Ezekiel 46:2

“And 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.”

Ezekiel 46:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 46:2, word by word

And the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi

chief

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

Where else “nasi” appears
shall come inבָאva

enter

To go into a place.

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by wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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of the porticoאוּלָםulam

portico

Portico: the covered entrance in front of the main hall of a building. In the temple, the vestibule through which one entered.

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of the gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

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

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from outsideחוּץchuts

outside

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

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and standעָמַדamad

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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by the doorpostמְזוּזַתmezuzat

doorpost

Doorpost: each of the two side posts of a door frame.

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and the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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shall offerעָשׂוּasu

prepare

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

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his burnt offeringעוֹלָתolat

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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and his peace offeringsשְׁלָמָיshelamay

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).

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and he shall bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲוָהhishtachava

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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on the thresholdמִפְתַּןmiftan

threshold

Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.

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and go outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

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be shutיִסָּגֵרyisager

shut

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

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until the eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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The context

1“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.

2 · This verse (above)

3And the people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate on the Sabbaths and at the new moons before YHWH.

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