Ezekiel 46:19
in Ezekiel 46Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward.
KJV
After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
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This verse in Ezekiel 46
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The careful provision here made to keep separate the offerings of priests and people was to prevent collision, just as the enactments Eze 46:16-18 were intended to secure their respective rights to prince and people. Eze 46:19 At the side of the gate - The entrance to the inner court at the same side as the northern gate Eze 42:9. Eze 46:20 See M Plan II. Boil - It was unique to the Paschal lamb, that it was to be eaten roasted.
This site's exposition
the holy chambers facing north
on Ezekiel 46:19-20
The guide brings the prophet “through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north”. There the priests “boil the guilt offering and the sin offering” and “bake the grain offering”. The chambers of chapter 42 keep what is most holy from what is common.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 19 and following) And he led me through the entrance that was on the side (or behind) the gate into the treasuries of the sanctuary, to the priests (or into chambers and rooms) that faced north. And there was a place there that faced west (or the sea: and as the LXX translated, separated).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
We may observe, in these verses, I. That the place of worship was fixed, and rules were given concerning that, both to prince and people. The east gate, which was kept shut at other times, was to be opened on the sabbath days, on the moons (
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After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Due regard is to be had for the sanctity of the officiating priests' food, by cooking courts being provided close to their chambers. One set of apartments for cooking was to be at the corners of the inner court, reserved for the flesh of the sin offerings, to be eaten only by the priests whose perquisite it was (Le 6:25;
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He brought me thorough the entry - The prophet had entered by the north gate of the court of the priests, where he had seen, a little before, the glory of the Lord, and where he had received all those directions from Eze 44:4, Eze 44:5, to this chapter. From that gate, (see plan Q.) he entered the vestibule by a gate which was by the side of the apartments of the priests, which were along this aisle, (see S.) to the right of the vestibule towards the west. At the extremity of a row of chambers, he remarked, at the west, the place where they boiled the flesh of the sin-offerings, (see T.) They did not boil there the flesh of all sorts of victims, there were other kitchens appointed for that, (see PP): but that only which could not be eaten but in the outer court, and by the priests which were sanctified; such were the parts of the offerings for sins of commission and ignorance, and the offerings of flour with which they were accompanied.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבִיאֵ֣נִי | vayvieni | and he brought me | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בַמָּבוֹא֮ | vamavo' | in the entrance | H3996 → | 22 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [was] at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כֶּ֣תֶף | ketef | [the] side of | H3802 → | 67 times |
| הַשַּׁעַר֒ | hashaar | the gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַלִּשְׁכ֤וֹת | halishkhot | the rooms of | H3957 → | 47 times |
| הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַפֹּנ֖וֹת | haponot | which were facing | H6437 → | 135 times |
| צָפ֑וֹנָה | tzafonah | north -ward | H6828 → | 153 times |
| וְהִנֵּה־ | vehineh- | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| שָׁ֣ם | sham | [was] there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| מָק֔וֹם | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| בַּיַּרְכָתַ֖יִם | baiyarkhotim | in the remotest parts | H3411 → | 28 times |
| יָֽמָּה׃ ס | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
וַיְבִיאֵ֣נִיand he brought me
vayvieniH935 →2568 times
בַמָּבוֹא֮in the entrance
vamavo'H3996 →22 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[was] at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כֶּ֣תֶף[the] side of
ketefH3802 →67 times
הַשַּׁעַר֒the gate
hashaarH8179 →374 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַלִּשְׁכ֤וֹתthe rooms of
halishkhotH3957 →47 times
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
הַפֹּנ֖וֹתwhich were facing
haponotH6437 →135 times
צָפ֑וֹנָהnorth -ward
tzafonahH6828 →153 times
וְהִנֵּה־and there!
vehineh-H2009 →843 times
שָׁ֣ם[was] there
shamH8033 →834 times
מָק֔וֹםa place
makomH4725 →401 times
בַּיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםin the remotest parts
baiyarkhotimH3411 →28 times
יָֽמָּה׃ סwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
1 stopEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 42:9And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:5
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…
- Ezekiel 44:5
About Ezekiel

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.
