Ezekiel 40:44-47
Expanded Bible
The Priests’ Rooms
44 There were two rooms in the inner courtyard. One was beside the north gateway and faced south. The other room was beside the south gateway and faced north. 45 The man said to me, “The room which faces south is for the priests who ·serve in [or guard; or have charge of] the Temple area, 46 while the room that faces north is for the priests who ·serve at [or guard; or have charge of] the altar. This second group of priests are descendants of Zadok, the only descendants of Levi who can come near the Lord to ·serve [minister to] him.”
47 The man measured the inner courtyard. It was a square—·one hundred seventy-five feet [L one hundred cubits] long and ·one hundred seventy-five feet [L one hundred cubits] wide. The altar was in front of the Temple.
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Ezekiel 40:44-47
New American Standard Bible
44 From the outside to the (A)inner gate were [a](B)chambers for the (C)singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was at the [b]side of the north gate, with [c]its front toward the south, and one at the [d]side of the [e]south gate facing north. 45 Then he said to me, “This is the (D)chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who [f]are (E)responsible for the [g]temple; 46 but the (F)chamber which faces north is for the priests who [h]are (G)responsible for the altar. They are the (H)sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi (I)come near to the Lord to serve Him.” 47 He measured the courtyard, a perfect square, a (J)hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the [i]temple.
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- Ezekiel 40:44 LXX two chambers
- Ezekiel 40:44 Lit shoulder
- Ezekiel 40:44 Lit their
- Ezekiel 40:44 Lit shoulder
- Ezekiel 40:44 As in LXX; MT east
- Ezekiel 40:45 Lit keep the duty of
- Ezekiel 40:45 Lit house
- Ezekiel 40:46 Lit keep the duty of
- Ezekiel 40:47 Lit house
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