12. Corresponding to the doorways of the chambers on the south, there was a doorway at the head of the passageway—a way directly 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 before the separate area, they are the holy chambers, where the kohanim who are near to Adonai eat the most holy things. There they will put the most holy things—the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering—for the place is holy.
14. Once the kohanim enter, they are not to go out of the holy place into the outer court without leaving there their garments in which they minister—for they are holy. They will put on other garments and approach the area for the people.”
15. When he had finished measuring the inner House, he brought me out by way of the gate facing east and measured all around.
16. When he measured the east side with the measuring rod, it was 500 rods, with the measuring rod round about.
17. When he measured the north side, it was 500 rods by the measuring rod.