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

19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced north. There I saw[a] a place at the extreme western end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out to the outer court to transmit holiness to the people.”

21 Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me past the four corners of the court, and I noticed[b] that in every corner of the court there was a court. 22 In the four corners of the court were small[c] courts, 70 feet[d] in length and 52½ feet[e] in width; the four were all the same size. 23 There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around. 24 Then he said to me, “These are the houses for boiling, where the ministers of the temple boil the sacrifices of the people.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 46:19 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
  2. Ezekiel 46:21 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
  3. Ezekiel 46:22 tc The meaning of the Hebrew term is unclear. The LXX and Syriac render: “small.”
  4. Ezekiel 46:22 tn Heb “40 cubits” (i.e., 21 meters).
  5. Ezekiel 46:22 tn Heb “30 cubits” (i.e., 15.75 meters).