| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Next he brought me into the great hall and measured the pilasters; on each side the width of the pilaster was 10 1/2 feet. | 1Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side. |
| 2The width of the entrance was 17 1/2 feet, and the side walls of the entrance were 8 3/4 feet wide on each side. He also measured the length of the great hall, 70 feet, and the width, 35 feet. | 2The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. |
| 3He went inside the next room and measured the pilasters at the entrance; they were 3 1/2 feet wide. The entrance was 10 1/2 feet wide, and the width of the entrance's side walls on each side was 12 1/4 feet. | 3And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. |
| 4He then measured the length of the room adjacent to the great hall, 35 feet, and the width, 35 feet. And he said to me, "This is the most holy place." | 4Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.” |
| 5Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was 10 1/2 feet thick. The width of the side rooms all around the temple was seven feet. | 5Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits. |
| 6The side rooms were arranged one above another in three stories of 30 rooms each. There were ledges on the wall of the temple all around to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be in the temple wall itself. | 6The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself. |
| 7The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive story, for the structure surrounding the temple went up by stages. This was the reason for the temple's broadness as it rose. And so, one would go up from the lowest story to the highest by means of the middle one. | 7The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level, because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward. And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest, through the middle one. |
| 8I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding it; this foundation for the side rooms was 10 1/2 feet high. | 8I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits. |
| 9The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was 8 3/4 feet. The free space between the side rooms of the temple | 9The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick, and the open area between the side rooms of the temple |
| 10and the outer chambers was 35 feet wide all around the temple. | 10and the outer chambers was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. |
| 11The side rooms opened into the free space, one entrance toward the north and another to the south. The area of free space was 8 3/4 feet wide all around. | 11The side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around. |
| 12Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122 1/2 feet wide. The wall of the building was 8 3/4 feet thick on all sides, and the building's length was 157 1/2 feet. | 12Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits. |
| 13Then the man measured the temple; it was 175 feet long. In addition, the temple yard and the building, including its walls, were 175 feet long. | 13Then he measured the temple to be a hundred cubits long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. |
| 14The width of the front of the temple along with the temple yard to the east was 175 feet. | 14The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits. |
| 15Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple yard to the west, with its galleries on each side; it was 175 feet. The interior of the great hall and the porticoes of the court-- | 15Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court, |
| 16the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold--were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered), | 16as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. |
| 17reaching to the top of the entrance, and as far as the inner temple and on the outside. On every wall all around, on the inside and outside, was a pattern | 17In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary, |
| 18carved with cherubim and palm trees. There was a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces: | 18were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces: |
| 19a human face turned toward the palm tree on one side, and a lion's face turned toward it on the other. They were carved throughout the temple on all sides. | 19the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple. |
| 20Cherubim and palm trees were carved from the ground to the top of the entrance and on the wall of the great hall. | 20Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance. |
| 21The doorposts of the great hall were square, and the front of the sanctuary had the same appearance. | 21The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar. |
| 22The altar was made of wood, 5 1/4 feet high and 3 1/2 feet long. It had corners, and its length and sides were of wood. The man told me, "This is the table that stands before the LORD." | 22There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.” |
| 23The great hall and the sanctuary each had a double door, | 23Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors, |
| 24and each of the doors had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other. | 24and each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other. |
| 25Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the great hall like those carved on the walls. There was a wooden canopy outside, in front of the portico. | 25Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico. |
| 26There were beveled windows and palm trees on both sides, on the side walls of the portico, the side rooms of the temple, and the canopies. | 26There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies. |
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