“Then he brought me
To the nave.
He measured
The pilasters,
On each side.
Six cubits was
The width
Of the pilasters.
The width
Of the entrance was
Ten cubits.
The sidewalls
Of the entrance were
Five cubits
On either side.
He measured
The length of the nave,
Forty cubits.
Its width was
Twenty cubits.”
This bronze man brought Ezekiel into the hall, the Temple properly speaking. This nave of the inner court was called the Hekal, the place of saints for the Temple. As usual, the bronze man began to measure everything. The pilasters were 6 cubits or 10 feet wide on each side. The entrance gate was 10 cubits, about 16 feet wide. The sidewalls of the gate were 5 cubits or 8 feet on each side. The nave itself was 40 cubits by 20 cubits, about 64 feet by 32 feet rectangular, relatively small.