13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubitsb (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth):c now its gutterd ⌊is a cubite in depth by a cubitf in width⌋g and its rim along its edge all around is one span,h and this is also the height of the altar. 14 And from the gutteri at the ground up to the lower ledge is two cubits,j and its width is one cubit,k and from the small ledge up to the large ledge is four cubits,l and its width is one cubit. 15 And the altar hearth was four cubits,m and from the altar hearth and ⌊upwards⌋n were the four horns of the altar. 16 And the altar hearth was ⌊twelve⌋o cubits in length and ⌊twelve⌋p cubits in widthq; it was ⌊squared on its four sides⌋.r 17 And the ledge was ⌊fourteen⌋s cubits in length with ⌊fourteen⌋t cubits its widthu to all four of its sides, and a rim was all around it of one-half cubit.v And the gutterw for it was a cubitx all around, and its steps were facing east.”

18 And he said to me, “Son of man,y thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the day ⌊when it is made⌋,z to sacrifice a burnt offering on it and to sprinkle blood on it. 19 And you must give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, the ones coming near me,” ⌊declares⌋a the Lord Yahweh, “to serve me, a bull, ⌊a calf⌋b as a sin offering.

20 You must take some of its blood and put it on ⌊the four horns of the altar⌋,c and the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around; thus you must purify it and make atonement for it. 21 And you must take the bull, the sin offering, and you must burn it in the designated place of the temple outside of the holy place. 22 And on the second day you must offer a he-goat without defect as a sin offering, and they must purify the altar ⌊like⌋d they purified with the bull. 23 ⌊When you are finished⌋e from purifying, you must offer a bull, ⌊a calf⌋,f without defect, and a ram from the flock without defect. 24 And you must bring them near ⌊before⌋g Yahweh, and the priests must throw salt on them, and they must offer them as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 25 For seven days you must provide a goat of sin offering for the day and a bull, ⌊a calf⌋,h and a ram from the flock without defect; you must provide them. 26 Seven days they must purify the altar and they must cleanse it and so ⌊they will consecrate it⌋.i 27 And they will finish the days, ⌊and then⌋j on the eighth day and beyond that the priests will offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, and then I will be pleased with you,” ⌊declares⌋k the Lord Yahweh.

The Prince, the Levites, and the Priests Described

44 And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that is facing east, and it was shut. 2 And Yahweh said to me, “This gate will be shut. It shall not be opened, and ⌊no one⌋a will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered it, and it will be shut. 3 The prince, he may sit in it to eat food ⌊before⌋b Yahweh; he will come from the wayc of the portico of the gate and by means of its way he will also go out.”

4 Then he brought me by the way of the gate of the north to the front of the temple,d and I looked,e and look! The glory of Yahweh filled the templef of Yahweh, and I fell on my face. 5 And Yahweh said, “Son of man,g set your hearth and look with your eyes and with your ears hear ⌊everything⌋i I am saying to you concerning all the statutes of the templej of Yahweh and concerning all its laws,k and you must listen with your heart concerning the entrance of the templel with all of the exits of the sanctuary. 6 And you must say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Enough for you, house of Israel, ofm all of your detestable things! 7 Atn your bringing ⌊foreigners⌋o who are uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh to be in my sanctuary to profane it, my temple,p ⌊as you offered my food, fat, and blood⌋,q sor you broke my covenant by all of your detestable things. 8 And you did not observe the responsibility of my sanctuary, buts you appointed themt as the keepers of my responsibility in my sanctuary for you.”

9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every ⌊foreigner⌋u uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh shall not come into my sanctuary—not any of the ⌊foreigners⌋v who are in the midst of the ⌊Israelites⌋.w 10 ⌊But⌋x the Levites who removed themselves from me ⌊at the going astray of Israel⌋,y who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt. 11 Then they will bez in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentriesa at the gates of the templeb and as those serving the temple;c they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand ⌊before them⌋d to serve them, 12 ⌊because⌋e they used to serve them ⌊before⌋f their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore ⌊I swore⌋g concerning them,” ⌊declares⌋h the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all ofi my holy objects, ⌊to the most holy objects⌋, j and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done. 14 And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility ofk the temple, for all of its workl and ⌊everything⌋ m​which will be done in it.

15 But the Levitical priests, the descendantsn of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary ⌊when the Israelites went astray⌋o from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand ⌊before me⌋p to offer to me fat and blood,” ⌊declares⌋q the Lord Yahweh. 16 “They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement. 17 ⌊And then⌋r ⌊when they come⌋s to the gates of the inner courtyards, they shall put on theirt inner linen garments and not wear wool garments ⌊when they serve⌋u in the gates of the inner courtyard and ⌊inside⌋v the temple. 18 Linen turbans shall be on their head and linen undergarments shall be on their waists; they shall not gird themselves with material causing perspiration. 19 When they go out to the outer courtyard to the people, they must take off their garment in which they were serving, and they must place them ⌊in the holy chambers⌋,w and they must put on other garments, so that they will not make the people holy with their garments. 20 And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads. 21 And no priest shall drink wine when they come into the inner courtyard. 22 And a widow or divorced woman they shall not take for themselves as wives, ⌊but only⌋x a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or the widow who is a widow for a priest they may take.

23 And they will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, and the difference between unclean and clean they must show them. 24 And at a legal dispute they themselves shall stand to judge; employingy my judgments they shall judge it, and with respect to my laws and my statutes. All my festivals they shall keep and my Sabbaths they shall consecrate. 25 And ⌊near a dead person⌋z hea shall not come to be defiled, ⌊but only⌋b for a father and for a mother and for a son and for a daughter, for a brother and for a sister ⌊who was not married⌋c may they defile themselves. 26 And, after hisd cleansing, they shall count for him seven days, 27 and then on the day of his coming into the sanctuary to the inner courtyard to serve in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” ⌊declares⌋e the Lord Yahweh.

28 And thus it will be to them as regards inheritance, that I am their inheritance, and so you shall not give to them property in Israel; I am their property. 29 The grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, they themselves may eat them, and also all the consecrated possessionsf in Israel will be theirs. 30 And also what is first of all of the firstfruits of everything, and of all of the contribution of everything from all of your contributions, to the priest ⌊it belongs⌋,g and what is first of your dough you shall give to the priest, so that a blessing may rest on your house. 31 Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birdsh or from the animals,i the priests shall not eat.”

Instructions about Divisions of the Renewed Land

45 And when you allocate the land as an inheritance, you shall provide a contribution for Yahweh as a holy portion from the land, its length being twenty-five thousand cubitsa and its width ten thousand cubits;b it is holy in all its territory, all around. 2 And there shall be from this area five hundred cubitsc by five hundred cubits, squared all around, for the sanctuary; and fifty cubitsde of open space shall be for it all around it. 3 And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-fivef thousand cubitsg and a width of ten thousand cubits,h and in it will be the sanctuary, ⌊the most holy place⌋.i 4 Itj is a holy portion from the land; it will be for the priests, the servants of the sanctuary ⌊who approach⌋k to serve Yahweh, and it will be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, the servants of the temple. It will serve as property for them ⌊as cities to dwell in⌋.l 6 And as property of the city, you must set apart alongside the contribution of the sanctuary a portion five thousand cubitsm in width and twenty-five thousand cubitsn in length, and it shall be for the entire house of Israel.

7 And a portion will be foro the prince ⌊on both sides⌋p of ⌊the holy district⌋,q and both sides of the property of the city, and ⌊alongside⌋r the property of the city ⌊on the west⌋,s and alongside the property ⌊on the east⌋.t And also its lengthu ⌊corresponds to one of the tribal portions to the west⌋v …