12. Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.
13. Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separate area, they are the holy chambers where the priests who are near to the Lord shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; for the place is holy.
14. When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary without laying there their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people."
15. Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around.
16. He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.
17. He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.
18. On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
19. He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
20. He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.