Ezekiel 46:2

The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Ezekiel regarding temple protocol, specifying the prince’s restricted access to the eastern gateway of the inner court during sacred days.

The words — הַ/נָּשִׂ֡יא (ha./na.Si') translates to "the prince," and וּ/בָ֣א (u./Va') means "and he will go" or "enter," marking the figure and his movement.

The thread — The prince’s unique entry route appears in Ezekiel 44:3, where he alone may sit inside the gateway to eat, and Ezekiel 46:8, which repeats his portico entry and exit. 1 Kings 8:22 shows Solomon standing before the altar with outstretched hands, contrasting royal worship posture.

Why it lands — The text requires the prince to approach the gate externally, wait for priests to complete his sacrifices, bow at the threshold, and leave while the gate remains open until evening. A reader must note the precise boundaries of royal privilege and the mandated posture of submission at the sacred entrance.

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The Hebrew words

וּבָ֣אu./Va'and/ he will go הַנָּשִׂ֡יאha./na.Si'the/ prince דֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKh[the] way of אוּלָ֨ם'u.Lam[the] porch of הַשַּׁ֜עַרha./Sha.'arthe/ gate מִח֗וּץmi./Chutzfrom/ outside וְעָמַד֙ve./'a.Madand/ he will stand עַל־'al-at מְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.Zat[the] doorpost of הַשַּׁ֔עַרha./Sha.'arthe/ gate וְעָשׂ֣וּve./'a.Suand/ they will offer הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha./ko.ha.Nimthe/ priests אֶת־'et-<obj.>עֽוֹלָתוֹ֙o.la.T/oburnt offering/ his וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.Ma/vpeace offerings/ his וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛הve./hish.ta.cha.Vahand/ he will bow down עַל־'al-at מִפְתַּ֥ןmif.Tan[the] threshold of הַשַּׁ֖עַרha./Sha.'arthe/ gate וְיָצָ֑אve./ya.Tza'and/ he will go out וְהַשַּׁ֥עַרve./ha./Sha.'arand/ the/ gate לֹֽא־lo'-not יִסָּגֵ֖רyi.sa.Gerit will be shut עַד־'ad-until הָעָֽרֶב׃ha./'A.revthe/ evening

King James Version

And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that 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.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 44:3 Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”
Ezekiel 46:8 When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.
1 Kings 8:22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
1 Chronicles 17:16 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
1 Chronicles 29:10 Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
2 Chronicles 6:13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
2 Chronicles 23:13 And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
2 Chronicles 29:29 When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
2 Chronicles 34:31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
Ezekiel 45:19 And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.