Ezekiel 46:8

And when the prince shall enter, by way of the porch of the gate, shall he go in, and by way thereof, shall he go out.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.

In Context

7and an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, shall he offer as a meal-offering, and for the he-lambs, just as his hand shall attain unto,—and of oil a hin to an ephah.

9But when the people of the land shall enter before Yahweh on the appointed feasts, he that entereth by way of the north gate to bow down shall go forth by way of the south gate, and he that entereth by way of the south gate shall go forth by way of the north gate,—he shall not return by way of the gate by which he entered, but straight-forward, shall he go forth.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 44:1Then he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looked toward the east,—but, it was shut.

Ezekiel 46:2The prince therefore shall enter by way of the porch of the gate without and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall offer his ascending-sacrifice and his peace offerings, and he shall bow down upon the threshold of the gate and then go forth, but the gate shall not be shut until the evening;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 46:2-16

Rules Relating to Worship. ( b. c. 574.) 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth;… Read the whole commentary →

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