Ezekiel 40:45 “Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the prie…”

Ezekiel 40:45

Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

World English Bible

He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house.

American Standard Version

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said vnto me, This chamber whose prospect is towarde the South, is for the Priestes that haue the charge to keepe the house.

Darby Translation

And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Young's Literal Translation

And he speaketh unto me: 'This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house;

Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, This room, facing south, is for the priests who have the care of the house.

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Cross references

“whose”

Ezekiel 8:5

Ezekiel 8:5 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.

“the keepers”

1 Chronicles 9:23 Leviticus 8:35 Psalm 134:1 Numbers 3:32 Numbers 3:38 Numbers 18:5

1 Chronicles 9:23 · BSB

So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.

Leviticus 8:35 · BSB

You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

Psalm 134:1 · BSB

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

Numbers 3:32 · BSB

The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:38 · BSB

Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but an…

Numbers 18:5 · BSB

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

44Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.

46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

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