Ezekiel 40:45

⁴³ And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.

⁴⁴ And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

⁴⁶ And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

⁴⁷ So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
KJV: And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
WEB: He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house.
ASV: And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;
DARBY: And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
BLB: And he said to me, “This chamber that faces toward the south [is] for the priests keeping guard of the temple.

ÅB: Og han talte til meg og sa: Denne rad kammer, hvis forside vender mot syd, er for de prester som tar vare på det som er å vareta ved huset;
OTB: Han sa til meg: "Kammeret som vender mot sør er for prestene som har ansvar for tempelet,
B1930: Og han talte til mig og sa: Denne rad kammer, hvis forside vender mot syd, er for de prester som tar vare på det som er å vareta ved huset;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Chronicles 9:23
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
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Psalms 134:1
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
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Leviticus 8:35
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
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Numbers 3:32
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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Revelation 1:6
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
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1 Chronicles 6:49
But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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Malachi 2:4–7
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Ezekiel 8:5
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
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