20 and said, “These are the kitchens where the priests must boil the meat to be offered as sacrifices to make things right and as sacrifices for sin. They will also bake the grain for sacrifices in these kitchens. That way, these sacred offerings won't have to be carried through the outer courtyard, where someone could accidentally touch them and be harmed.”
21 We went back to the outer courtyard and walked past the four corners.
22 At each corner I saw a smaller courtyard, twenty metres long and fifteen metres wide.
23 Around the inside of these smaller courtyards was a low wall of stones, and against the wall were places to build fires.
24 The man said, “These are the kitchens where the temple workers will boil the meat that worshippers offer as sacrifices.”