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45 The man said to me, ‘The room beside the north gate is for the priests who take care of the temple. 46 The room beside the south gate is for the priests who serve God at the altar. These priests are descendants of Zadok.[a] They are the only descendants of Levi who may come near to the Lord to serve him.’

47 The man measured the inside yard. It was square, 50 metres long and 50 metres wide. There was an altar in front of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:46 These priests had to belong to the family of Zadok. See Ezekiel 44.