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And he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto me,אֵלָי“Thisזֹהis the chamberהַלִּשְׁכָּהthatאֲשֶׁרfacesפָּנֶיהָtoward the south,דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹםfor the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִיםwho keepשֹׁמְרֵיthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the house;הַבָּיִת
Ezekiel 40:45
Study it in the app“And he spoke to me, “This is the chamber that faces toward the south, for the priests who keep the charge of the house;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:45, word by word
- And he spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- “Thisזֹהzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- is the chamberלִּשְׁכָּהlishka
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishka” appears- facesפָּנֶיpane
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pane” appears- toward the southדֶּרֶךְderech
direction
Where one is going or facing; the heading of something.
Where else “derech” appears- toward the southדָּרוֹםdarom
south
The south; in poetry, the south wind.
Where else “darom” appears- for the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- who keepשֹׁמְרֵיshomre
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomre” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- of the houseבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears
The context
44And 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.
45 · This verse (above)
46and the chamber that faces toward the north is for the priests who keep the charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who come near from among the sons of Levi to YHWH to minister to him.”