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by
setting their
threshold by My
threshold and their
door post beside My
door post, with only the
wall between Me and them. And they have
defiled My
holy name by their
abominations which they have
committed. So I have
consumed them in My
anger.
yit'z.Wz.m l,cea ~'t'z.Wz.m.W yiPis -t,a ~'Pis ~'Tit.B ? ~ev -t,a .Wa.Mij.w ~,hyenyeb.W yinyeB ryiQ;h.w ? ~'t{a l;k]a'w .Wf'[ r,v]a ~'tw{b][w{t.B yiv.d'q ? yiP;a.B
9
"Now let them
put away their
harlotry and the
corpses of their
kings far from Me; and I will
dwell among them
forever.
~,hyek.l;m yer.gip.W ~'t.Wn.z -t,a .Wq]x;r.y h'T;[ ? ~'lw{[.l ~'kw{t.b yiT.n;k'v.w yiN,Mim
10
"As for you,
son of
man,
describe the
temple to the
house of
Israel, that they may be
ashamed of their
iniquities; and let them
measure the
plan.
lea'r.fIy -tyeB -t,a deG;h ~'d'a -n,b h'T;a ? .Wd.d'm.W ~,hyetw{n{w][em .Wm.l'KIy.w tIy;B;h -t,a ? tyin.k'T -t,a
11
"If they are
ashamed of
all that they have
done,
make known to them the
design of the
house, its
structure, its
exits, its
entrances,
all its
designs,
all its
statutes, and
all its
laws. And
write it in their
sight, so that they may
observe its
whole design and
all its
statutes and
do them.
tIy;B;h t;r.Wc .Wf'[ -r,v]a l{Kim .Wm.l.kin -mia.w ? q]w't{r.Wc -l'k.w wy'a'bw{m.W wy'a'cw{m.W w{t'n.Wk.t.W ? w{t{rw{T -l'k.w y't{r.Wc -l'k.w wy't{QUx -l'K tea.w ? -l'K -t,a .Wr.m.vIy.w ~,hyenye[.l b{t.k.W ~'tw{a [;dw{h ? ~'tw{a .Wf'[.w wy't{QUx -l'K -t,a.w w{t'r.Wc
12
"This is the
law of the
house: its
entire area on the
top of the
mountain all around shall be
most holy.
Behold,
this is the
law of the
house.
w{lUb.G -l'K r'h'h va{r -l;[ tIy'B;h t;rw{T ta{z ? t;rw{T ta{z -heNih ~yiv'd'q v,d{q byib's byib's ? tIy'B;h
13
"And
these are the
measurements of the
altar by
cubits (the
cubit being a
cubit and a
handbreadth ): the
base shall be a
cubit and the
width a
cubit, and its
border on its
edge round about one span; and
this shall be the height of the
base of the
altar.
x;p{j'w h'M;a h'M;a tw{M;a'B ;xeB.ziM;h tw{Dim h,Lea.w ? H't'p.f -l,a H'l.Wb.g.W b;x{r -h'M;a.w h'M;a'h qyex.w ? ;xeB.ziM;h b;G h,z.w d'x,a'h t,r,z byib's
14
"From the
base on the
ground to the
lower ledge shall be
two cubits and the
width one
cubit; and from the
smaller ledge to the
larger ledge shall be
four cubits and the
width one cubit.
~Iy;T.v h'nw{T.x;T;h h'r'z]['h -d;[ #,r'a'h qyexem.W ? h'N;j.Q;h h'r'z][\hem.W t'x,a h'M;a b;x{r.w tw{M;a ? b;x{r.w tw{M;a [;B.r;a h'lw{d.G;h h'r'z]['h -d;[ ? h'M;a'h
15
"The
altar hearth shall be
four cubits; and from the
altar hearth shall extend
upwards four horns.
h'l.[;m.l.W lyeair]a'hem.W tw{M;a [;B.r;a lea.r;h;h.w ? [;B.r;a tw{n'r.Q;h
16
"Now the
altar hearth shall be
twelve * cubits
long by
twelve * wide,
square in its
four sides.
her.f,[ ~yeT.viB .$,r{a her.f,[ ~yeT.v lyeair]a'h.w ? wy'['b.r t;[;B.r;a l,a ;[.Wb'r b;x{r
17
"The
ledge shall be
fourteen * cubits
long by
fourteen * wide in its
four sides, the
border around it shall be
half a
cubit and its
base shall be a
cubit round about; and its
steps shall
face the
east."
her.f,[ [;B.r;a.B .$,r{a her.f,[ [;B.r;a h'r'z]['h.w ? byib's l.Wb.G;h.w 'hy,['b.r t;[;B.r;a l,a b;x{r ? byib's h'M;a H'l -qyex;h.w h'M;a'h yic]x H'tw{a ? ~yid'q tw{n.P .Whet{l][;m.W
18
And He
said to me,
"Son of
man,
thus says the
Lord GOD,
'These are the
statutes for the
altar on the
day it is
built, to
offer burnt offerings on it and to
sprinkle blood on it.
hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K ~'d'a -n,B y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? tw{l][;h.l w{tw{f'[eh ~w{y.B ;xeB.ziM;h tw{QUx h,Lea ? ~'D wy'l'[ q{r.zil.w h'lw{[ wy'l'[