Ezekiel 44:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As for the prince,הַנָּשִׂ֗יא
(han·na·si)
5387a: one lifted up, a chief, princefrom nasa
he shall sitיֵֽשֶׁב־
(ye·shev-)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in it as princeנָ֥שִׂיא
(na·si)
5387a: one lifted up, a chief, princefrom nasa
to eat(לֶאֱכָל־
(le·'e·chol-)
398: to eata prim. root
bread 
 
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the LORD;יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
he shall enterיָבֹ֔וא
(ya·vo·v,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
by wayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְ
(mid·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the porchאֻלָ֤ם
(u·lam)
197: a porchfrom the same as ul
of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙
(ha·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
and shall goיֵצֵֽא׃
(ye·tze.)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out by the same way."וּמִדַּרְכֹּ֖ו
(u·mid·dar·kov)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak


















KJV Lexicon
It is for the prince
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
the prince
nasiy'  (naw-see')
an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
he shall sit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in it to eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
he shall enter
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
by the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the porch
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
a vestibule (as bound to the building) -- porch.
of that gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
and shall go out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
by the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the same
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and shall go out by the same way."

King James Bible
It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The prince himself will sit in the gateway to eat a meal before the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gate and go out the same way."

International Standard Version
The Regent Prince will be seated there, as Regent Prince, and will dine in the LORD's presence, entering through the portico of the gate and exiting through it also."

NET Bible
Only the prince may sit in it to eat a sacrificial meal before the LORD; he will enter by way of the porch of the gate and will go out by the same way."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Only the prince may sit there and eat food in the presence of the LORD. He will enter through the entrance hall of the gateway and leave the same way."

King James 2000 Bible
It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the same way.
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