New English Translation
Ezekiel 46:8
8When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.
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
6On the day of the new moon he will offer an unblemished young bull, and six lambs and a ram, all without blemish. 7He will provide a grain offering: an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wishes, and a gallon of olive oil with each ephah of grain. When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way. 9“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead. 10When they come in, the prince will come in with them, and when they go out, he will go out.
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וּבְב֖וֹא הַנָּשִׂ֑יא דֶּ֣רֶךְ אוּלָ֤ם הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ יָב֔וֹא וּבְדַרְכּ֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:8
- Ezekiel 46:2The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.
- Ezekiel 44:1Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.
- Colossians 1:18He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.
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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