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Ezekiel 40:45

Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

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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;

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696 →
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413 →
זֹ֣הzohthisH2090 →
הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הha.lish.Kahthe roomH3957 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙pa.Nei.haface itsH6440 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[is] [the] directionH1870 →
הַדָּר֔וֹםha.da.Romthe southH1864 →
לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםla.Ko.ha.Nim[is] for the priestsH3548 →
שֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.Rei[who] keepH8104 →
מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.ret<of> [the] charge ofH4931 →
הַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →

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1 Chronicles 9:23So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!Leviticus 8:35You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”Ezekiel 44:11Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.Ezekiel 45:4It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.1 Chronicles 6:49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.Numbers 3:27–28From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.Numbers 3:32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.Ezekiel 8:5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.Numbers 18:5And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.Revelation 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.Numbers 3:38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”Malachi 2:4–7Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.2 Kings 11:2But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

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About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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