H9001–/וַ–v

The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length of it two cubits; and the corners of it, and the length of it, and the walls of it, were of wood: and he said to me, This is the table that is before Yahweh.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north.

וַיּוֹצִאֵ֗נִי (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֣נִי (וַ) va “and”

Then said he to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy chambers, where the priests who are near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the place is holy.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertains to the people.

וְלָבְשׁוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָרְב֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

וְכִלָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצִיאַ֙נִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְדָד֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looks toward the east.

וַיּוֹלִכֵ֖נִי (וַ) va “and”

It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to 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 on my face.

וָאֶפֹּ֖ל (וָ) va. “and”

The Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּבִיאֵ֕נִי (וַ) va. “and”

I heard one speaking to me out of the house; and a man stood by me.

וָאֶשְׁמַ֛ע (וָ) va. “and”

He said to me, Son of man, [ergänzt: this is] the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. The house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their prostitution, and by the dead bodies of their kings [ergänzt: in] their high places;

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their door-post beside my door-post, and there was [ergänzt: but] the wall between me and them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed: therefore I have consumed them in my anger.

וְטִמְּא֣וּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וָאֲכַ֥ל (וָ) va. “and”

Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.

וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.

וּמָדְד֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”

If they be ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the form of the house, and the fashion of it, and the exits of it, and the entrances of it, and all the forms of it, and all the ordinances of it, and all the forms of it, and all the laws of it; and write it in their sight; that they may keep the whole form of it, and all the ordinances of it, and do them.

וְעָשׂ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said to me, Son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

You shall give to the priests the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who are near to me, to minister to me, says the Lord Yahweh, a young bull for a sin-offering.

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall take of the blood of it, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border round about: thus shall you cleanse it and make atonement for it.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall also take the bull of the sin-offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, outside of the sanctuary.

וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂרָפוֹ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bull.

וְחִטְּאוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall bring them near before Yahweh, and the priests shall cast salt on them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֶעֱל֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.

וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִלְא֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”

When they have accomplished the days, it shall be that on the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace-offerings; and I will accept you, says the Lord Yahweh.

וְהָיָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָצִ֣אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east; and it was shut.

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh said to me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh: and I fell on my face.

וַיְבִיאֵ֜נִי (וַ) va “and”וָאֵ֕רֶא (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶפֹּ֖ל (וָ) va. “and”