Ezekiel 40:28-47

28Then he brought me to the inner courtyard by the south gate; and he measured the south gate 1according to those same measurements. 29Its 2guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its 3porches were according to those same measurements. And 4the gate and its porches had 5windows all around; it was 6fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30There were 7porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31And its porches were toward the outer courtyard; and 8palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight 9steps.

32Then he brought me into the 10inner courtyard toward the east. And he measured the gate 11according to those same measurements. 33Its 12guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And 13the gate and its porches had 14windows all around; it was 15fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34Its 16porches were toward the outer courtyard; and 17palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight 18steps.

35Then he brought me to the 19north gate; and he measured it according to those same measurements, 36with its 20guardrooms, its side pillars, and its 21porches. And 22the gate had 23windows all around; the length was 24fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits. 37And its side pillars were toward the outer courtyard; and 25palm tree decorations were on its side pillars, on each side, and its stairway had eight 26steps.

38A 27chamber with its doorway was by the side pillars at the gates; there they 28rinse the burnt offering. 39And in the porch of the gate were two 29tables on each side, on which to slaughter the 30burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering. 40On the outer 31side, 32as one went up to the 33gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other 34side of the porch of the gate were two tables. 41Four 35tables were on each side 36next to the gate; eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42For the burnt offering there were four 37tables of 38cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they set the utensils with which they slaughter the 39burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43And the double 40hooks, 41one hand width in length, were installed 42in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44From the outside to the 43inner gate were 4445chambers for the 46singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the 47side of the north gate, with 48its front toward the south, and one at the 49side of the 50south gate facing north. 45Then he said to me, “This is the 51chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who 52are 53responsible for the 54temple; 46but the 55chamber which faces north is for the priests who 56are 57responsible for the altar. They are the 58sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi 59come near to the Lord to serve Him.” 47He measured the courtyard, a perfect square, a 60hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the 61temple.