Ezekiel 40:38-47

38There was a room with a door that opened toward the entrance hall of the gateway. This is the room where the priests washed the animals for the burnt offerings.

39In the entrance hall of the gateway there were two tables on each side of the room. On these tables the animals were slaughtered for burnt offerings, offerings for sin, and guilt offerings.

40On each side of the entrance to the north gateway there were two tables, and on the other side of the entrance hall of the gateway there were two tables.

41So there were four tables on each side of the gateway, eight tables in all, on which they slaughtered animals.

42There were four tables made of cut stone for burnt offerings. They were 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 21 inches high. On these tables the priests laid the utensils that were used to slaughter animals for burnt offerings and sacrifices.

43Double-pronged hooks, three inches long, were attached to the wall all around the room, and the tables were for the meat of the animals.

44Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north.

45The man said to me, “This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple.

46The room that faces north is for the priests who serve at the altar. These priests are Zadok’s descendants. They are the only Levites who are able to come near the Lord and serve him.”

47The man measured the courtyard. It was a perfect square—175 feet long and 175 feet wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.