Ezekiel 46:19

19 In my vision, the man brought me through the entrance beside the gateway and led me to the sacred rooms assigned to the priests, which faced toward the north. He showed me a place at the extreme west end of these rooms.

Ezekiel 46:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 46:19

After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side
of the gate
The north gate of the inner court, where the prophet was last, ( Ezekiel 44:4 ) , through an entry, by the side of that, he was brought by the man his guide: into the holy chambers of the priests;
see ( Ezekiel 42:13 ) : and, behold, there was a place in the two sides westward;
or, "on their sides westward" ^F16; on the west side of the chambers; the Targum is at the west end of them: the use of this place follows,

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (Mtkryb) "in lateribus ejus vel eorum, in extremo", Starckius.

Ezekiel 46:19 In-Context

17 But if the prince gives a gift of land from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it only until the Year of Jubilee, which comes every fiftieth year. At that time the land will return to the prince. But when the prince gives gifts to his sons, those gifts will be permanent.

18 And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property.”

19 In my vision, the man brought me through the entrance beside the gateway and led me to the sacred rooms assigned to the priests, which faced toward the north. He showed me a place at the extreme west end of these rooms.

20 He explained, “This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.”

21 Then he brought me back to the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosure.