6 And the side chambers were in ^bthree stories, one over another, thirty in each story. There were offsets¹ all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple.

5 Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be ^zfor the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in.¹