¹ In the twentieth and fifth year of^◦ our exile, in the beginning^◦ of the year, in the tenth of^◦ the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was smitten, in this same day the hand of Jehovah was on me, and brought me thither.

² In the visions^◦ of God He brought me to^▵ the land of Israel, and caused me to rest in^▵ a very tall mountain, and upon it was as it were a building of a city on the south.

³ And He brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man^◦, whose appearance was like^◦ the appearance of bronze, and a strand of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he^◦ stood in the gate.

⁴ And the man^◦ spoke to^▵ me: Son of man, see with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart to all that I^◦ shall cause thee to see; for in·​·order·​·that I might cause thee to see, thou art brought hither; tell all that thou^◦ seest to the house of Israel.

⁵ And behold, a wall on the outside of the house around and around, and in the hand of the man^◦ a measuring reed of six cubits, by the cubit and hand·​·breadth; and he measured the breadth of the building, one reed, and the height^◦, one reed.

⁶ And he came to^▵ the gate which faced the way of the east, and went·​·up its stairs, and measured the doorway of the gate, one reed in breadth; and one doorway was one reed in breadth.

⁷ And the little·​·chamber was one reed in length, and one reed in breadth; and between the little·​·chambers were five cubits; and the doorway of the gate from beside the porch of the gate inside was one reed.

⁸ And he measured the porch of the gate inside, one reed.

⁹ Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its columns, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inside.

¹⁰ And the little·​·chambers of the gate on the way of the east were three from here, and three from here; one measure for the three, and one measure for the columns from here and from here.^*

¹¹ And he measured the breadth of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits, and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

¹² And the border before the little·​·chambers was one cubit, and the border was one cubit from here; and the little·​·chambers were six cubits from here, and six cubits from here.

¹³ And he measured the gate from the roof of one little·​·chamber to the roof of another; the breadth was five and twenty cubits, entrance in·​·front·​·of entrance.

¹⁴ And he made columns of sixty cubits, even^▵ to^▵ the column of the court of the gate around and around.

¹⁵ And from the face of the gate of the entrance^◦ unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.

¹⁶ And there were shutting^◦ windows to^▵ the little·​·chambers, and to^▵ their columns interior to the gate around and around, and thus^◦ for the arches; and windows were around and around for the interior; and to^▵ each column were palm·​·trees.

¹⁷ And he brought me to^▵ the outer court, and, behold, there were rooms, and a pavement made for the court around and around; thirty rooms were toward^▵ the pavement.

¹⁸ And the pavement at^▵ the shoulder^◦ of the gates alongside the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

¹⁹ Then he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate unto the face of the inner court outside, a hundred cubits east and north.

²⁰ And the gate of the outer court that faced the way of the north, he measured its length, and its breadth.

²¹ And its little·​·chambers were three from here and three from here; and its columns and its arches were according·​·to the measure of the first gate; its length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty in cubits.

²² And its windows, and its arches, and its palm·​·trees, were according·​·to the measure of the gate that faced the way of the east; and by seven stairs they went·​·up into it; and its arches were before them.

²³ And the gate of the inner court was in·​·front·​·of the gate toward^◦ the north, and toward^◦ the east; and he measured from gate to^▵ gate a hundred cubits.

²⁴ And he caused me to go the way of the south^▵, and behold there was a gate on the way of the south^▵; and he measured its columns and its arches according·​·to these measures.

²⁵ And there were windows for it and for its arches around and around, like^◦ those windows; fifty cubits was the length, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

²⁶ And there were seven stairs going·​·up to it, and its arches were before them; and it had^◦ palm·​·trees, one from here, and one from here, to^▵ its columns.

²⁷ And there was a gate for the inner court on the way of the south^▵; and he measured from gate to^▵ gate on the way of the south^▵ a hundred cubits.

²⁸ And he brought me to^▵ the inner court by the south^▵ gate; and he measured the south^▵ gate according·​·to these measures,

²⁹ and its little·​·chambers, and its columns and its arches, according·​·to these measures; and there were windows for it and for its arches around and around; fifty cubits was the length, and the breadth twenty and five cubits.

³⁰ And the arches were around and around, the length five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five cubits.

³¹ And its arches were toward^▵ the outer court; and palm·​·trees were at^▵ its columns; and its going·​·up had eight stairs.

³² And he brought me into^▵ the inner court, the way of the east; and he measured the gate according·​·to these measures.

³³ And its little·​·chambers, and its columns, and its arches, were according·​·to these measures; and there were windows for it and for its arches around and around: the length was fifty cubits, the breadth five and twenty cubits.

³⁴ And its arches were to the outer court; and palm·​·trees were toward^▵ its columns, from here and from here; and its going·​·up had eight stairs.

³⁵ And he brought me to^▵ the north gate, and measured it according·​·to these measures;

³⁶ its little·​·chambers, its columns, and its arches, and the windows for it around and around; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

³⁷ And its columns were to the outer court; and palm·​·trees were toward^▵ its columns, from here and from here; and its going·​·up had eight stairs.

³⁸ And the room and its entrances were by the columns of the gates, where they purged^◦ the burnt·​·offering.

³⁹ And in the porch of the gate were two tables from here, and two tables from here, to slaughter on them the burnt·​·offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering.

⁴⁰ And to^▵ the wing^◦ from outside going·​·up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other wing^◦, which was to^▵ the porch of the gate, were two tables.

⁴¹ four tables were from here, and four tables from here, by the wing^◦ of the gate; eight tables, on which they slaughtered their sacrifices.

⁴² And the four tables were of hewn^◦ stone for the burnt·​·offering, the length one cubit and a half, and the breadth one cubit and a half, and one cubit tall; and they placed on^◦ it the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt·​·offering and the sacrifice.

⁴³ And what·​·was·​·set·​·on was of one hand·​·breadth prepared inside around and around; and at^▵ the tables was the flesh of the offering.

⁴⁴ And outside the inner gate were the rooms of the singers in the inner court, which was at^▵ the wing^◦ of the north gate; and their face was the way of the south^▵; one at^▵ the wing^◦ of the east gate facing the way of the north.

⁴⁵ And he spoke unto^▵ me, This room, which is facing is the way of the south^▵, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

⁴⁶ And the room whose face is the way of the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar; these^◦ are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, who draw·​·near to^▵ Jehovah to minister to Him.

⁴⁷ And he measured the court, the length a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hundred cubits, foursquare, and the altar that was before the house.

⁴⁸ And he brought me to^▵ the porch of the house, and measured each column of the porch, five cubits from here, and five cubits from here; and the breadth of the gate was three cubits from here, and three cubits from here.

⁴⁹ The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the stairs by which they went·​·up to^▵ it; and there were pillars by the columns, one from here, and one from here.

¹ Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

² He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

³ There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

⁴ Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

⁵ He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

⁶ He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

⁷ He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

⁸ They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

⁹ While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

¹⁰ It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

¹¹ Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

¹² Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.

¹³ It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

¹⁴ Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.

¹⁵ Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

¹⁶ Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

¹⁷ Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

¹⁸ Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."

¹⁹ Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."

²⁰ Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

²¹ Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

²² Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

²³ It happened in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

²⁴ Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

²⁵ It happened in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. He said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Didn't I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?"

²⁶ Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

²⁷ Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

²⁸ Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

²⁹ Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah, his handmaid, to be her handmaid.

³⁰ He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

³¹ Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

³² Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

³³ She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

³⁴ She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

³⁵ She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.