4 ^aHe measured the length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, beyond the sanctuary; and he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”  ‡

5 Next, he measured the wall of the¹ temple, six cubits. The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side.  ‡

7 As one went up from story to story, the side chambers ^abecame wider all around, because their supporting ledges in the wall of the temple ascended like steps; therefore the width of the structure increased as one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the middle one.  ‡

8 I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, ^aa full rod, that is, six cubits high.  ‡