Ezekiel 46:24
New International Version
He said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple are to cook the sacrifices of the people.”

New Living Translation
The man said to me, “These are the kitchens to be used by the Temple assistants to boil the sacrifices offered by the people.”

English Standard Version
Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

Berean Standard Bible
And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”

King James Bible
Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

New King James Version
And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where the ministers of the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to me, “These are the cooking places where the ministers of the house shall cook the sacrifices of the people.”

NASB 1995
Then he said to me, “These are the boiling places where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

NASB 1977
Then he said to me, “These are the boiling places where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to me, “These are the boiling places where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”

Amplified Bible
Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens of the cooks, where the ministers (Levites) of the temple shall boil (cook) the sacrifices of the people.”

Christian Standard Bible
He said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the people’s sacrifices.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to me: “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the people’s sacrifices.”

American Standard Version
Then said he unto me, These are the boiling-houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

Contemporary English Version
The man said, "These are the kitchens where the temple workers will boil the meat that worshipers offer as sacrifices."

English Revised Version
Then said he unto me, These are the boiling houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the man said to me, "These are the kitchens where the temple servants must boil the people's sacrifices."

Good News Translation
The man told me, "These are the kitchens where the Temple servants are to boil the sacrifices the people offer."

International Standard Version
He told me, "This is where the ministers of the Temple will be preparing the sacrifices that will be presented by the people.

Majority Standard Bible
And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”

NET Bible
Then he said to me, "These are the houses for boiling, where the ministers of the temple boil the sacrifices of the people."

New Heart English Bible
Then he said to me, "These are the boiling houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people."

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said he to me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

World English Bible
Then he said to me, “These are the boiling houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he says to me, “These [are] the houses of those boiling where the servants of the house boil the sacrifice of the people.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto me, 'These are the houses of those boiling where the ministrants of the house boil the sacrifice of the people.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say to me, These the house of those boiling where those serving the house shall boil there the sacrifice of the people.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: This is the house of the kitchens wherein the ministers of the house of the Lord shall boil the victims of the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to me: “This is the house of the kitchens, in which the ministers of the house of the Lord will cook the victims of the people.”

New American Bible
He said to me, “These are the kitchens where the temple ministers cook the sacrifices of the people.”

New Revised Standard Version
Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then he said to me, This is the house of the cooks, where the ministers of the temple cook the sacrifice of the people.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he said to me: “This is the house of cooks in which the ministers of the house boil the sacrifice of the people
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then said he unto me: 'These are the boiling-places, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to me, These are the cooks' houses, where they that serve the house shall boil the sacrifices of the people.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Courts for Boiling and Baking
23Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides. 24And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”

Cross References
Leviticus 6:25-30
“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy. / The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place. ...

Leviticus 7:1-10
“Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy: / The guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar. / And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, ...

2 Chronicles 35:13
They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.

Exodus 29:31-34
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. / At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. / They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred. ...

Leviticus 8:31-32
And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’ / Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.

1 Samuel 2:13-16
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. / Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ...

Numbers 28:3-8
And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight, / along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. ...

2 Kings 16:15
Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

Leviticus 1:5-9
And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / Next, he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces. / The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. ...

Leviticus 2:1-3
“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, / and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the food offerings to the LORD.

Leviticus 3:1-5
“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. / From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ...

Leviticus 4:20-26
He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven. / Then he is to take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly. / When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt. ...

Leviticus 5:8-10
He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it; / then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. / And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

Hebrews 10:11-14
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, ...

Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, ...


Treasury of Scripture

Then said he to me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

Ezekiel 46:20
Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.

Matthew 24:45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

John 21:15-17
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs…

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Ezekiel 46
1. Ordinances for the prince in his worship
9. and for the people
16. An order for the prince's inheritance
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And he said to me
This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Ezekiel, emphasizing the prophetic nature of the message. In the Hebrew text, the verb "said" (אָמַר, 'amar) is often used in divine revelations, underscoring the authority and importance of the message. This communication highlights the intimate relationship between God and His prophet, serving as a reminder of the divine guidance provided to His people.

These are the kitchens
The term "kitchens" (מִבְשָּׁלוֹת, mibshalot) refers to designated areas for preparing food, specifically the sacrificial offerings. In the context of the temple, these kitchens were essential for maintaining the ritual purity and order of the sacrificial system. Archaeological findings from ancient Near Eastern temples reveal similar structures, underscoring the practical and organized nature of worship in Israel. This phrase highlights the importance of preparation and service in worship, reminding believers of the need for order and dedication in their spiritual lives.

where those who minister at the temple
The phrase "those who minister" (הַמְשָׁרְתִים, hamesharetim) refers to the Levitical priests and temple servants. Their role was to facilitate the worship and sacrificial system, acting as intermediaries between God and the people. Historically, the Levites were set apart for this sacred duty, emphasizing the holiness and reverence required in serving God. This phrase serves as a reminder of the call to service and the privilege of ministering in God's presence.

will cook the sacrifices
The act of cooking (בִּשְּׁלוּ, bishlu) the sacrifices was a practical necessity, transforming raw offerings into consumable meals. This process symbolizes the transformation and sanctification that occurs through worship and obedience to God's commands. The sacrifices, representing the people's devotion and repentance, were made acceptable through this preparation. This phrase encourages believers to offer their lives as living sacrifices, allowing God to transform and use them for His purposes.

of the people
The term "people" (הָעָם, ha'am) refers to the community of Israel, God's chosen nation. The sacrificial system was a communal act of worship, uniting the people in their devotion to God. This phrase underscores the collective responsibility and privilege of worship, reminding believers of their identity as part of God's covenant community. It calls Christians to unity and shared purpose in their spiritual journey, reflecting the communal nature of faith and worship.

(24) Ministers of the house.--Not priests, but Temple servants, who were usually Levites.

Verse 24. - These are the places (literally, houses) of them that boil - hence kitchens - where the ministers of the house (or, romple) - e.g. the Levites (see Ezekiel 44:11, 12) - shall boil the sacrifice of the people; i.e. the portions of the people's offerings which fall to be consumed by the priests.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And he said
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“These
אֵ֚לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

are the kitchens
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

where
אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

those who minister
מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י (mə·šā·rə·ṯê)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

at the temple
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

will cook
יְבַשְּׁלוּ־ (yə·ḇaš·šə·lū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1310: To boil up, cooking, to ripen

the sacrifices
זֶ֥בַח (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

of the people.”
הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


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