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Ezekiel 44:3

Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

World English Bible

As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out the same way.”

American Standard Version

As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Jehovah; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

Geneva Bible 1599

It appertaineth to the Prince: the Prince himselfe shall sit in it to eate bread before the Lord: he shall enter by the way of the porche of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

Darby Translation

As for the prince, he, the prince, shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah: he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

Young's Literal Translation

The prince, who [is] prince, he sitteth by it to eat bread before Jehovah, by the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.'

Bible in Basic English

But the ruler will be seated there to take his food before the Lord; he will go in by the covered way to the door, and will come out by the same way.

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Cross references

“for”

Ezekiel 46:2 2 Chronicles 34:31 2 Chronicles 23:13 Ezekiel 46:8

Ezekiel 46:2 · BSB

The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the g…

2 Chronicles 34:31 · BSB

So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant t…

2 Chronicles 23:13 · BSB

And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical…

Ezekiel 46:8 · BSB

When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.

“the prince”

Ezekiel 37:25 Ezekiel 34:24 Zechariah 6:12 Zechariah 6:13

Ezekiel 37:25 · BSB

They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Ezekiel 34:24 · BSB

I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Zechariah 6:12 · BSB

And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.

Zechariah 6:13 · BSB

Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

“to eat”

Genesis 31:54 1 Corinthians 10:18–33 Exodus 24:9–11 Revelation 3:20 Deuteronomy 12:7 Isaiah 23:18

Genesis 31:54 · BSB

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

1 Corinthians 10:18–33 · BSB

Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

Exodus 24:9–11 · BSB

Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

Revelation 3:20 · BSB

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Deuteronomy 12:7 · BSB

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

Isaiah 23:18 · BSB

Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.

“he shall enter”

Ezekiel 40:9 Ezekiel 46:8–10

Ezekiel 40:9 · BSB

it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

Ezekiel 46:8–10 · BSB

When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.

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

In context

2And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

4Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.

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