Ezekiel 44:21

Ezekiel 44:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
• New International Version (NIV)No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.
• English Standard Version (ESV)No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.
• New King James Version (NKJV)No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.

Context of Ezekiel 44:21

19When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments. 20They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court. 22And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest. 23They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.

Ezekiel 44:21 word by word

וְיַ֥יִן לֹֽא־יִשְׁתּ֖וּ כָּל־כֹּהֵ֑ן בְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃Read the interlinear

• Noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• may drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• may drinkכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• before he entersבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• before he entersאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the innerפְּנִימִיpenîymîy · innerH6442
• courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691

Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:21

• Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
• Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
• 1 Timothy 3:8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
• 1 Timothy 5:23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 Regulations as to the priests‘ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Ezekiel 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27The priests had to avoid contact with death. They could not enter a place where a dead body was present. They also could not follow certain mourning customs, such as shaving their heads or letting their hair grow wild. They were not allowed to drink wine before entering the inner courtyard. This rule helped prevent serious mistakes that could lead to death (see Leviticus 10:9). The priests also had rules about marriage. They could marry only a virgin from…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Neither ... wine--lest the holy enthusiasm of their devotion should be mistaken for inebriation, as in Peter's case (Ac 2:13, 15, 18).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 44:21

• Wine

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• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Drunkenness
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings