The Special Kitchens

¹⁹ The man led me through the entrance at the side of the gateway. He led me to the priests’ holy rooms that face north. There I saw a place at the west end. ²⁰ The man said to me, “This is where the priests will boil the meat of the penalty offering and sin offering. There the priests will bake the grain offering. Then they will not need to bring these offerings into the outer courtyard. That would hurt the people.”

²¹ Then the man brought me out to the outer courtyard. He led me to its four corners. In each corner of the courtyard was a smaller courtyard. ²² Small courtyards were in the four corners of the courtyard. Each small courtyard was 70 feet long and 52½ feet wide. All four corners measured the same. ²³ A stone wall was around each of the four small courtyards. Places for cooking were built in each of the stone walls. ²⁴ The man said to me, “These are the kitchens. The Temple priests will boil the sacrifices for the people here.”