H9002–/וְ–v

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

וְהִנֵּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאִ֕ישׁ (וְ) ve. “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;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י (וּ) u. “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.

וּמְזֽוּזָתָם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַקִּ֖יר (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “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.

וּפִגְרֵ֥י (וּ) u. “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.

וְיִכָּלְמ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “so”

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.

וְאִֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְכוּנָת֡וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּמוֹצָאָ֡יו (וּ) u. “and”וּמוֹבָאָ֣יו (וּ) u. “and”וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְתֹ֖ב (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשְׁמְר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

These are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border of it by the edge of it round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וָטֹ֑פַח (וָ) va. “and”וְחֵ֨יק (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַמָּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְבוּלָ֨הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

From the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit.

וּמֵחֵ֨יק (וּ) u. “and”וְרֹ֖חַב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵהֳעֲזָרָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וְרֹ֖חַב (וְ) ve. “and”

The upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.

וְהַֽהַרְאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵהָאֲרִיאֵ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמַ֔עְלָה (וּ) u. “and”

The altar hearth shall be twelve [ergänzt: cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides of it.

וְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗ל (וְ) ve. “and”

The ledge shall be fourteen [ergänzt: cubits] long by fourteen broad in the four sides of it; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps of it shall look toward the east.

וְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגְּבוּל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַֽחֵיק־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ (וּ) u. “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.

וְלִזְרֹ֥ק (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.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּבַיּוֹם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.

וְאַ֥יִל (וְ) ve. “and”

Seven days shall you prepare every day a goat for a sin-offering: they shall also prepare a young bull, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.

וּפַ֧ר (וּ) u. “and”וְאַ֥יִל (וְ) ve. “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.

וִֽיכַלּ֖וּ (וִֽ) vi. “so”וָהָ֗לְאָה (וָ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (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.

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Yahweh; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “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.

וְהִנֵּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yahweh said to me, Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of the house of Yahweh, and all the laws of it; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.

וּרְאֵ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, [ergänzt: to add] to all your abominations.

וְעַרְלֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וָדָ֔ם (וָ) va. “and”

You have not kept the charge of my holy things; but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”