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Ezekiel 44:3

1 The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.

2 And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”

4 Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.

5 The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.

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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
Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”
KJV
It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
WEB
As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out the same way.”
ASV
As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Jehovah; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
DARBY
As for the prince, he, the prince, shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah: he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
BLB
The prince—the prince himself—he may sit in it to eat bread before YHWH; by way of the portico of the gateway he will enter, and by its way he will go out.”
ÅB
Men fyrsten skal, fordi han er fyrste, ha lov til å sitte der og holde måltid for Herrens åsyn; han skal gå inn gjennom portens forhall, og samme vei skal han gå ut.
OTB
Fyrsten, han er den eneste som kan sitte i porten for å spise brød i Herrens nærvær; han skal gå inn gjennom portens forhall og gå ut samme vei."
B1930
Men fyrsten skal, fordi han er fyrste, ha lov til å sitte der og holde måltid for Herrens åsyn; han skal gå inn gjennem portens forhall, og samme vei skal han gå ut.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 46:2

    The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.

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  • Ezekiel 37:25

    They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:18–33

    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

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  • Ezekiel 34:24

    I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

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  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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  • Ezekiel 40:9

    it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

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  • Ezekiel 46:8–10

    When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:31

    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

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