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37 And its porch[a] was at the end of the gateway next to the outer courtyard. Carvings of palm trees were on the walls on either side of the gateway. There were eight steps leading up to the gate.

The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 There was also a doorway in the side walls of the gates. That doorway led into a room where the priests washed the sacrifices. 39 There were two tables on each side of the door of this porch. The animals for the burnt offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings were killed on these tables.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:37 porch The Hebrew text has “side walls.”

37 Its portico[a](A) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.(B)

The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(C) were washed. 39 In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings,(D) sin offerings[b](E) and guilt offerings(F) were slaughtered.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs
  2. Ezekiel 40:39 Or purification offerings