Ezekiel 44:19

44:19 When they go out to the outer court to the people, they must remove the garments they were ministering in, and place them in the holy chambers; they must put on other garments so that they will not transmit holiness to the people with their garments. ¹ 

Ezekiel 46:19

46:19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests which faced north. There I saw ²  a place at the extreme western end.

Ezekiel 48:10

48:10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles ³  in length, toward the west three and one-third miles ⁴  in width, toward the east three and one-third miles ⁵  in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles ⁶  in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle.

¹ sn For a similar concept of the transmitting of holiness, see Exod 19:12-14; Lev 10:1-2; 2 Sam 6:7. Similar laws concerning the priest are found in Lev 10 and 21.

² tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

³ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

⁴ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

⁵ tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

⁶ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).