There was an eastern entrance from the outer courtyard to these rooms.
Parallel translations
- WEB From under these rooms was the entry on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
- KJV And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
- BSB And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.
- NKJV At the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court.
- NASB And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer courtyard.
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Quick answer
An entrance on the east allowed access to these chambers from the outer court. The way into the priestly rooms is identified.
Overview
Ezekiel observes the eastern entry leading into the lower chambers from the outer court. The careful noting of access points continues the vision's thorough survey. These provisions for priestly ministry foreshadow the access God grants his people, fully opened through Christ our High Priest, who leads us into God's presence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 46:19Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy rooms for the priests, which looked toward the north: and behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward.
- Ezek 44:5Yahweh said to me, Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of Yahweh’s house, and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.
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