40:28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.
40:24 Then he led me toward the south. I saw 1 a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and its porches; they had the same dimensions as the others.
40:44 On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one 10 at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south 11 gate facing north.
42:13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests 12 who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings – the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.
1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
1 tn Heb “one hundred cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).
1 tn Heb “the house.”
1 tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.
2 tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.
3 tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.
4 tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.
1 tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).
1 tc The MT apparently evidences dittography, repeating most of the last word of the previous verse: “and like the openings of.”
1 tn “One” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for clarity in the translation.
2 tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads “east.”
1 sn The priests are from the Zadokite family (Ezek 40:6; 44:15).