Ezekiel 40:43-45
Easy-to-Read Version
43 There were meat hooks three inches long[a] on all the walls in this area. The meat of the offerings was put on the tables.
The Priests’ Rooms
44 There were two rooms[b] in the inner courtyard. One was by the north gate facing south. The other room was by the south[c] gate facing north. 45 The man said to me, “The room that looks to the south is for the priests who are on duty and serving in the Temple area.
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- Ezekiel 40:43 meat hooks … long Or “Double shelves three inches wide ….”
- Ezekiel 40:44 two rooms Or “rooms for the singers.”
- Ezekiel 40:44 south This is from the ancient Greek version. The Hebrew text has “east.”
Ezekiel 40:43-45
New International Version
43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[a] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.
The Rooms for the Priests
44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[b] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[c] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(A)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
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