Ezekiel 40:46

Ezekiel 40:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lord to minister unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)and the room facing north is for the priests who guard the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the Lord to minister to Him.”

Context of Ezekiel 40:46

44There were two rooms for singers that had doors to the inside yard. One was beside the north gate and its door opened towards the south. The other room was beside the south gate and its door opened towards the north. 45The man said to me, ‘The room beside the north gate is for the priests who take care of the temple. The room beside the south gate is for the priests who serve God at the altar. These priests are descendants of Zadok. They are the only descendants of Levi who may come near to the Lord to serve him.’ 47The man measured the inside yard. It was square, 50 metres long and 50 metres wide. There was an altar in front of the temple. 48The man took me into the entrance room of the temple building. He measured the walls on each side of the entrance. They were 2½ metres thick. The entrance was 7 metres wide. The walls on each side of the entrance were 1½ metres wide.

Ezekiel 40:46 word by word

וְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ הֵ֣מָּה בְנֵֽי־צָד֗וֹק הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים מִבְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֛י אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the chamberלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• whose prospectפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• for the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the keepersשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• which come nearקָרֵבqârêb · approachingH7131
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334

Cross-references for Ezekiel 40:46

• Ezekiel 44:15Only the priests who are descendants of Zadok, the Levite, may come near to me and serve me. When Israel's people turned away from me, only the priests of Zadok's family faithfully served me in my temple. So now Zadok's descendants may offer to me the fat and the blood of sacrifices. That is what the Almighty Lord says.
• Leviticus 6:12The fire that is on the altar must never stop burning. Every morning the priest must put wood on it. He must also put on it the gifts and the fat of the friendship offerings.
• Numbers 18:5You must take care of God's Holy Place and the altar. Then I will not be angry with the Israelites again.
• Ezekiel 43:19You must give a young bull to the priests to offer as a sacrifice to me. The priests must belong to Zadok's family in the tribe of Levi. They are the only men who can come near to me to serve me. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say.
• Ezekiel 48:11This holy part of the land will belong to the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are the priests who served me faithfully. They did not turn away from me as the other Levites did when Israel's people did not obey me.
• 1 Kings 2:35Then the king chose Benaiah to be the leader of the army instead of Joab. The king also chose Zadok to be the priest instead of Abiathar.
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘This is what the Lord said, “People may come near to me. But those people must see that I am holy. All the people must give honour to me.” ’ Aaron did not reply.
• Numbers 16:5Moses said to Korah and to all the other men, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will show us who is truly special to him. He will show us who really belongs to him. He will make the person that he chooses come near to him.
• Ephesians 2:13You were far away from God. But now, God has brought you near to himself, because you belong to Christ Jesus. That is possible because of Christ's death on the cross as a sacrifice.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 40:46

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46The position of the “chamber” looking to the north commanded a view of the brasen altar and the sacrifices, which were prepared at the north side of the altar. The sons of Zadok - The priests were all descended from one or other of the two sons of Aaron, Eleazar and Ithamar. David distributed the priestly offices between the families of Zadok, the representative of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, the representative of Ithamar 1 Chronicles 24:3. From the time of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46The Lord finally rewarded Zadok's loyalty (see Ezekiel 44:15). He decreed that only Zadok's descendants could approach the Lord to serve him. Only those chosen by the Lord and fit to enter the holy space could access God in this temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. Zadok--lineally descended from Aaron. He had the high priesthood conferred on him by Solomon, who had set aside the family of Ithamar because of the part which Abiathar had taken in the rebellion of Adonijah (1Ki 1:7; 2:26, 27).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 40

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings