There was a chamber with its door by the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offerings were washed—identifying a chamber adjacent to the inner gates' vestibules where sacrificial victims are washed in preparation for offering. The location near the gate suggests an intermediate space between the courtyard and the sanctuary proper. The washing of offerings emphasizes ritual purification; sacrifices must be ritually cleansed before presentation. This verse identifies a functional chamber serving sacrificial purposes.

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