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Chambers for Ministry

Ezekiel 40:45

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
KJV
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.charge: or, ward, or, ordinance
WEB
He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house.
ASV
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;
LSV
And he speaks to me: “This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house;
YLT
And he speaketh unto me: 'This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house;
DBY
And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
DRC
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.
GNV
And he said vnto me, This chamber whose prospect is towarde the South, is for the Priestes that haue the charge to keepe the house.
JPS
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.
LXXE
And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָ֑י זֹ֣ה הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַבָּֽיִת׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, ἡ ἐξέδρα αὕτη ἡ βλέπουσα πρὸς Νότον, τοῖς ἱερεῦσι τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν φυλακὴν τοῦ οἴκου,

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:23So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
  • Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
  • Leviticus 8:35You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
  • Malachi 2:4–7Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for…
  • 2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold…
  • Numbers 3:32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
  • Revelation 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
  • Numbers 18:5And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the…
  • 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
  • Numbers 3:27–28From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites. The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible…
  • Ezekiel 8:5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.
  • Numbers 3:38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but…

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