Ezekiel 40:39-49 ▼

39 And in the portico of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on this side, to slaughter on them the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering.

40 And at the shoulder on the outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the portico of the gateway were two tables.

41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on this side, by the side of the gateway—eight tables, and on them they slaughtered.

42 And four tables were for the burnt offering, hewn stones one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; and on them they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

43 And hooks, one handbreadth, were fastened on the inside all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the sacrifices.

44 And on the outside of the inner gate were two chambers in the inner court, at the side of the gateway to the north; and their faces were toward the south, one at the side of the south gate were facing toward the north.

45 And he said to me, “This chamber that faces toward the south is for the priests keeping guard of the temple.

46 And the chamber that faces toward the north is for the priests keeping guard of the altar; they are the sons of Zadok, those coming near from all the sons of Levi, unto YHWH to minister to Him.”

47 And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar was before the face of the temple.

48 And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the doorposts of the portico, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on this side; and the width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on this side, and three cubits on this side.

49 The length of the portico was twenty cubits, and the width was twelve cubits, and by the ten steps that they went up to it; and pillars were by the doorposts, one on this side, and one on this side.