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Ezekiel

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"But when the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, he who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And he who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered but shall go straight out.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But when the people people Noun H5971 עַם־ am-
of the land earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֜רֶץ ha·'a·retz
come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וּבְבֹ֨וא u·ve·vo·v
before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָה֮ Yah·weh
at the appointed feasts, appointed time, place, or meeting Noun H4150 בַּמֹּֽועֲדִים֒ bam·mo·v·'a·dim
he who enters to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 הַבָּ֡א hab·ba
by way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּרֶךְ־ de·rech-
of the north north Noun H6828 צָפֹ֜ון tza·fo·vn
gate a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֨עַר sha·'ar
to worship to bow down Verb H7812 לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֗ת le·hish·ta·cha·vot
shall go to go or come out Verb H3318 יֵצֵא֙ ye·tze
out by way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּרֶךְ־ de·rech-
of the south south country, the Negeb, south Noun H5045 נֶ֔גֶב ne·gev,
gate. a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֣עַר sha·'ar
And he who enters to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וְהַבָּא֙ ve·hab·ba
by way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּרֶךְ־ de·rech-
of the south south country, the Negeb, south Noun H5045 נֶ֔גֶב ne·gev,
gate a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֣עַר sha·'ar
shall go to go or come out Verb H3318 יֵצֵ֖א ye·tze
out by way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּרֶךְ־ de·rech-
of the north north Noun H6828 צָפֹ֑ונָה tza·fo·v·nah;
gate. a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֣עַר sha·'ar
No not Adverb H3808 לֹ֣א lo
one shall return to turn back, return Verb H7725 יָשׁ֗וּב ya·shuv
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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by way way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 דֶּ֤רֶךְ de·rech
of the gate a gate Noun H8179 הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ ha·sha·'ar
by which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
he entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּ֣א ba
but shall go straight to go or come out Verb H3318 (יֵצֵֽא׃ ye·tze.
out.      

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But when the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, he who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And he who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered but shall go straight out.
King James Bible "But But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD at in the appointed solemn feasts, he who enters that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate. And gate; and he who enters that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go out forth by the way of the north gate. No one gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate by which whereby he entered came in, but shall go straight out.forth over against it.
Hebrew Greek English "But when the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, he who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And he who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered but shall go straight out.