Ezekiel 40:46

KJV1611 – Modern English

The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; they are the sons of Zadok, who are from the sons of Levi, who come near to the LORD to minister to Him."

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and this towarde the north, is the prestes that wayte vpon the aulter: which be the sonnes of Sadoch, that do seruyce before the LORDE in steade of the children of Leui.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the chamber whose prospect is toward the North, is for the Priestes that haue the charge to keepe the altar: these are the sonnes of Zadok among ye sonnes of Leui which may come neere to the Lord to minister vnto him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the chamber whose prospect is towarde the north is for the priestes that haue charge to kepe the aulter: these are the sonnes of Sadoc, which of the sonnes of Leui come neare to the Lorde, to minister vnto him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the chamber whose prospect [is] toward the north [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these [are] the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the chamber, whose front `is' northward, `is' for priests keeping charge of the altar: they `are' sons of Zadok, who are drawing near of the sons of Levi unto Jehovah, to serve Him.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the room facing north is for the priests who have the care of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who, from among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord to do the work of his house.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and the room whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the duty of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the LORD to minister to him.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 44:15 : 15 But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD:
  • 1 Kgs 2:35 : 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and Zadok the priest the king put in the place of Abiathar.
  • Ezek 43:19 : 19 You shall give to the priests, the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who come near to me to minister to me, says the Lord GOD, a young bull for a sin offering.
  • Num 18:5 : 5 And you 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.
  • Num 16:5 : 5 And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, Tomorrow the LORD will show who are His, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near to Him: even him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him.
  • Ezek 48:11 : 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; who have kept my charge, and did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
  • Ezek 45:4 : 4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.
  • Num 16:40 : 40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.
  • Lev 6:12-13 : 12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, lay the burnt offering in order on it, and burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13 The fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
  • Ezek 42:13 : 13 Then he said to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate area, are holy chambers, where the priests who approach to the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
  • Eph 2:13 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 40:44-45
    2 verses
    89%

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

    45Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.

  • Ezek 48:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy offering; toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst of it.

    11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; who have kept my charge, and did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

  • Ezek 46:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19After he brought me through the entry at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which faced toward the north: and, behold, there was a place at the two sides westward.

    20Then he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the grain offering; that they carry them not out into the outer court, to sanctify the people.

  • Ezek 42:9-15
    7 verses
    79%

    9And from under these chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.

    10The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separate area, and opposite the building.

    11And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as wide as they: and all their exits were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

    12And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.

    13Then he said to me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate area, are holy chambers, where the priests who approach to the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.

    14When the priests enter there, they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and approach to those things which are for the people.

    15Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate that faced east, and measured it all around.

  • Ezek 44:14-16
    3 verses
    79%

    14But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.

    15But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD:

    16They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

  • Ezek 42:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Then he brought me out to the outer court, by way of the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was opposite the separate area, which was before the building toward the north.

    2In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits.

  • 1 Chr 16:39-40
    2 verses
    76%

    39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

    40To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

  • Ezek 40:47
    76%

    47He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare; and the altar was in front of the temple.

  • Ezek 45:4
    75%

    4The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Ezek 42:4
    75%

    4And before the chambers there was a walk of ten cubits wide inward, a pathway of one cubit; and their doors faced north.

  • Ezek 44:11
    74%

    11Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.

  • Neh 13:5
    74%

    5and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    74%

    32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    73%

    6But let none come into the house of the LORD, except the priests, and those that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
    73%

    4This is what you shall do: A third part of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the doors;

  • 1 Chr 9:26
    73%

    26For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

  • Ezek 43:19
    72%

    19You shall give to the priests, the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who come near to me to minister to me, says the Lord GOD, a young bull for a sin offering.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    72%

    28Because their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and in the work of the service of the house of God;

  • Ezek 41:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the house on every side.

    11And the doors of the side chambers faced the space that was left, one door toward the north and another door toward the south: and the width of the space that was left was five cubits all around.

  • Num 4:19
    72%

    19But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

  • Exod 39:41
    72%

    41The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments to minister in the priest's office.

  • Num 3:6
    71%

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may serve him.

  • Lev 1:11
    71%

    11And he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around upon the altar.

  • Ezek 40:12
    71%

    12There was a barrier before the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

  • Num 4:4
    71%

    4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, regarding the most holy things:

  • Ezek 40:38
    71%

    38There was a chamber and its doorway by the gateposts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    71%

    34But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore, their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was done, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

  • Num 3:31
    71%

    31Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they minister, the curtain, and all related service.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    71%

    16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

  • 2 Chr 29:11
    71%

    11My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.

  • Ezek 40:20
    71%

    20On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.

  • Neh 10:38
    71%

    38And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

  • Jer 35:4
    70%

    4And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the leaders, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

  • Ezek 40:36
    70%

    36Also its gate chambers, its posts, and its arches; it had windows all around, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • Ezek 46:24
    70%

    24Then he said unto me, These are the places of those who cook, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

  • 2 Chr 13:10
    70%

    10But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests who minister to the LORD are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.