38. chambers . . . entries--literally, "a chamber and
its door."
by the posts--that is, at or close by the posts or
columns.
where they washed the burnt offering--This does not apply to all the
gates but only to the north gate. For
Le 1:11
directs the sacrifices to be killed north of the altar; and
Eze 8:5
calls the north gate, "the gate of the altar." And
Eze 40:40
particularly mentions the north gate.
JFB.
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