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Ezekiel 44

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 44 of 48

1 And he brought me back the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary, facing east. And it was shut.

2 And Jehovah said to me, This gate shall be shut; it will not be opened. And a man shall not go in by it, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, has gone in by it; so it shall be shut.

3 As for the prince, as prince he shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah. He shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and by its way shall go out.

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Chapter Summary

The east gate assigned only to the prince. Idolaters not capable of the priest's office.

Key Hebrew Words

מִקְדָּשׁ sanctuary H4720 · TWOT 1990f
כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת charge, keeping H4931 · TWOT 2414g
שָׁרַת to minister H8334 · TWOT 2472
נָשִׂיא prince H5387 · TWOT 1421b
קֹ֫דֶשׁ holy things, holiness H6944 · TWOT 1990a

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet, addressed as "son of man," led through the temple and charged to declare its statutes to rebellious Israel

Zadok

Priestly ancestor; his descendants, who kept the charge of the sanctuary, alone may draw near to minister to Jehovah (v.15)

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