Ezekiel 42:13

Easy To Read Version

The man said to me, “The north rooms and south rooms across from the restricted area are holy. These rooms are for the priests that offer the sacrifices to the Lord. That is where the priests will eat the most holy offerings. And that is where they will put the most holy offerings. Why? Because this place is holy. The most holy offerings are: the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings.

Cross References

Exodus 29:31

“Cook the meat from the ram [276] that was used to make Aaron the high priest. Cook that meat in a holy place.

Ezekiel 40:38

There was a room with a door that opened onto the porch of this gate. This is where the priests wash the animals for the burnt offerings.

Ezekiel 40:46

But the room that looks to the north is for the priests who are on duty and serving at the altar. {\cf2\super [348]} The priests are from the family group of Levi. But this second group of priests are the descendants {\cf2\super [349]} of Zadok. They are the only people who can carry the sacrifices to the altar to serve the Lord.” {\cf2\super [350]}

Ezekiel 41:12

There was a building in this restricted area west of the temple. The building was 70 cubits {\cf2\super [376]} wide and 90 cubits {\cf2\super [377]} long. The wall of the building was 5 cubits {\cf2\super [378]} thick all around.

Ezekiel 42:1

Then the man led me through the north gate out into the outer courtyard. He led me \{west\} to a building with many rooms that was west of the restricted area and the building on the north side.

Ezekiel 42:10

The entrance was at the start of the wall beside the courtyard.

Leviticus 10:17

“You were supposed to eat that goat in the holy area! It is very holy! Why did you not eat it in front of the Lord? The Lord gave it to you to carry away the guilt of the people—to make the people pure. [123]

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “The Lord says, ‘The priests that come near me must respect me! I must be holy to them and to all the people.’” So Aaron did not say anything {about his sons dying}.

Leviticus 14:13

Then the priest will kill the male lamb in the holy place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering. The guilt offering is like the sin offering. It belongs to the priest. It is very holy.

Leviticus 2:10

The grain offering that is left will belong to Aaron and his sons. This offering made by fire to the Lord is very holy.

Leviticus 2:3

The grain offering that is left will belong to Aaron and his sons. This offering made by fire to the Lord is very holy.

Leviticus 21:22

{That person is from the family of priests,} so he can eat the holy bread. He can also eat the very holy bread.

Leviticus 24:9

That bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat the bread in a holy place. Why? Because that bread is one of the offerings made by fire to the Lord. That bread is Aaron’s share forever.”

Leviticus 6:19

The Lord said to Moses,

Leviticus 6:29

“Any man in a priest’s family may eat the sin offering. It is very holy.

Leviticus 7:1

“These are the rules for the guilt offering. It is very holy.

Leviticus 7:6

“Any male in a priest’s family may eat the guilt offering. It is very holy, so it must be eaten in a holy place.

Numbers 16:40

He did this the way the Lord commanded him through Moses. This was a sign to help the people of Israel remember that only a person from the family of Aaron should burn incense [215] before the Lord. Any other person who burns incense before the Lord will die like Korah and his followers.

Numbers 16:5

Then Moses said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show which person truly belongs to him. The Lord will show which person is truly holy. And the Lord will bring that person near to him. The Lord will choose that man, and the Lord will bring that man near to him.

Numbers 18:7

But, Aaron, only you and your sons may serve as priests. You are the only ones that can go near the altar. You are the only ones that can go inside the curtain {into the Most Holy Place}. I am giving you a gift—your service as a priest. Anyone else that comes near {my} holy place must be killed.”

Deuteronomy 21:5

The priests, the descendants [127] of Levi, must also go there. (The Lord your God has chosen these priests to serve him and to bless people in his name. The priests will decide who is right in every argument where a person is hurt.)