¹⁷ Then he brought me into the outer court,^(A) and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.^(B) Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

²⁰ He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.

¹⁴ Once the priests have entered, they are not to go out from the holy area to the outer court until they have removed the clothes they minister in, for these are holy.^(A) They are to put on other clothes before they approach the public area.”^(B)