46 ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The gate of the temple's inside yard that opens to the east must stay shut for the six days that you work. You must only open it on each Sabbath day and on the day of each new moon. 2 On those days, the ruler will go through the entrance room for this gate. It is his way in from the outside yard. He must stand beside the posts of the gate. The priests will then offer the ruler's burnt offering and his friendship offerings. The ruler will bend down low to worship me while he stands at the gate. Then he will go out. But they must not shut the gate until the evening. 3 On Sabbath days and on new moon days, the people must stand in front of the east gate. They will bend down low to worship me, the Lord .
4 Every Sabbath day, the ruler will bring six lambs and a male sheep as a burnt offering to the Lord . These animals must have nothing wrong with them. 5 The ruler will also bring grain offerings. He will offer an ephah of grain with the male sheep. For each of the lambs, he may give as much grain as he chooses. For each ephah of grain, he will offer a hin of olive oil. [ a ]
6 On the day of the new moon the ruler must offer a young bull, six lambs and a male sheep. These animals must have nothing wrong with them. 7 He will also bring grain offerings. He will offer an ephah of grain with the bull and an ephah with the sheep. For each of the lambs, he may give as much grain as he chooses. For each ephah of grain, he will offer a hin of olive oil. 8 When the ruler goes in, he must go through the gate's entrance room. And he must go out the same way.
9 The people will come to the temple to worship the Lord at the times of the festivals. If they come in through the north gate they must go out through the south gate. And if they come in through the south gate they must go out through the north gate. Nobody may go out of the gate through which he came in. He must go out by the opposite gate. 10 When the people go in, the ruler will go in with them. When the people go out, the ruler will also go out. 11 At the times of festivals and on other special days, the grain offering with each bull and each sheep will be an ephah. For each of the lambs, a person may give as much grain as they choose. They will give a hin of olive oil with each ephah of grain.
12 The ruler may choose to make a special gift to the Lord . It may be a burnt offering or a friendship offering. They must open the east gate of the inside yard for the ruler. He will make his offering at the gate, as he does on Sabbath days. Then he must go out. After he has left, they will shut the gate.
13 Every day, you must provide a lamb that is one year old and that has nothing wrong with it. Offer it to the Lord as a burnt offering. You must do that every morning, day after day. 14 With the lamb, you must give a grain offering. It will be one sixth of an ephah of grain. Mix a third of a hin of olive oil with the flour. This rule about the grain offering to the Lord will never change. 15 You must offer the lamb, with the grain offering and the olive oil, for a burnt offering every morning.
16 This is what the Almighty Lord says: The ruler may choose to give some of his land as a gift to one of his sons. If he does that, the land will belong to his son and to his descendants. It will always belong to their family. 17 The king may also choose to give some of his land to one of his servants. If he does that, the servant can keep the land until the year of Jubilee. [ b ] After that, the land will belong to the ruler again. The ruler's land will always belong to the ruler and to his descendants. 18 The king must not take for himself any land that belongs to the people. He must not take them away from their own land. He can only give his own land to his sons. Nobody may take any of my people away from the land that belongs to them.’
19 The man took me through the entrance beside the gate. We came to the holy rooms that belong to the priests. These rooms opened to the north. He showed me a place at the west end of these rooms. 20 He said to me, ‘This is the place where the priests will cook the meat for the sin offerings and for the guilt offerings. They will bake the grain offerings here, too. In this way, they will not have to take these holy things into the outside yard. If they did that, someone might touch them and become holy.’
21 Then the man took me to the outside yard. He took me around the yard to see its four corners. In each corner I saw that there was a small yard 22 These four small yards were 20 metres long and 15 metres wide. They were all the same size. 23 They had stone walls around them. At the bottom of the walls they had made places for fires to burn.
24 The man said to me, ‘The temple servants will use these kitchens to cook meat that the people bring for sacrifices.’
46 This is what the Lord God says: “The east gate of the inner courtyard will be closed on the six working days. But it will be opened on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon. 2 The ruler will go into the porch of that gate and stand by the gatepost. Then the priests will offer the ruler’s burnt offering and fellowship offerings. The ruler will worship at the opening of that gate and then go out. But the gate will not be shut until evening. 3 On the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon, the common people will also worship the Lord at that gate.
4 “The ruler will offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the Sabbath. He must provide six lambs that have nothing wrong with them and a ram that has nothing wrong with it. 5 He must give an ephah of grain offering with the ram. As for the grain offering with the lambs, the ruler can give as much as he wants. But he must give 1 hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.
6 “On the day of the New Moon he must offer a young bull that has nothing wrong with it. He will also offer six lambs and a ram that have nothing wrong with them. 7 The ruler must give an ephah of grain as an offering with the bull and an ephah of grain as an offering with the ram. As for the grain offering with the lambs, he can give as much as he wants. But he must give 1 hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.
8 “When the ruler goes in, he must enter at the porch of the east gate—and he must leave that same way.
9 “When the common people come to meet with the Lord at the special festivals, whoever enters through the north gate to worship will go out through the south gate, and whoever enters through the south gate will go out through the north gate. People must not return the same way they entered. Each person must go out straight ahead. 10 The ruler should be there among the people. When the people go in, the ruler will go in with them, and when they go out, the ruler will too.
11 “At the festivals and other special meetings, an ephah of grain as an offering must be offered with each young bull, and an ephah of grain as an offering must be offered with each ram. As for the grain offering with the lambs, the ruler can give as much as he wants. But he must give 1 hin of olive oil for each ephah of grain.
12 “When the ruler gives a freewill offering to the Lord —it might be a burnt offering, a fellowship offering, or a freewill offering—the east gate will be opened for him. Then he will offer his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. After he leaves, the gate will be shut.
13 “Every day you will provide a year-old lamb that has nothing wrong with it. It will be for a burnt offering to the Lord . You will provide it every morning. 14 Also, you will offer a grain offering with the lamb every morning. You will give 1/6 ephah [ a ] of flour and 1/3 hin [ b ] of oil to make the fine flour moist. It will be the daily grain offering to the Lord . 15 So they will give the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil every morning for a burnt offering forever.”
16 This is what the Lord God says: “If the ruler gives a gift from part of his land to any of his sons, it will belong to his sons. It is their property. 17 But if the ruler gives a gift from part of his land to one of his slaves, the gift will belong to the slave only until the year of freedom. [ c ] Then the gift will go back to the ruler. Only the ruler’s sons will keep a gift of land from the ruler. 18 And the ruler will not take any of the people’s land or force them to leave their land. He must give some of his own land to his sons. In that way my people will not be forced to lose their land.”
19 The man led me through the entrance at the side of the gate. He led me to the holy rooms for the priests on the north side. There I saw a place at the west end of the path. 20 The man said to me, “This is where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and will bake the grain offering. Why? So they will not need to bring these offerings out into the outer courtyard. So they will not bring those holy things out where the common people are.”
21 Then the man led me out to the outer courtyard. He led me to the four corners of the courtyard. I saw smaller courtyards in each corner of the large courtyard. 22 There was a small, enclosed area in each of the four corners of the courtyard. Each small courtyard was 40 cubits [ d ] long and 30 cubits [ e ] wide. The four areas measured the same. 23 There was a brick wall around each of the four small courtyards, and there were places built into the brick walls for cooking. 24 The man said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve at the Temple cook the sacrifices for the people.”
46 Thus saith the Lord God ; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
5 And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
6 And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
9 But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the Lord , one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
13 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the Lord .
15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.
16 Thus saith the Lord God ; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
19 After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
20 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.
21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
22 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
23 And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
24 Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
46 ‘This is what the Lord [ a ] God says: “The ( A ) gate of the ( B ) inner courtyard facing east shall be ( C ) shut for the six ( D ) working days; but it shall be opened on the ( E ) Sabbath day and opened on the day of the ( F ) new moon. 2 The ( G ) prince shall enter by way of the porch of the gate from outside and stand by the ( H ) post of the gate. Then the priests shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate and then go out; but the gate shall not be ( I ) shut until the evening. 3 The ( J ) people of the land shall also worship at the doorway of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the ( K ) new moons. 4 The ( L ) burnt offering which the prince shall offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be ( M ) six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish; 5 and the ( N ) grain offering shall be an [ b ] ephah [ c ] with the ram, and the grain offering [ d ] with the lambs [ e ] as much as he is ( O ) able to give, and a [ f ] hin of oil [ g ] with an ephah. 6 On the day of the ( P ) new moon he shall offer a [ h ] bull without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish. 7 And he shall provide a ( Q ) grain offering, an ephah [ i ] with the bull and an ephah [ j ] with the ram, and [ k ] with the lambs as [ l ] much as he is ( R ) able, and a hin of oil [ m ] with an ephah. 8 When the ( S ) prince enters, he shall go in by way of the porch of the gate, and go out by [ n ] the same way. 9 But when the people of the land come ( T ) before the Lord at the appointed feasts, one who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And one who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. [ o ] No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but shall go straight out. 10 And when they go in, the prince shall go in ( U ) among them; and when they go out, [ p ] he shall go out.
11 “At the ( V ) festivals and the appointed feasts, the ( W ) grain offering shall be an ephah [ q ] with a bull and an ephah [ r ] with a ram, and [ s ] with the lambs as [ t ] much as one is able to give, and a hin of oil [ u ] with an ephah. 12 And when the prince provides a ( X ) [ v ] voluntary offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings as a [ w ] voluntary offering to the Lord , the gate facing east shall be ( Y ) opened for him. And he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the ( Z ) Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he goes out.
13 “And you shall provide a ( AA ) lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord daily; ( AB ) morning by morning you shall provide it. 14 You shall also provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, a ( AC ) sixth of an ephah and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour, a grain offering to the Lord continually by [ x ] a permanent ordinance. 15 So they shall provide the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, morning by morning, as a ( AD ) continual burnt offering.”
16 ‘This is what the Lord God says: “If the prince gives a ( AE ) gift from his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the ( AF ) year of [ y ] release; then it shall return to the prince. His inheritance shall be only his sons’; it shall belong to them. 18 And the prince shall ( AG ) not take from the people’s inheritance, [ z ] ( AH ) depriving them of their property; he shall give his sons inheritance from his own property, so that My people will not be scattered, anyone from his property.”’”
19 Then he brought me through the ( AI ) entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced north; and behold, a place was there at the extreme rear toward the west. 20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the ( AJ ) guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall ( AK ) bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard [ aa ] and transfer holiness to the people.”
21 Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me across to the four corners of the courtyard; and behold, in every corner of the courtyard there was a small courtyard. 22 In the four corners of the courtyard there were enclosed courtyards, forty [ ab ] cubits long and thirty wide; these four in the corners were [ ac ] the same size. 23 And there was a row of masonry all around in them, around the four of them, and cooking hearths were made under the rows all around. 24 Then he said to me, “These are the cooking [ ad ] places where the ministers of the house shall cook the sacrifices of the people.”
46 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court ( A ) facing east ( B ) is to be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon ( C ) it is to be opened. 2 The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico ( D ) of the gateway and stand by the gatepost. The priests are to sacrifice his burnt offering ( E ) and his fellowship offerings. He is to bow down in worship at the threshold of the gateway and then go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening. ( F ) 3 On the Sabbaths ( G ) and New Moons the people of the land are to worship in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of that gateway. ( H ) 4 The burnt offering the prince brings to the Lord on the Sabbath day is to be six male lambs and a ram, all without defect. 5 The grain offering given with the ram is to be an ephah, [ a ] and the grain offering with the lambs is to be as much as he pleases, along with a hin [ b ] of olive oil for each ephah. ( I ) 6 On the day of the New Moon ( J ) he is to offer a young bull, six lambs and a ram, all without defect. ( K ) 7 He is to provide as a grain offering one ephah with the bull, one ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wants to give, along with a hin of oil for each ephah. ( L ) 8 When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico ( M ) of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way. ( N )
9 “‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals, ( O ) whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which they entered, but each is to go out the opposite gate. 10 The prince is to be among them, going in when they go in and going out when they go out. ( P ) 11 At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering is to be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and with the lambs as much as he pleases, along with a hin of oil for each ephah. ( Q )
12 “‘When the prince provides ( R ) a freewill offering ( S ) to the Lord —whether a burnt offering or fellowship offerings—the gate facing east is to be opened for him. He shall offer his burnt offering or his fellowship offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out, the gate will be shut. ( T )
13 “‘Every day you are to provide a year-old lamb without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord ; morning by morning ( U ) you shall provide it. ( V ) 14 You are also to provide with it morning by morning a grain offering, consisting of a sixth of an ephah [ c ] with a third of a hin [ d ] of oil ( W ) to moisten the flour. The presenting of this grain offering to the Lord is a lasting ordinance. ( X ) 15 So the lamb and the grain offering and the oil shall be provided morning by morning for a regular ( Y ) burnt offering. ( Z )
16 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his sons, it will also belong to his descendants; it is to be their property by inheritance. ( AA ) 17 If, however, he makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it until the year of freedom; ( AB ) then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs to his sons only; it is theirs. 18 The prince must not take ( AC ) any of the inheritance ( AD ) of the people, driving them off their property. He is to give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that not one of my people will be separated from their property.’”
19 Then the man brought me through the entrance ( AE ) at the side of the gate to the sacred rooms facing north, ( AF ) which belonged to the priests, and showed me a place at the western end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests are to cook the guilt offering and the sin offering [ e ] and bake the grain offering, to avoid bringing them into the outer court and consecrating ( AG ) the people.” ( AH )
21 He then brought me to the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw in each corner another court. 22 In the four corners of the outer court were enclosed [ f ] courts, forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide; [ g ] each of the courts in the four corners was the same size. 23 Around the inside of each of the four courts was a ledge of stone, with places for fire built all around under the ledge. 24 He said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple are to cook the sacrifices of the people.”
