Ezekiel 40:45-46
Ezekiel 40:45-46 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then he said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple. The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.”
Ezekiel 40:44-46 The Message (MSG)
Right where the inside gate complex opened onto the inside courtyard there were two rooms, one at the north gate facing south and the one at the south gate facing north. The man told me, “The room facing south is for the priests who are in charge of the Temple. And the room facing north is for the priests who are in charge of the altar. These priests are the sons of Zadok, the only sons of Levi permitted to come near to GOD to serve him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 King James Version (KJV)
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. And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
Ezekiel 40:45-46 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south, intended for the priests who keep charge of the temple; but the chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from the sons of Levi come near to the LORD to minister to Him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 New Century Version (NCV)
The man said to me, “The room which faces south is for the priests who serve in the Temple area, while the room that faces north is for the priests who serve at the altar. This second group of priests are descendants of Zadok, the only descendants of Levi who can come near the LORD to serve him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 American Standard Version (ASV)
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; and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Jehovah to minister unto him.
Ezekiel 40:45-46 New International Version (NIV)
He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple, and the room facing north is for the priests who guard the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the LORD to minister before him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He [who was guiding me] said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple; but the chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who [alone] from the sons of Levi come near to the LORD to minister to Him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 New Living Translation (NLT)
And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The shining man told me, “The chamber facing south is for the priests responsible for the service of the temple. And the chamber facing north is for the priests responsible for the sacrifices of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, for only the sons of Levi are permitted to go into YAHWEH’s presence to serve him.”
Ezekiel 40:45-46 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him.”