Chambers for Singers and Priests

44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers for (A)the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the [a]southern gateway. 45 Then he said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for (B)the priests who have charge of the temple. 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests (C)who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of (D)Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the Lord to minister to Him.”

Dimensions of the Inner Court and Vestibule(E)

47 And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:44 So with LXX; MT, Vg. eastern

The Rooms for the Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[a] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[b] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(A) 46 and the room facing north(B) is for the priests who guard the altar.(C) These are the sons of Zadok,(D) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(E)

47 Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
  2. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east