Ezekiel 46:9

“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.”

Ezekiel 46:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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