shall raise him up. And if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven.
16 Acknowledge your faults one to another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. For the fervent prayers of the righteous avail much.
17 Elijah was a man subject to similar passions as we are. And he prayed earnestly that it might not rain. And it did not rain on the Earth for three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again. And the heaven gave rain, and the Earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brothers, if any of you have erred from the truth, and someone has converted him,
20 let him know that the one who has returned a sinner from wandering shall save a soul from death and shall hide a multitude of sins.
ALEPH
1 Blessed are those who are upright in their way and walk in the Law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are those who keep His Testimonies and seek Him with their whole heart.
3 Surely, they work no iniquity, but walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded to keep Your Precepts diligently.
5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your Statutes!
6 Then I would not be confounded, with respect to all Your Commandments.
7 I will praise You with an upright heart, when I shall learn the Judgments of Your righteousness.
8 I will keep Your Statutes. Do not forsake me utterly.
BETH
9 How shall a young man correct his way? By living according to Your Word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You. Do not let me wander from Your Commandments.
11 I have treasured Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD. Teach me Your Statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared all the Judgments of Your Mouth.
14 I have had as much delight in the way of Your Testimonies, as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your Precepts and consider Your ways.
16 I will delight in Your Statutes, and I will not forget Your Word.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who perverts his ways, though he is rich.
7 He who keeps the Law is a child of understanding. But he who feeds the gluttons, shames his father.
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