The Temple Kitchens

19 Then he brought me through the entrance(A) that was at the side of the gate, into the priests’ holy chambers, which faced north. I saw a place there at the far western end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the restitution offering and the sin offering,(B) and where they will bake the grain offering,(C) so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” 21 Next he brought me into the outer court and led me past its four corners. There was a separate court in each of its corners. 22 In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed[a] courts, 70 feet[b] long by 52½ feet[c] wide. All four corner areas had the same dimensions. 23 There was a stone wall[d] around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides. 24 He said to me: “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the people’s sacrifices.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 46:22 Hb obscure
  2. Ezekiel 46:22 Lit 40 [cubits]
  3. Ezekiel 46:22 Lit 30 [cubits]
  4. Ezekiel 46:23 Or a row

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