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42-43 There were also four tables carved from stone used for the burnt offerings. They were 31½ inches square and 21 inches high and held the flesh of the offerings. The tools used to slaughter the sacrificial animals for burnt offerings rested on these tables. Hooks, about 3 inches long, were attached to the walls around the stone tables. The meats for the burnt offerings were prepared on these tables.

44 There were two chambers for the singers and the priests within the inner court, just outside the inner gate. One chamber was on the side of the north gate and faced the south. The other chamber was on the side of the south[a] gate and faced the north.

The Man (to Ezekiel): 45 The chamber that faces south is designated for the priests who take care of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:44 Hebrew manuscripts read, “east.”

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