Ezekiel 40:44-47
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44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers[a] in the inner court, one[b] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[c] gate facing north.(A) 45 He said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,(B) 46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the descendants of Zadok, who alone among the descendants of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him.”(C) 47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits deep and one hundred cubits wide, a square, and the altar was in front of the temple.(D)
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Ezekiel 40:44-47
Evangelical Heritage Version
44 Just outside of the inner gateway, in the inner courtyard, were two rooms,[a] one beside the north gate, which faced south, and the other beside the south[b] gate, which faced north. 45 He said to me, “This room that faces south is for the priests who guard the temple, 46 and the room that faces north is for the priests who guard the altar. They are descendants of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the Lord to minister to him.”
The Inner Courtyard
47 Then he measured the courtyard.[c] It was one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide[d]—a square. The altar was in front of the temple.
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- Ezekiel 40:44 Feature I on the diagram
- Ezekiel 40:44 The Hebrew reads east gate, but the context requires south gate, which is the reading supported by the Greek text.
- Ezekiel 40:47 Feature H on the diagram
- Ezekiel 40:47 About 175 feet by 175 feet
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