Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple, New Living Translation And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. English Standard Version And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, Berean Standard Bible Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, King James Bible And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. New King James Version Then he said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple. New American Standard Bible Then he said to me, “This is the chamber which faces south, intended for the priests who are responsible for the temple; NASB 1995 He said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep charge of the temple; NASB 1977 And he said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep charge of the temple; Legacy Standard Bible Then he said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep the responsibility of the house; Amplified Bible He [who was guiding me] said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple; Christian Standard Bible Then the man said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the man said to me: “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple. American Standard Version And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to me: “This chamber that faces to the south is for the Priests who keep guard of the house Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house. Contemporary English Version He said, "The building beside the north gate belongs to the priests who serve in the temple, Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple. English Revised Version And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. GOD'S WORD® Translation The man said to me, "This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple. Good News Translation The man told me that the room which faced south was for the priests who served in the Temple, International Standard Version The angel told me, "This south-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the Temple, JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said unto me: 'This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. Literal Standard Version And he speaks to me: “This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house; Majority Standard Bible Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, New American Bible He said to me, “This chamber facing south is reserved for the priests who have charge of the temple area, NET Bible He said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, New Revised Standard Version He said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, New Heart English Bible He said to me, "This room that faces toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the duty of the house; Webster's Bible Translation And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is towards the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. World English Bible He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house. Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh unto me: 'This chamber, whose front is southward, is for priests keeping charge of the house; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rooms for the Priests44Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north. 45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, 46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”… Cross References 1 Chronicles 9:23 So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the Tent. Psalm 134:1 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! Ezekiel 40:17 Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, Ezekiel 40:38 There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed. Ezekiel 44:11 Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. Ezekiel 44:15 But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 45:4 It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary. Treasury of Scripture And he said to me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. whose Ezekiel 8:5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. the keepers Leviticus 8:35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. Numbers 3:27,28,32,38 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites… Numbers 18:5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. charge. Jump to Previous Care Cell Chamber Charge Duty Faces Facing Front House Intended Keepers Keeping Priests Prospect Room South Southward Temple TowardsJump to Next Care Cell Chamber Charge Duty Faces Facing Front House Intended Keepers Keeping Priests Prospect Room South Southward Temple TowardsEzekiel 40 1. The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple6. The description of the east gate of the outer court 20. of the north gate 24. of the south gate 27. of the south gate of the inner court 32. of the east gate 35. and of the north gate 39. Eight tables 44. The chambers 48. The porch of the house Verse 45. - The priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. Under the Law the Levite families of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari had the charge of the tabernacle and all its belongings (Numbers 3:25, etc.); but of these Levites who kept the charge of the sanctuary, Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest had the oversight. Hence the priests alluded to by Ezekiel as the keepers of the charge of the house were most likely those who superintended the Levites in the execution of their tasks. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the man saidוַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to me: אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “The זֹ֣ה (zōh) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2090: This, that chamber הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה (hal·liš·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that faces פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ (pā·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6440: The face south הַדָּר֔וֹם (had·dā·rō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1864: The south, poet, the south wind is for the priests לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (lak·kō·hă·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest who have שֹׁמְרֵ֖י (šō·mə·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to charge מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function of the temple, הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links Ezekiel 40:45 NIVEzekiel 40:45 NLT Ezekiel 40:45 ESV Ezekiel 40:45 NASB Ezekiel 40:45 KJV Ezekiel 40:45 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 40:45 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 40:45 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 40:45 French Bible Ezekiel 40:45 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:45 He said to me This chamber whose (Ezek. 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