Ezekiel

Ezekiel 40:45–46

⁴⁵Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, ⁴⁶and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

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Ezekiel 40:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the man said	וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
The	זֹ֣ה	zōh	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2090 this, that
chamber	הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה	hal·liš·kāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
faces	פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙	pā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
south	הַדָּר֔וֹם	had·dā·rō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1864 south
is for the priests	לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	lak·kō·hă·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who keep	שֹׁמְרֵ֖י	šō·mə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the temple	הַבָּֽיִת׃	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

Ezekiel 40:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and the chamber	וְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה	wə·hal·liš·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
faces	פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙	pā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
north	הַצָּפ֔וֹן	haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
is for the priests	לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	lak·kō·hă·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who keep	שֹׁמְרֵ֖י	šō·mə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
charge	מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
These	הֵ֣מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Zadok	צָד֗וֹק	ṣā·ḏō·wq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6659 Tsadok
the	לֵוִ֛י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
who may approach	הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים	haq·qə·rê·ḇîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7131 approaching
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to minister before Him	לְשָׁרְתֽוֹ׃	lə·šā·rə·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve

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Ezekiel 40:45 1 Chronicles 9:23 · Psalm 134:1 · Leviticus 8:35

Ezekiel 40:46 Ezekiel 44:15 · Ezekiel 43:19 · 1 Kings 2:35 · Ezekiel 48:11 · Numbers 18:5 · Numbers 16:5 · Ezekiel 45:4 · Numbers 16:40 · Leviticus 6:12–13 · Ezekiel 42:13 · Leviticus 10:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.