Ezekiel 42:13

God's holiness

¹¹ with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that were on the north. They had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.

¹² And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.

Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.

¹⁴ Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”

¹⁵ Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:

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.

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BSB: Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
KJV: Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
WEB: Then he said to me, “The north rooms and the south rooms, which are opposite the separate place, are the holy rooms, where the priests who are near to the LORD shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, with the meal offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
ASV: Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy chambers, where the priests that are near unto Jehovah shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the place is holy.
DARBY: And he said unto me, The north cells [and] the south cells, which are before the separate place, they are holy cells, where the priests that come near unto Jehovah shall eat the most holy things; there shall they lay the most holy things, both the oblation and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering: for the place is holy.
BLB: And he said to me: “The chambers to the north [and] the chambers to the south, which [are] toward the face of the separating courtyard, they [are] the holy chambers [in] which the priests, those who nearest to YHWH, will eat there the holy of holies; they will lay the holy of holies there—the grain offering, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering—for the place [is] holy.

ÅB: Så sa han til meg: Kammerne mot nord og kammerne mot syd, som ligger mot den avsondrede plass, de er hellige kammer, hvor prestene, som står Herren nær, skal spise det høyhellige; der skal de legge det høyhellige, både matofferet og syndofferet og skyldofferet; for det er et hellig sted.
OTB: Så sa han til meg: “Kamrene på nord og sør som vender mot det adskilte området er hellige kamre hvor prestene som nærmer seg Herren skal spise de aller helligste offergavene. Der skal de plassere de aller helligste offergavene—grødeofrene, syndofrene og skyldofrene—for stedet er hellig.
B1930: Så sa han til mig: Kammerne mot nord og kammerne mot syd, som ligger mot den avsondrede plass, de er hellige kammer, hvor prestene, som står Herren nær, skal ete det høihellige; der skal de legge det høihellige, både matofferet og syndofferet og skyldofferet; for det er et hellig sted.

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Cross references

Leviticus 7:6
Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
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Leviticus 10:17
“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
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Ezekiel 40:46
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
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Exodus 29:31
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
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Numbers 18:9–10
A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
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Leviticus 6:29
Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.
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Leviticus 14:13
Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
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Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
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