Ezekiel 40:44-46

40:44 On the outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers of the inner court, one ¹  at the side of the north gate facing south, and the other at the side of the south ²  gate facing north. 40:45 He said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, ³  40:46 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.”

Ezekiel 42:9

42:9 Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court.

Ezekiel 44:4-5

44:4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed ⁴  the glory of the Lord filling the Lord’s temple, and I threw myself face down. 44:5 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention, ⁵  watch closely and listen carefully to ⁶  everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances ⁷  to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary.

[40:44]  ¹ tn “One” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied for clarity in the translation.

[40:44]  ² tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads “east.”

[40:45]  ³ tn Heb “the house.”

[44:4]  ⁴ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[44:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “set your heart” (so also in the latter part of the verse).

[44:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “Set your mind, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear.”

[44:5]  ⁷ tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618.