Ezekiel 46:12

“And when the chief makes a freewill offering, a burnt offering or peace offerings, as a freewill offering to YHWH, one shall open for him the gate that faces east, and he shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the day of the Sabbath; then he shall go out, and one shall shut the gate after he goes out.”
Ezekiel 46:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And whenוְכִיthe chiefהַנָּשִׂיאmakesיַעֲשֶׂהa freewill offering,נְדָבָהa burnt offeringעוֹלָהorאוֹpeace offerings,שְׁלָמִיםas a freewill offeringנְדָבָהto YHWH,לַיהוָהone shall openוּפָתַחfor himלוֹthe gateהַשַּׁעַרthat facesהַפֹּנֶהeast,קָדִיםand he shall offerוְעָשָׂהhis burnt offeringעֹלָתוֹand his peace offeringsוְאֶת שְׁלָמָיוasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe doesיַעֲשֶׂהon the dayבְּיוֹםof the Sabbath;הַשַּׁבָּתthen he shall go out,וְיָצָאand one shall shutוְסָגַרthe gateהַשַּׁעַרafter he goes out.אַחֲרֵי צֵאתוֹ

Ezekiel 46:12, word by word

the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nasi” appears

makesיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “yaase” appears

a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedava

freewill offering

An offering given without being asked.

Where else “nedava” appears

a burnt offeringעוֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears

peace offeringsשְׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

Where else “shelamim” appears

to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears

one shall openפָתַחfatach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

Where else “fatach” appears

the gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

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

Where else “shaar” 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

on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

of the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears

then he shall go outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears

and one shall shutסָגַרsagar

shut

To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.

Where else “sagar” appears

The context

11And at the feasts and at the appointed times the grain offering shall be an ephah for the bull and an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs the gift of his hand, and a hin of oil for each ephah.

12 · This verse (above)

13And a lamb a year old without defect you shall offer as a burnt offering daily to YHWH; morning after morning you shall offer it.

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