13. The man said to me, "The north and south rooms face the inner courtyard. They are the priests' rooms. That is where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the very holy offerings. They will also store them there. That includes the grain offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings. This place is holy.
14. "The priests who enter these holy rooms must leave behind the clothes they served in. Then they can go into the outer courtyard. The clothes they served in are holy. So they must put other clothes on. They have to do that before they go near the places where other people go."
15. The man finished measuring what was inside the temple area. Then he led me out through the east gate. He measured all around the area.
16. He measured the east side with his measuring rod. It was 875 feet long.
17. He measured the north side. It was 875 feet long.
18. He measured the south side. It was 875 feet long.
19. Finally, he turned and measured the west side. It was 875 feet long.