And whenוּבְthe peopleעַםof the landהָאָרֶץcome inבוֹאbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהat the appointed times,בַּמּוֹעֲדִיםwhoever comes inהַבָּאby wayדֶּרֶךְof the northצָפוֹןgateשַׁעַרto bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתshall go outיֵצֵאby wayדֶּרֶךְof the southנֶגֶבgate,שַׁעַרand whoever comes inוְהַבָּאby wayדֶּרֶךְof the southנֶגֶבgateשַׁעַרshall go outיֵצֵאby wayדֶּרֶךְof the northצָפוֹנָהgate;שַׁעַרhe shall notלֹאreturnיָשׁוּבby wayדֶּרֶךְof the gateהַשַּׁעַרthrough whichאֲשֶׁר בוֹhe came in,בָּאbutכִּיhe shall go outיֵצֵאstraight ahead.נִכְחוֹ
Ezekiel 46:9
Study it in the app“And when the people of the land come in before YHWH at the appointed times, whoever comes in by way of the north gate to bow down shall go out by way of the south gate, and whoever comes in by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate; he shall not return by way of the gate through which he came in, but he shall go out straight ahead.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 46:9, word by word
- the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- come inבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- at the appointed timesמּוֹעֲדִיםmoadim
festival
Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.
Where else “moadim” appears- by wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of the northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- to bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתhishtachavot
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “hishtachavot” appears- shall go outיֵצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- of the southנֶגֶבnegev
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negev” appears- returnיָשׁוּבyashuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuv” appears- straight aheadנִכְחnichch
opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “nichch” appears
The context
8And when the chief comes in, by way of the portico of the gate he shall come in, and by his way he shall go out.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the chief, in their midst, when they come in shall come in, and when they go out they shall go out.