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Ezekiel 40:45

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

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וַיְדַבֵּ֖רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אֵלָ֑יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).זֹ֣הzothisזֹהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H2090this or thatas well as another, it, this, that, thus and thus.הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗הhalishkahthe chamberלִשְׁכָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the chamber”, the ordinary formH3957a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)chamber, parlour. Compare H5393 (נִשְׁכָּה).אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙paneyhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הַדָּר֔וֹםhadaromthe southדָּרוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the south”, the ordinary formH1864the south; poet. the south windsouth.לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםlakohanimto priestכֹּהֵןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.שֹׁמְרֵ֖יshomerebewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, construct — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmishmeretor to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “or to be kept”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.הַבָּֽיִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto me: 'This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;

Young’s Literal Translation

And he speaketh unto me: 'This chamber, whose front [is] southward, [is] for priests keeping charge of the house;

World English Bible

He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house.

Darby Translation

And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto me: 'This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to me, This chamber that looks to the south, is for the priests that keep the charge of the house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς μὲ, ἡ ἐξέδρα αὕτη ἡ βλέπουσα πρὸς Νότον, τοῖς ἱερεῦσι τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν φυλακὴν τοῦ οἴκου,