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44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers[a] in the inner court, one[b] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[c] gate facing north.(A) 45 He said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,(B) 46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the descendants of Zadok, who alone among the descendants of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him.”(C) 47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits deep and one hundred cubits wide, a square, and the altar was in front of the temple.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.44 Gk: Heb chambers for the singers
  2. 40.44 Heb lacks one
  3. 40.44 Gk: Heb east

Rooms for the Priests

44 Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms,[a] one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south[b] gateway, facing north. 45 And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. 46 The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the Lord to minister to him.”

The Inner Courtyard and Temple

47 Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:44a As in Greek version; Hebrew reads rooms for singers.
  2. 40:44b As in Greek version; Hebrew reads east.