“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהThe gateשַׁעַרof the innerהַפְּנִימִיתcourtהֶחָצֵרthat facesהַפֹּנֶהeastקָדִיםshall beיִהְיֶהshutסָגוּרthe sixשֵׁשֶׁתdaysיְמֵיof work,הַמַּעֲשֶׂהbut on the dayוּבְיוֹםof the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּתit shall be opened,יִפָּתֵחַand on the dayוּבְיוֹםof the new moonהַחֹדֶשׁit shall be opened.יִפָּתֵחַ
Ezekiel 46:1
Study it in the app““Thus says Adonai YHWH: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut the six days of work, but on the day of the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 46:1, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- The gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of the innerפְּנִימִיתpenimit
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimit” appears- courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- that facesפֹּנֶהpone
look
To fix the eyes on something and attend to it, not overlook it.
Where else “pone” appears- eastקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- shutסָגוּרsagur
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “sagur” appears- the sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “sheshet” appears- daysיְמֵיyeme
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yeme” appears- of workמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase
labor
What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.
Where else “maase” appears- of the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears- it shall be openedיִפָּתֵחַyipateach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yipateach” appears- of the new moonחֹדֶשׁchodesh
new moon
When the moon reappears and the month begins, with its feast.
Where else “chodesh” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the chief shall come in by way of the portico of the gate from outside and stand by the doorpost of the gate, and the priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings; and he shall bow down on the threshold of the gate, and go out; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.