were the chambers ¹  which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.

the way ¹  of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the sea, and the way of a man with a woman. ² 

The glory of the Lord came into the temple by way of the gate that faces east.

א (Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, ²  who obey ³  the law of the Lord.

Help me to understand what your precepts mean! ¹  Then I can meditate ²  on your marvelous teachings. ³ 

Remove me from the path of deceit! ¹  Graciously give me ²  your law!

I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to ¹  your regulations.

I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so. ¹ 

ה (He) Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, ¹  so that I might observe it continually. ² 

calling out ¹  to those who are passing by her ²  in the way, ³  who go straight ⁴  on their way.

He drew ¹  his bow and made me ²  the target for his arrow.

I saw that she was defiled; both of them followed the same path.

“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead.

So they traveled from the mountain of the Lord three days’ journey; ¹  and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was traveling before them during the three days’ journey, to find a resting place for them.

another band turned toward the road leading to Beth Horon; and yet another band turned toward the road leading to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim in the direction of the desert.

They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. ¹  They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace. ² 

“But ¹  tell the people of Jerusalem ²  that the Lord says, ‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death. ³ 

Then he led me toward the south. I saw ¹  a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and its porches; they had the same dimensions as the others.

The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet. ¹ 

Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.