Ezekiel 46:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The prince will enter from outside through the portico of the gate and stand by the gatepost. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the gateway of the gate. Then he will go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate from outside, 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 out; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the 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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then shal the prynce come vnder the dore porche, & stonde still without by the dore cheke. So ye prestes shall offre vp his burnt & healthoffrynges. And he shal worshipe at the dore poste, and go his waye forth agayne: but ye dore shal nomore be shut till the euenynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stande by the post of the gate, and the Priests shal make his burnt offring, and his peace offrings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: after, he shall go foorth, but the gate shall not be shut till the euening.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porche of the gate without, and shall stande by the poste of the gate: and the priestes shal make his burnt offring, and his peace offringes, and he shall worship at the thresholde of the gate, & go foorth: and the gate shall not be shut till the euening.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate outside, 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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and come in hath the prince the way of the porch of the gate at the outside, and he hath stood by the post of the gate, and the priests have made his burnt-offering, and his peace-offerings, and he hath bowed himself by the opening of the gate, and hath gone forth, and the gate is not shut till the evening.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the 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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the 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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the ruler is to go in through the covered way of the outer doorway outside, and take his place by the pillar of the doorway, and the priests will make his burned offering and his peace-offerings and he will give worship at the doorstep of the doorway; then he will go out, and the door will not be shut till the evening.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate outside, 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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 44:3 : 3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and exit the same way.
  • Ezek 46:8 : 8 When the prince enters, he must enter through the portico of the gate, and he must leave the same way.
  • Ezek 46:12 : 12 When the prince makes a freewill offering, whether a burnt offering or peace offerings to the Lord, the gate that faces east shall be opened for him. He shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be closed after he leaves.
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
  • John 10:1-3 : 1 Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  • Col 1:28 : 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
  • Heb 5:7-8 : 7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission. 8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered.
  • 1 Kgs 8:22-23 : 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. 23 He said: 'LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below—keeping Your covenant and showing steadfast love to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.'
  • 1 Chr 17:16 : 16 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
  • 1 Chr 29:10-12 : 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Blessed are you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting." 11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; indeed, everything in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all. 12 Wealth and honor come from you, and you rule over everything. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
  • 2 Chr 6:13 : 13 For Solomon had made a bronze platform, placing it in the middle of the courtyard. It was five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He stood on it, knelt on his knees before the entire assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.
  • 2 Chr 23:13 : 13 When Athaliah looked, she saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The commanders and the trumpeters were with the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. The singers with their musical instruments were leading in songs of praise. Then Athaliah tore her garments and shouted, 'Treason! Treason!'
  • 2 Chr 29:29 : 29 When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him knelt down and worshiped.
  • 2 Chr 34:31 : 31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD, to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book.
  • Ezek 45:19 : 19 The priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and apply it to the doorposts of the temple, to the four corners of the altar’s ledge, and to the gateposts of the inner courtyard.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 46:7-13
    7 verses
    90%

    7He shall provide an ephah of grain offering for the bull, and an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs, whatever he is able to give, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.

    8When the prince enters, he must enter through the portico of the gate, and he must leave the same way.

    9When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals, those who enter through the north gate to worship shall leave through the south gate, and those who enter through the south gate shall leave through the north gate. No one shall return through the gate by which they entered, but each must exit straight ahead.

    10When they enter, the prince will enter among them, and when they leave, he will leave with them.

    11During the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah of flour for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and as much as one can give for the lambs, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.

    12When the prince makes a freewill offering, whether a burnt offering or peace offerings to the Lord, the gate that faces east shall be opened for him. He shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be closed after he leaves.

    13Each day, you shall offer a one-year-old unblemished lamb as a daily burnt offering to the Lord. You must prepare it every morning.

  • Ezek 46:3-4
    2 verses
    85%

    3The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of the same gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.

    4The burnt offering that the prince will present to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished lambs and an unblemished ram.

  • Ezek 46:1
    84%

    1This is what the Lord God says: The gate of the inner courtyard that faces east will remain closed during the six working days. But on the Sabbath day and the day of the new moon, it will be opened.

  • Ezek 44:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

    1Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faced east; but it was shut.

    2And the LORD said to me, 'This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one may enter through it, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore, it shall remain shut.'

    3Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and exit the same way.

    4Then He brought me through the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD, and I fell on my face.

  • Ezek 46:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate to the holy chambers facing north, which were for the priests. And there, I saw a place at the far west end.

    20He said to me, 'This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard and thus consecrate the people.'

  • Ezek 45:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16All the people of the land are to contribute this offering to the prince in Israel.

    17The duty of the prince will be to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings during the festivals, the new moons, the Sabbaths, and all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will prepare the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.

  • Ezek 43:1
    72%

    1Then He brought me to the gate, the one that faces east.

  • Ezek 45:7
    71%

    7The prince will have land on both sides of the holy offering and the property of the city, alongside the areas of the holy offering and the city’s property, stretching westward to the western boundary and eastward to the eastern boundary. It will correspond in length to one of the tribal portions, reaching from the western border to the eastern border.

  • 2 Chr 23:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

    5A third of you shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation, while all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

  • Jer 17:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19This is what the LORD said to me: 'Go and stand at the gate of the people through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and also at all the gates of Jerusalem.'

    20Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

  • Jer 26:10
    71%

    10When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s house to the house of the LORD and sat at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD's house.

  • Ezek 45:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22On that day, the prince is to prepare a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.

    23During the seven days of the festival, he is to prepare each day seven bulls and seven rams, without blemish, as burnt offerings to the Lord, along with a male goat as a sin offering.

  • Ezek 40:38
    70%

    38There was a chamber with its entrance by the gateposts, where the burnt offerings were washed.

  • Ezek 43:4
    70%

    4The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate that faced east.

  • Ezek 46:15
    70%

    15Thus, they shall regularly prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil every morning as a continual burnt offering.

  • Jer 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24But if you diligently obey Me, declares the LORD, and do not bring any load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it,

    25then kings and princes who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this city, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and the people of Judah and Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.

  • Ezek 48:21
    70%

    21The remaining land on both sides of the holy contribution and the city property will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward to the border and westward to the border, equal to the portions of the tribes. The holy contribution and the sanctuary of the temple will be in its midst.

  • Ezek 40:44-46
    3 verses
    69%

    44Outside the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were chambers for the singers, by the side of the north gate facing south, and one by the side of the east gate facing north.

    45Then he said to me, 'This chamber, which 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, who are from the descendants of Levi and are allowed to come near to the LORD to minister to Him.

  • Isa 60:11
    69%

    11Your gates will always be open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, and their kings led in procession.

  • Neh 13:19
    69%

    19When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and directed that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

  • Ezek 12:12
    69%

    12The prince who is among them will shoulder his belongings and leave in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.

  • Jer 7:2
    69%

    2Stand in the gate of the LORD's house and proclaim there this message: ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.’

  • Jer 22:2
    68%

    2Say: Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne—you, your officials, and your people who enter through these gates!

  • 2 Chr 23:19
    68%

    19He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter.

  • Ezek 42:15
    68%

    15When he had finished measuring the inner temple area, he brought me out through the gate that faced east, and he measured all around the area.

  • Ezek 44:17
    68%

    17When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear any wool while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

  • Ezek 40:32
    68%

    32Then he brought me to the inner courtyard, facing east, measured the gate, and its dimensions were the same as the others.

  • 2 Kgs 11:6
    68%

    6another third should be at the Gate of Sur, and the last third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns standing guard over the temple.'

  • Ezek 11:1
    68%

    1The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the eastern gate of the house of the Lord, which faces eastward, and I saw twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

  • Ezek 44:27
    68%

    27On the day he enters the inner court and the sanctuary to minister in the holy place, he is to offer his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 42:1
    68%

    1Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.

  • Ezek 40:9
    68%

    9He measured the porch of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilasters as two cubits. The porch of the gate faced inward.