American Standard Version
Ezekiel 46:8
8And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
Ezekiel 46:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.
Context of Ezekiel 46:8
6And on the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish: 7and he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for the bullock, and an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs according as he is able, and a hin of oil to an ephah. And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. 9But when the people of the land shall come before Jehovah in the appointed feasts, he that entereth by the way of the north gate to worship shall go forth by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth straight before him. 10And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, they shall go forth together.
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וּבְב֖וֹא הַנָּשִׂ֑יא דֶּ֣רֶךְ אוּלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ יָב֔וֹא וּבְדַרְכּ֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:8
- Ezekiel 46:2And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate; and the priests shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
- Ezekiel 44:1Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
- Colossians 1:18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 46:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8That gate - The eastern gate of the inner court. See Ezekiel 46:2.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Ezekiel described the prince's duties during special celebrations, including Sabbaths and new moon events. The prince represented the people in worship. He joined them in a procession through the temple and had the unique ability to approach the sacred area for them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-242. The prince is to go through the east gate without (open on the Sabbath only, to mark its peculiar sanctity) to the entrance of the gate of the inner court; he is to go no further, but "stand by the post" (compare 1Ki 8:14, 22, Solomon standing before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the congregation; also 2Ki 11:14; 23:3, "by a pillar": the customary place), the court within belonging exclusively to the priests. There, as representative of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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