The Meaning of Ezekiel 46:10 Explained

Ezekiel 46:10

KJV: And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.

YLT: And the prince in their midst in their coming in cometh in, and in their going out he goeth out.

Darby: And the prince shall come in in the midst of them, when they come in; and when they go out, they shall go out together.

ASV: And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, they shall go forth together .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the prince  in the midst  of them, when they go in,  shall go in;  and when they go forth,  shall go forth. 

What does Ezekiel 46:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The prince should accompany the people on those occasions entering and exiting the court with them. He would worship God as one of the people then, not as someone special.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 46

1  Ordinances for the prince in his worship
9  and for the people
16  An order for the prince's inheritance
19  The courts for boiling and baking

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 46:10 mean?

Then the prince shall be in their midst when they go in he shall go in and when they go out he shall go out
וְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יא בְּתוֹכָ֤ם בְּבוֹאָם֙ יָב֔וֹא וּבְצֵאתָ֖ם יֵצֵֽאוּ

וְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יא  Then  the  prince 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
בְּתוֹכָ֤ם  shall  be  in  their  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
בְּבוֹאָם֙  when  they  go  in 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יָב֔וֹא  he  shall  go  in 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וּבְצֵאתָ֖ם  and  when  they  go  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
יֵצֵֽאוּ  he  shall  go  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.