Ezekiel 46:19-24

Expanded Bible

The Special Kitchens

¹⁹ The man led me through the entrance at the side of the gateway to the priests’ ·holy rooms [sacred chambers] that face north. ·There I saw [^LAnd look/^Tbehold] a place at the far west end. ²⁰ The man said to me, “This is where the priests will boil the ·meat of the penalty [^Lpenalty; or guilt; reparation] offering [Lev. 5:14—6:7] and ·sin [or purification] offering [Lev. 4:3] and bake the ·grain [^Lgift; tribute] offering [Lev. 3:1]. Then they will not need to bring these holy offerings into the outer courtyard, ·because that would hurt [^Lwhich would transmit holiness to] the people [^Cthe purity of God’s holiness would destroy sinful human beings; Lev. 16:2].”

²¹ Then the man brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me to its four corners. [^LAnd look/^Tbehold] 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 the same size, ·seventy feet [^Lforty cubits] long and ·fifty-two and one-half feet [^Lthirty cubits] wide. ²³ A ·stone wall [^Lrow] was around each of the four small courtyards, and ·places for cooking [fireplaces; boiling places] were built in each of the ·stone walls [rows]. ²⁴ The man said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who ·work [minister] in the Temple will boil the sacrifices offered by the people.”