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43 And hooks,[a] a handbreadth long, were fastened all round within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.

Chambers for the Priests

44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two (A)chambers[b] in the (B)inner court, one[c] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[d] gate facing north. 45 And he said to me, This chamber that faces south is for the priests (C)who have charge of the temple,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:43 Or shelves
  2. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were chambers for singers
  3. Ezekiel 40:44 Hebrew lacks one
  4. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east

43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[a] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.

The Rooms for the Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[b] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[c] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
  2. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
  3. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east