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Ezekiel 44

Ez. 44:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then he brought me back
shuwb (Hebrew #7725)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
KJV usage: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) X again, (cause to) answer (+ again), X in any case (wise), X at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, X certainly, come again (back), X consider, + continually, convert, deliver (again), + deny, draw back, fetch home again, X fro, get (oneself) (back) again, X give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, X needs, be past, X pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, + say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, X surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
Pronounce: shoob
Origin: a primitive root
the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
of the gate
sha`ar (Hebrew #8179)
an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV usage: city, door, gate, port (X -er).
Pronounce: shah'-ar
Origin: from 8176 in its original sense
of the outward
chiytsown (Hebrew #2435)
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
KJV usage: outer, outward, utter, without.
Pronounce: khee-tsone'
Origin: from 2434
sanctuary
miqdash (Hebrew #4720)
from 6942; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
KJV usage: chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
Pronounce: mik-dawsh'
Origin: or miqqdash (Exod. 15:17) {mik-ked-awsh'}
x which looketh
panah (Hebrew #6437)
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
KJV usage: appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).
Pronounce: paw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
toward the east
qadiym (Hebrew #6921)
from 6923; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
KJV usage: east(-ward, wind).
Pronounce: kaw-deem'
Origin: or qadim {kaw-deem'}
; and it was shut
cagar (Hebrew #5462)
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
KJV usage: close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, X straitly.
Pronounce: saw-gar'
Origin: a primitive root
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1-3:  The east gate assigned only to the prince.
4-8:  The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary.
9-14:  Idolaters incapable of the priests office.
15-16:  The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto.
17-31:  Ordinances for the priests.
the outward.So called in opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary.
Ez. 40:6,17• 6Después vino á la puerta que daba cara hacia el oriente, y subió por sus gradas, y midió el un poste de la puerta, de una caña en anchura, y el otro poste de otra caña en ancho.
17Llevóme luego al atrio exterior, y he aquí, había cámaras, y solado hecho al atrio en derredor: treinta cámaras había alrededor en aquel atrio.
(Ez. 40:6,17)
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Ez. 42:14• 14Cuando los sacerdotes entraren, no saldrán del lugar santo al atrio de afuera, sino que allí dejarán sus vestimentas con que ministrarán, porque son santas; y vestiránse otros vestidos, y así se allegarán á lo que es del pueblo. (Ez. 42:14)
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2 Cr. 4:9• 9A más de esto hizo el atrio de los sacerdotes, y el gran atrio, y las portadas del atrio, y cubrió las puertas de ellas de bronce. (2 Cr. 4:9)
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2 Cr. 20:5• 5Púsose entonces Josaphat en pie en la reunión de Judá y de Jerusalem, en la casa de Jehová, delante del atrio nuevo; (2 Cr. 20:5)
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2 Cr. 33:5• 5Edificó asimismo altares á todo el ejército de los cielos en los dos atrios de la casa de Jehová. (2 Cr. 33:5)
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Hch. 21:28‑30• 28Dando voces: Varones Israelitas, ayudad: Este es el hombre que por todas partes enseña á todos contra el pueblo, y la ley, y este lugar; y además de esto ha metido Gentiles en el templo, y ha contaminado este lugar Santo.
29Porque antes habían visto con él en la ciudad á Trófimo, Efesio, al cual pensaban que Pablo había metido en el templo.
30Así que, toda la ciudad se alborotó, y agolpóse el pueblo; y tomando á Pablo, hiciéronle salir fuera del templo, y luego las puertas fueron cerradas.
(Hch. 21:28‑30)
looketh.
 The entrance of Jehovah, the God of Israel, was enough to close it for all but His representative. But He will have a representative upon earth—the prince—and the prince shall sit “to eat bread before Jehovah.” He is to have the honor of entering in and going out by the way of the porch of that gate. No high priest ever claimed this. (Notes on Ezekiel 44:1-14 by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary which looked toward the east; and it was shut.