How the Offerings Were Prepared

19 Now he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy (A)chambers of the priests which face toward the north; and there a place was situated at their extreme western end. 20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall (B)boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall (C)bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court (D)to sanctify the people.”

21 Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court there was another court. 22 In the four corners of the court were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; all four corners were the same size. 23 There was a row of building stones all around in them, all around the four of them; and [a]cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around. 24 And he said to me, “These are the [b]kitchens where the ministers of the [c]temple shall (E)boil the sacrifices of the people.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 46:23 Lit. boiling places
  2. Ezekiel 46:24 Lit. house of those who boil
  3. Ezekiel 46:24 Lit. house

19 Then he brought me through the entrance which was on the side of the gate to the holy chambers[a] to the priests; the chambers were facing northwards and, look, there was a place at the extreme end westwards. 20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering in order not to bring them out to the outer courtyard to make the people holy. 21 And he brought me to the outer courtyard and led me past the four corners of the courtyard; and look, there was a courtyard in each corner of the courtyard.[b] 22 In the four corners of the courtyard were small[c] courtyards forty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width, each with the same measurements[d] for the four of them with corners.[e] 23 And a row was all around inside[f] them, and cooking-places were made under the rows of stones[g] all around. 24 And he said to me, “These are the houses for[h] cooking, where the ones serving the temple shall cook the sacrifices of the people.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 46:19 Literally “to the chamber of the holiness”
  2. Ezekiel 46:21 Literally “a courtyard in the corner of the courtyard, a courtyard in the corner of the courtyard”
  3. Ezekiel 46:22 Hebrew uncertain
  4. Ezekiel 46:22 Literally “measurement one”
  5. Ezekiel 46:22 Or “being cornered”
  6. Ezekiel 46:23 Hebrew “in”
  7. Ezekiel 46:23 Possibly some kind of stone ledge
  8. Ezekiel 46:24 Hebrew “of”