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Legacy Standard Bible

Ezekiel 40:45

Then he said to me, "This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep the responsibility of the house;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Priest;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Tabernacle;   Temple;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - South;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gareb;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Ezekiel;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the man said to me: “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the Kohanim, the keepers of the charge of the house;
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And he said to me, "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to me, "This is the chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who are responsible for the temple;
New Century Version
The man said to me, "The room which faces south is for the priests who serve in the Temple area,
Amplified Bible
He [who was guiding me] said to me, "This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto me, This chamber whose prospect is towarde the South, is for the Priestes that haue the charge to keepe the house.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep charge of the temple;
Berean Standard Bible
Then the man said to me: "The chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
Contemporary English Version
He said, "The building beside the north gate belongs to the priests who serve in the temple,
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, "This room facing south is for the cohanim in charge of the house;
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
The man said to me, "The room that looks to the south is for the priests who are on duty and serving in the Temple area.
George Lamsa Translation
And the man said to me, This room which faces toward the south is for the priests, the keepers who have charge of the house.
Good News Translation
The man told me that the room which faced south was for the priests who served in the Temple,
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "This chamber with its face toward the south is for the priests who are taking care of the responsibility of the temple.
Literal Translation
And he said to me, This room facing southward is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto me: This chambre on the south syde belongeth to the prestes, that kepe the habitacion:
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, This room, facing south, is for the priests who have the care of the house.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto me; This chamber whose prospect is toward the South, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto me: This chamber, whose prospect is towarde the south, [is] for the priestes that haue charge to kepe the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.
English Revised Version
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.
World English Bible
He said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, This treserie, that biholdith the south weie, is of the prestis that waken in the kepyngis of the temple,
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect [is] towards the south, [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
New English Translation
He said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
New King James Version
Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
New Living Translation
And the man said to me, "The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.
New Life Bible
And he said to me, "This room which faces the south is for the religious leaders who take care of the Lord's house.
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake he unto me saying, This chamber whose front is toward the south, is for the priests keeping the charge of the house;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh unto me: `This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house;

Contextual Overview

39In the porch of the gate were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. 40On the outer side, as one went up to the entrance of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side of the porch of the gate were two tables. 41Four tables were on each side next to the gate; or, eight tables on which they slaughter sacrifices. 42For the burnt offering there were four tables of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high, on which they lay the instruments with which they slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43The double hooks, one handbreadth in length, were installed in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering. 44From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, one of which was at the side of the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one at the side of the south gate facing toward the north. 45Then he said to me, "This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep the responsibility of the house; 46but the chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who keep the responsibility of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to Him." 47He measured the court, a perfect square, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the house. 48Then he brought me to the porch of the house and measured each side pillar of the porch, five cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

chamber: The word chamber probably here denotes a row of chambers, of which there seems to have been three: one for the singers; one for the priests who in their courses took charge of the sacred vessels and treasures; and one for the priests who attended on the altar and sacrifices.

whose: Ezekiel 8:5

the keepers: Leviticus 8:35, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:32, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 18:5, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 1 Chronicles 9:23, 2 Chronicles 13:11, Psalms 134:1, Malachi 2:4-7, 1 Timothy 6:20, Revelation 1:6

charge: or, ward, or, ordinance, and so Ezekiel 40:46

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber 2 Chronicles 22:11 - bedchamber Ezekiel 44:8 - charge Ezekiel 44:11 - having charge Ezekiel 45:4 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto me,.... The illustrious Person that appeared in a human form, measuring the several parts of the temple, said to the prophet, as follows:

this chamber, whose prospect is toward the south; the row of chambers that were on the side of the north gate, facing the south:

is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; that observe the keeping of it; observe all the laws and ordinances of God's house, and are careful that the worship of God may be maintained and preserved, to his glory, and their mutual edification: and which is, or should be, the concern, not of ministers only, but of all true believers, who are priests unto God; that present their bodies and souls before him, as a holy, living, and acceptable sacrifice, which is their reasonable service; and offer up the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise to him, through Christ, Revelation 1:6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The priests, whose chambers (L) are here provided, were those whose business it was to exercise this oversight which had devolved upon them as descendants of Aaron Numbers 3:32.


 
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