Ezekiel 46:8

8 When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.

Ezekiel 46:8 in Other Translations

8 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.

8 When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.

8 “The prince must enter the gateway through the entry room, and he must leave the same way.

8 "'When the prince enters, he will go through the entrance vestibule of the gate complex and leave the same way.

8 When the prince enters, he must go in by way of the gate's portico and go out the same way.

Ezekiel 46:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 46:8

And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of
the porch of that gate (See Gill on Ezekiel 46:2); and he shall go forth by the way thereof;
the same way he came in, he shall go out; not so the people; and, to introduce the manner of their going in and out, this is repeated concerning the prince.

Ezekiel 46:8 In-Context

6 On the day of the New Moon he is to offer a young bull, six lambs and a ram, all without defect.

7 He is to provide as a grain offering one ephah with the bull, one ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wants to give, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.

8 When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.

9 “ ‘When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed festivals, whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which they entered, but each is to go out the opposite gate.

10 The prince is to be among them, going in when they go in and going out when they go out.

Cross References

• 1. ver 2
• 2. Ezekiel 44:3