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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The prince must enter the gateway through the entry room, and he must leave the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of <i>that</i> gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the porch of the gate, and go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the porch of the gate and go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the porch of the gate and go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the porch of the gate and go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he is to go in by way of the gate’s portico and go out the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he must go in by way of the gate&#8217s portico and go out the same way.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The ruler must come through the entrance room of the east gate and leave the same way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he must enter through the entrance hall of the gateway. He must enter and leave the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The prince must leave the entrance room of the gateway and go out by the same way he went in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'The Regent Prince is to enter through the portico of the gate and is to leave the same way he came in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by its way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go out by its way. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the coming in of the prince, he comes in the way of the porch of the gate, and by its way he goes out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And in the coming in of the prince, the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the going in of the prince he shall go in the way of the porch of the gate, and in its way he shall go forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when the prince is to go in, let him go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and let him go out the same way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when the prince will enter, let him enter by the way of the vestibule of the gate, and let him go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall always enter and depart by the vestibule of the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the prince enters, he shall come in by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the high priest shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the portico of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever the Ruler enters the porch of the gate, he shall enter and he shall go out by it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when the prince goes in, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way of the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">The Prince's Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: han·nā·śî (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">When the prince</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇə·ḇō·w (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">enters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he shall go in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: ’ū·lām (N-msc) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">of the gateway,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and he shall go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ū·ḇə·ḏar·kōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the same way.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a></span><br />For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Isaiah 66:23</a></span><br />From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</a></span><br />He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-19.htm">Nehemiah 13:19</a></span><br />When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Psalm 100:4</a></span><br />Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">1 Chronicles 9:18-19</a></span><br />he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites. / Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">2 Kings 11:6-7</a></span><br />a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple— / the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-9.htm">Numbers 28:9-10</a></span><br />On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering. / This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Matthew 12:5</a></span><br />Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14</a></span><br />And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-2.htm">Acts 17:2</a></span><br />As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.</p><p class="hdg">he shall go</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Ezekiel 46:2</a></b></br> And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of <i>that</i> gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">Ezekiel 44:1-3</a></b></br> Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it <i>was</i> shut… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Colossians 1:18</a></b></br> And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all <i>things</i> he might have the preeminence.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-21.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/john/10-23.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-10.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-10.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/mark/14-68.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ordinances for the prince in his worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">and for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">An order for the prince's inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">The courts for boiling and baking</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Ezekiel's vision, the prince is a significant figure in the restored temple worship. This prince is not the Messiah but a leader who plays a role in the temple's administration. The prince's entrance signifies his authority and responsibility in worship, reflecting the order and reverence required in the temple.<p><b>he shall go in through the portico of the gateway</b><br>The portico, or vestibule, of the gateway is a specific architectural feature of the temple described in Ezekiel's vision. This entrance is reserved for the prince, indicating a special status and function. The gateway's design reflects the sacredness and order of worship, emphasizing the separation between the holy and the common. The prince's use of this entrance underscores his unique role in leading the people in worship.<p><b>and he shall go out the same way</b><br>The instruction for the prince to exit the same way he entered highlights the orderliness and reverence required in temple worship. This practice ensures that the prince's movements are deliberate and respectful, maintaining the sanctity of the temple. It also symbolizes consistency and faithfulness in leadership, as the prince's actions are to be predictable and aligned with God's commands. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of walking in God's ways and the importance of obedience in leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prince.htm">The Prince</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Ezekiel 46</a>, the prince is a central figure in the temple worship. He is not a king but a leader with specific roles in the temple rituals. His actions symbolize leadership and responsibility in worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_portico_of_the_gateway.htm">The Portico of the Gateway</a></b><br>This is the entrance through which the prince enters and exits. It signifies a designated path for leadership and order in worship practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The setting of this passage is the temple, which represents the presence of God among His people and the center of worship and sacrifice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>The prophet who received this vision. His role is to communicate God's instructions and visions to the Israelites during their exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites_in_exile.htm">Israelites in Exile</a></b><br>The original audience of Ezekiel's prophecies, who were in Babylonian captivity and needed hope and guidance for future restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/order_in_worship.htm">Order in Worship</a></b><br>The prince's specific entrance and exit through the portico highlight the importance of order and reverence in worship. Worship should be approached with a sense of structure and respect for God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_responsibility.htm">Leadership Responsibility</a></b><br>The prince's role signifies the responsibility of leaders to guide worship according to God's commands. Leaders today should model integrity and obedience in spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple represents God's presence. Believers are called to be temples of the Holy Spirit, maintaining purity and dedication in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_worship.htm">Consistency in Worship</a></b><br>The prince's consistent path in and out of the temple symbolizes the need for consistency in our worship and spiritual disciplines.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision provided hope for the Israelites. Similarly, believers can find hope in God's promises of restoration and future glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_46_and_other_texts_align.htm">Ezekiel 46:4-8 prescribes animal sacrifices long after the exile; how does this align with other texts that emphasize altered religious practices or question the necessity of sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_prince's_temple_duties.htm">Ezekiel 46:2-3 outlines rituals for a 'prince' in the temple; why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence of a ruler fulfilling these specific temple duties?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_gate's_timing_maintained.htm">Ezekiel 46:1-2 describes a gate that remains shut during the six working days but opens on the Sabbath; how could such consistent timing be maintained with ancient technology and calendars?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_'prince'_in_ezekiel_45_7-8.htm">Who is the 'prince' in Ezekiel 45:7-8, and why does he appear to play a role distinct from other messianic prophecies in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8</span> begins an ordinance relative to the mode of conducting worship at the appointed festivals (ver. 9; comp. <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ezekiel 36:38</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Ezekiel 45:17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Hosea 12:9</a>), by indicating first how the prince should enter and depart from the temple. According to Kliefoth and Keil, the prince's entrance and departure should be by <span class="cmt_word">the way of the porch</span> of the outer, according to Hengstenberg, Smend, and Currey, of the inner, east gate (see on ver. 2). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When the prince</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּשִׂ֑יא</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·śî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enters,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he shall go in</span><br /><span class="heb">יָב֔וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the portico</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּלָ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the gateway,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he shall go out</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵצֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the same way.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְדַרְכּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḏar·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/46-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 46:8 When the prince shall enter he shall (Ezek. 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