Ezekiel 46:24
in Ezekiel 46And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then said he unto me, These are the boiling-houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
KJV
Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
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This verse in Ezekiel 46
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(Verses 23-24) And kitchens were built underneath the colonnades around (or near) the dining areas, which Aquila interpreted as recesses, Symmachus as enclosures, and Theodotion put the Hebrew word Turoth itself. And he said, 'This is the house of the kitchens, where the ministers of the house cook the sacrifices of the people.' Those four small courtyards or one wall surrounded, and kitchens were built underneath the colonnades all around, or they had nearby alcoves, so that where there is food, there is also the preparation of measures.
This site's exposition
led me around to its four corners
on Ezekiel 46:21-24
In each of the outer court's four corners stands an enclosed court, with “ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides”. The guide names their use: “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people”.
This site's exposition
the kitchens where those who minister at the temple
Those who minister at the temple are the Levites of 44:11, who slaughter the people's sacrifices. The priests cook the holy offerings in their own rooms (46:20), while these kitchens serve the offerings the people eat. Jerome calls this the house of the kitchens.
The record, by era
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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Then said he unto me, these are the places of them that boil,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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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The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֑י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֵ֚לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [are] [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַֽמְבַשְּׁלִ֔ים | hamvashelim | those [who] boil | H1310 → | 28 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְבַשְּׁלוּ־ | yevashelu- | they will boil | H1310 → | 28 times |
| שָׁ֛ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י | mesharetei | [those who] serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| הַבַּ֖יִת | habayit | <of> the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זֶ֥בַח | zevach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| הָעָֽם׃ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֑יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
אֵ֚לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בֵּ֣ית[are] [the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַֽמְבַשְּׁלִ֔יםthose [who] boil
hamvashelimH1310 →28 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְבַשְּׁלוּ־they will boil
yevashelu-H1310 →28 times
שָׁ֛םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י[those who] serve
meshareteiH8334 →97 times
הַבַּ֖יִת<of> the house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זֶ֥בַח[the] sacrifice of
zevachH2077 →162 times
הָעָֽם׃the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 12:41–43
“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
- Matthew 25:21
Through
1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
it leads to
- Titus 1:7
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- Acts 20:26–28
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- Titus 1:7
About Ezekiel
This page draws on 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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.