Ezekiel
Ezekiel 44:3
3Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only the prince | הַנָּשִׂ֗יא | han·nā·śî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5387 one lifted up |
| himself | ה֛וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| may sit | יֵֽשֶׁב־ | yê·šeḇ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| inside the gateway | בּ֥וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| to eat | לֶאֱכָול־ | le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| in the presence of | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He must enter | יָב֔וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| by way | מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ | mid·de·reḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the portico | אֻלָ֤ם | ’u·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct | H197 porch |
| of the gateway | הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ | haš·ša·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| and go out | יֵצֵֽא׃ | yê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the same way | וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ | ū·mid·dar·kōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 46:2 · Ezekiel 37:25 · 1 Corinthians 10:18–33 · Ezekiel 34:24 · Genesis 31:54 · Ezekiel 40:9 · Ezekiel 46:8–10 · Revelation 3:20 · Exodus 24:9–11 · Zechariah 6:12–13 · 2 Chronicles 34:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.