40 And at the fide without «, [| as one goeth up to theil: entry of the north-gate , were two tables; and on the" other ſide, which was at the porch of the gate, were two
tables.
#« On the right-hand without, and probably in the open Air; orelſe under the Cloiſter that went Eaſtward, ſtood two, and on the left. hand two, in like manner, for the ſame end and uſe, to flay the Sacti-
28 And he broughtf me to the inner court by the ſouth-
gate, and he meaſured the ſouth-gate according to theſe meaſures : |
f From the South. gate ofthe outer Court through the Porch, and over the hundred Cubit-p4vement, to the —_ of the inner Court, which is here deſcribed by its Harmony with the other Gates, which were before meaſured, and to them are you referred, leſt we needleſly repeat the ſame things.
29 And the little chambers thereof, and the poſts there. of, and the arches thereof according to theſe meaſures ; and there were. windows in it, and in the arches thereof
Cubits broad 4. g Vid. ver. 15. h Seewver. 13.let. p.
31 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court, and palm-trees were upon the poſts thereof; and the going up to it had eight ſteps. } Bal
In this Verſe two thingsare mentioned, wherein this Gate differed from the other; firſt, in the Arches or Porch which ſtood not inward, but outward towards the outward Court, the Reaſon whereof will ap. pear in what follows: The next difference lieth in this, that the A. ſcent was by eight Steps (more than the other, ſay ſome, and ſo make them fifteen). Now, if the Porch to this Gate built outward, ſtood upon ſuch Aſcent, *twould be neceſſary the Pillars ſhould be ſuch as wer. 30. expreſſeth them, five Cubits in the breadth of the Baſis, and
25 Cubits high. 32 T And he brought me into the inner court / toward the eaſt », and he meaſured the gate according to theſe
meaſures » : |
1 The Court of the Prieſts, which was next to the Houſe or Temple 3tſelf. » Tothe Eaſt-gateof that Court ; ſo he is brought from the South to the Eaſt-gate. » As the other, ſo this, exaRtly like to the firſt inall Dimenſions of length and breadch.
burnt-offering, of a cubit OE long, and __ = : an halfbroad, and one cubit high: whereupon alſo they round about : it was fifty g cubits long, andfive and twenty. jlaid the inſtruments c wherewith they ſlew ra burat-offer-
them four, becauſe they were coupled ſo ; onefour on the one ſide, and the other four on the other ſide. & "Tis not likely theſe were mean worthleſs Stones, but either beſt Marble, or elſe ſome Stone better than Marble, and they are exa&ly ſquare, a cubir and half every way: 6 Here is nothing ſaid of the thickneſ? of theſe Stone-tables; *ris pro- bable they were ofa good thickneſs, which, added tothe Cubit height, on which they were ſet, might raiſe them to convenient height for uſe. c When they were brought outifor preſent uſe ; at other times we know they were laid up in Chambers, and Cupboards prepared tor
that end.
ned z round about; and upvun the tables 4 was the fleſh 0 the offering.
theſe Tables ſtood. ces, perplex more than explain: Hooks, on which the ſlaughtered S1- crifice might be banged, while they prepared it farther, were need”, and the Word imports ſuch Iron Hooks. might be two Hooks of Iron faſtned ro, or wraught out, where che Plate was ſo broad, and therefore called Hooks in the Plural. 5 is Walls, no doubr, near theſe Tables. hþ They were careful to keep ©®* holy Fleſh from lying any where, that might look like com Ground. Ir is like that the Sacrifice was fafined to theſe Hooks, -
fices. 41 Four tables were on this ſide x, and four tables on
that ſide, by the ſideofthe gate ; eight tables y, whereupon they ſlew thetr ſacrifices.
x Either within the Porch ewe, and without ittwo, on either ſide;
or elſe, as ſome will, four without the Porch and Gate, in the Cloiſters on the right and lefe-handofthe Gate. y How er placed, they were eight for number, and deſigned for ſlaying the Sacrifice on.
42 And the four tables z were of hewn ſtone 4 for the
g and the ſacrifice. | ' z Each four Tables; for the Prophet ſpeaks of all eight, but names
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43 And within d were [| hooks e, an hand broad f, fa
d Within the Houſe, Porch, or whate'er the Place be called, where e Learned Conje&tures here, asin many other plz-
Flr is probable, that there
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1eces. SIN RT F h : : A \4 T And withot / the inner gate 2ere the chambers & tefh /in the inner court m, which as at the ſide of d their proſpect as toward the ſouth »,
efrhe ſingers '- che narth-gate : an Was ſide of the caſt-gate p, having the proſpect to.
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b ward the north. : b \ken he was got through the Gate of the inner Court, & Several ” +. tow, { VVhere they lodged both their Inſtruments and them-
&ives, during the time of their Attendance. m2 Next to the Temple. . The Bick-parts of theſe Lodgings were roward the North-wall of the ner Court, and their Lights and Proſpe&ts to the South ; and flood ah on the North-eaſt ſide, and on the North-weſt ſide. o One Row of Chambers. p This Row 11 Jengrh was from Eaſt ro Welt ; and how- ever this Row butted, "tis certain the Polition of their Lights was to {hz North ; ſor theſe Chambers muſt have their Back-parts on ſome Building that run out from the Eaſt-gate into the Body of the Courr Weſtward. ; h
bw. - 15 Andheg ſaid unto me, This chamber 7 whoſe pro.
P:" ſpect i5 coward the fouth, 7s for the prieſts 5 the * keepers:
& ..: of the || charge ofthe houſe. |
A o Who appeared with Meaſuring-Line and Reed, wer. 3. » This
Wo Range of Chambers ; for this {tingle Number refers to the whole Row, rortoone particular Chamber. s The Sons of Aaron; yer, I think, not exceeding others who had Charge under the Prieſts. * While, ac- co:dir.s to their Courſes, they had the Charge of tae Houſe of God, and attended on the Service of it.
46 And the Chamber s whoſe proſpect zs toward the
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EZEKIEL.