31. The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
32. Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
33. Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 871/2 feet long and 433/4 feet wide.
34. Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
35. Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.
36. The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 871/2 feet long and 433/4 feet wide.
37. Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.
38. A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed.
39. On each side of this entry room were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
40. Outside the entry room, on each side of the stairs going up to the north entrance, were two more tables.
41. So there were eight tables in all—four inside and four outside—where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.
42. There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 311/2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.
43. There were hooks, each 3 inches long, fastened all around the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables.
44. Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north.
45. And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.