Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 44:1-9

1The man then brought me backוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853toדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the outerהַֽחִיצ֔וֹןha.chi.TzonH2435gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720that facedהַפֹּנֶ֖הha.po.NehH6437eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921,but itוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was shutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

2And the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413, “Thisהַזֶּה֩ha.ZehH2088gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179is to remainיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961shutסָג֨וּרsa.GurH5462.It shall notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be openedיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605,and noלֹא־lo'-H3808manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shall enterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935through it,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has enteredבָּ֣אba'H935through it.Therefore it will remainוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961shutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

3אֶֽת־'et-H853Only the princeH5387himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931may sitיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427inside the gatewayto eatלֶאֱכָל לֶ֖חֶםle.'e.khol- Le.chemH398 H3899in the presence ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.He must enterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935by wayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of the porticoאֻלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of the gatewayהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179and go outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318the same wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870.”

4Then the man brought meוַיְבִיאֵ֜נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935toאֶל־'el-H413the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004by wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northהַצָּפוֹן֮ha.tza.fOnH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.I lookedוָאֵ֕רֶאva.'E.re'H7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853fillingמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390Hisיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307facedownאֶל־ פָּנָֽי׃'el- pa.NaiH413 H6440.

5The LORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413: “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,pay attentionשִׂ֣ים לִבְּךָ֩sim li.be.KhaH7760 H3820;look carefullyוּרְאֵ֨הu.re.'EhH7200with your eyesבְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869and listen closelyשְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'H8085אֵ֣ת'etH853with your earsוּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241to everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589tellמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696youאֹתָ֔ךְ'o.TakhH853concerning allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the statutesחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708andוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605lawsתּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovH8451of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Take careful noteוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ve.sam.Ta li.be.KhaH7760 H3820of the entranceלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996to the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,along with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the exitsמוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'EiH4161of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720.

6Tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413the rebelliousמֶ֙רִי֙ אֶל־me.ri 'el-H4805 H413houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘I have had enoughרַב־rav-H7227of allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7In additionאֶ֖ל'elH413to allכָּל־kol-H3605your other abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,you brought inבַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣םba.ha.vi.'a.KhemH935foreignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵכָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121 H5236uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189in both heartלֵב֙ וְעַרְלֵ֣יlev ve.'ar.LeiH3820 H6189and fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320to occupyלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961My sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720;you defiledלְחַלְּל֣וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490אֶת־'et-H853My templeבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004when you offeredבְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤םbe.hak.ri.ve.KhemH7126אֶת־'et-H853My foodלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899—the fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818;you brokeוַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Fe.ruH6565אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285.

8And you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םshe.mar.TemH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of My holy thingsקָדָשָׁ֑יka.da.ShaiH6944,but have appointedוַתְּשִׂימ֗וּןva.te.si.MunH7760others to keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֧יle.sho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛יmish.mar.TiH4931of My sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720for you.’

9This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559:Noכָּל־kol-H3605foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֗רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189in heartלֵב֙ וְעֶ֣רֶלlev ve.'E.relH3820 H6189and fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320לֹ֥אlo'H3808may enterיָב֖וֹא אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑י לְכָל־mik.da.Shi le.kholH4720 H3605—not even a foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236whoאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834lives amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

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