Ezekiel 40:44

“And outside the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was beside the side of the north gate, with their front toward the south, one beside the side of the east gate, facing toward the north.”

Ezekiel 40:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 40:44, word by word

And outsideחוּצָchutsa

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

Where else “chutsa” appears
the innerפְּנִימִיpenimi

inner

Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.

Where else “penimi” appears
gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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were chambersלִשְׁכוֹתlishchot

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

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for the singersשָׁרִיםsharim

singer

Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.

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in the inner courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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the sideכֶּתֶףketef

side

The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.

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of the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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with their frontפְנֵיfene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

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toward the southדֶּרֶךְderech

direction

Where one is going or facing; the heading of something.

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toward the southדָּרוֹםdarom

south

The south; in poetry, the south wind.

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oneאֶחָדechad

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

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of the eastקָּדִיםkadim

east

The direction where the sun rises.

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Translation note

“Chambers for the singers”: the ancient Greek translation reads “two chambers,” which fits the rest of the verse.

The context

43And the hooks, one handbreadth long, were fixed in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

44 · This verse (above)

45And he spoke to me, “This is the chamber that faces toward the south, for the priests who keep the charge of the house;

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