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Ezekiel 44:3

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.”

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנָּשִׂ֗יאha.na.Si'the princeH5387 →
נָ֥שִׂיאNa.si'princeH5387 →
ה֛וּאhu'heH1931 →
יֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-he will sitH3427 →
בּ֥וֹboin it
לֶאֱכָלle.'e.khol-to eatH398 →
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chembreadH3899 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhfrom [the] way ofH1870 →
אֻלָ֤ם'u.Lam[the] porch ofH197 →
הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arthe gateH8179 →
יָב֔וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935 →
וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.Koand from way itsH1870 →
יֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'he will go outH3318 →

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Ezekiel 46:2The 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.Ezekiel 37:25They 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.Genesis 31:54Then 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.Ezekiel 34:24I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.1 Corinthians 10:18–33Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?Ezekiel 40:9it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.Ezekiel 46:8–10When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.Zechariah 6:12–13And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.2 Chronicles 34:31So 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.Exodus 24:9–11Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.Ezekiel 46:12When the prince makes a freewill offering to the LORD, whether a burnt offering or a peace offering, the gate facing east must be opened for him. He is to offer his burnt offering or peace offering just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate must be closed after he goes out.Deuteronomy 12:17–18Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.Isaiah 23:18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.2 Chronicles 23:13And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”Isaiah 62:9For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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