“It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
Only the prince, because he is the prince, may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the vestibule of the gate and shall go out by the same way—identifying the prince as the only figure permitted access to this closed gate, but only for specific liturgical purposes (eating bread before the Lord). The prince's access emphasizes his unique status as ruler. The eating of bread suggests priestly functions and communion with God. This verse establishes the prince's privileges and role.
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