Ezekiel 40:45-47

Expanded Bible

⁴⁵ The man said to me, “The room which faces south is for the priests who ·serve in [or guard; or have charge of] the Temple area, ⁴⁶ while the room that faces north is for the priests who ·serve at [or guard; or have charge of] the altar. This second group of priests are descendants of Zadok, the only descendants of Levi who can come near the Lord to ·serve [minister to] him.”

⁴⁷ The man measured the inner courtyard. It was a square—·one hundred seventy-five feet [^Lone hundred cubits] long and ·one hundred seventy-five feet [^Lone hundred cubits] wide. The altar was in front of the Temple.