Ezekiel 40:45
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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.Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
In other translations
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.Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696אֵלָי'elaito meH413זֹהzohthisH2090הַלִּשְׁכָּהhalishkahthe roomH3957אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834פָּנֶיהָpaneihaface itsH6440דֶּרֶךְderekh[is] [the] directionH1870הַדָּרוֹםhadaromthe southH1864לַכֹּהֲנִיםlakohanim[is] for the priestsH3548שֹׁמְרֵיshomerei[who] keepH8104מִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret<of> [the] charge ofH4931הַבָּיִת׃habayitthe houseH1004
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