Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate, into the priests' holy chambers, which faced north. I saw a place there at the far western end. He said to me, "This is the place where the priests will boil the restitution offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring [them] into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people." Next he brought me into the outer court and led me past its four corners. There was a [separate] court in each of its corners. read more.
In the four corners of the [outer] court there were enclosed courts, 70 [feet] long by 52 and a half [feet] wide. All four corner areas had the same dimensions. There was a [stone] wall around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides. He said to me: "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the people's sacrifices."