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Ezekiel 44

1AndhebroughtH7725mebackוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725towardtheouterהַֽחִיצ֔וֹןha.chi.TzonH2435gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720whichlookedtowardtheeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921;anditwasshutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

2AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Thisgateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179shallbeיִהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961shutסָג֨וּרsa.GurH5462;itshallnotbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961openedיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605,andnooneH376shallenterinbyit:forJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathenteredinbyit;anditshallbeH1961shutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

3Asfortheprinceהַנָּשִׂ֗יאha.na.Si'H5387,he,theprinceנָ֥שִׂיאNa.si'H5387,shallsitיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427inittoeatלֶאֱכָלle.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeJehovah:heshallenterbythewayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870oftheporchאֻלָ֤ם'u.LamH197ofthegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179,andshallgoיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318outbythewayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870ofthesame.

4AndhebroughtH935methewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870ofthenorthהַצָּפוֹן֮ha.tza.fOnH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179beforethehouseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004;andIbeheld,andlo,thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah:andIfellH5307uponmyfaceH6440.

5AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, apply thyheartH3820,andbeholdwiththineeyesבְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andhearשְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'H8085withthineearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241allthatIsayH559unto theeconcerningH413allthestatutesH2708ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andallthelawsתּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovH8451thereof;andmarkwelltheenteringinofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,witheverygoingforthofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720;

6andsayH559totherebelliousH4805,tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: Letitsufficeyouofallyourabominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

7inthatyehavebroughtH935strangers,uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189inheartלֵב֙levH3820anduncircumcisedוְעַרְלֵ֣יve.'ar.LeiH6189infleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,tobeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961inmysanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720,toprofaneלְחַלְּל֣וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it, [even]myhouseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004,whenyeofferedmybreadH3899,thefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459andthebloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818;andtheyhavebrokenH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285besidesallyourabominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

8AndyehavenotkeptH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofmyholyקָדָשָׁ֑יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsH6944,buthavesetH7760keepersH8104ofmychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛יmish.mar.TiH4931inmysanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720foryourselves.

9Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Nostranger,uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189inheartלֵב֙levH3820anduncircumcisedוְעֶ֣רֶלve.'E.relH6189infleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320,shallenterintomysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יmik.da.ShiH4720,ofanystrangerthatisamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10ButtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881whowentH8582awayH5375farH7368fromme,whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582, goingastrayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582frommeaftertheiridolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,theyshallevenbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771;

11buttheyshallbeוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961ministersinmysanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720,havingoversightH6486atthegatesH8179ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,anddoingtheserviceofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:theyshallslaughterיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819theburnt-offeringandthesacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077forthepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,andtheyshallstandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforethemtoministeruntothem.

12Becausetheyministereduntothembeforetheiridolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,andwereuntothehouseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478astumbling-blockofiniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771;thereforeH3651haveIliftedנָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upmyhandיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027againstthem, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,thattheyshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

13Andtheyshallnotdrawיִגְּשׁ֤וּyi.ge.ShuH5066nearuntome,todotheofficeofapriestלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547untome,nortodrawוְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ve.la.Ge.shetH5066neartoanyofmyholyקָ֣דָשַׁ֔יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944, [even]tothemostholyהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.da.ShimH6944;buttheyshallbearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375theirconfusion,andtheirabominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441whichtheyhavecommitted.

14AndIwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,foralltheserviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656thereof,andforallthatshallbedonetherein.

15Butthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,thesonsH1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,thatkeptH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931ofmysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720whenH834thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582fromme,theyshallapproachuntometoministeruntome,andtheyshallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforemetopresentH7126untomethefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459andthebloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

16Theyshallenterintomysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֗יmik.da.ShiH4720,andtheyshallapproachuntomytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979,toministeruntome,andtheyshallkeepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃mish.mar.TiH4931.

17Anditshallcomeבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935topasswhentheyenterinatthegatesH8179oftheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtH2691,theyshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961clothedH3847withlinenפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593garmentsH899;andnowoolצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785shallcomeH935uponthem,whentheyministerinthegatesH8179oftheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtH2691,andtowardsthehouseH1004.

18Theyshallhavelinenפִשְׁתִּים֙fish.TimH6593tiresupontheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218,andshallhavelinenפִשְׁתִּ֔יםfish.TimH6593breechesupontheirloinsמָתְנֵיהֶ֑םma.te.nei.HemH4975;theyshallnotgirdיַחְגְּר֖וּyach.ge.RuH2296onanythingthatcausethsweat.

19AndwhenH834theygoוּ֠בְצֵאתָםU.ve.tze.tomH3318forthH3318intotheouterהַחִיצוֹנָ֜הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtH2691,intotheouterהַחִיצוֹנָה֮ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtH2691tothepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,theyshallputוְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.la.ve.ShuH3847offtheirgarmentsH899whereintheyministered,andlaythemintheholyH6944cells;andtheyshallputH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsH899,thattheymaynothallowthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971withtheirgarmentsH899.

20Neithershalltheyshaveיְגַלֵּ֔חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548theirheadsוְרֹאשָׁם֙ve.ro.ShamH7218,norsuffertheirlockstogrowlong:theyshallduly polltheirheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218.

21Neithershallanypriestכֹּהֵ֑ןko.HenH3548drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196whentheyenterintotheinnerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtH2691.

22Andtheyshallnottakeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947fortheirwivesawidowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,norherthatisputawayH3947;buttheyshalltakeיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947maidensoftheseedH2233ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,orawidowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490thatisthewidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490ofapriestמִכֹּהֵ֖ןmi.ko.HenH3548.

23AndtheyshallteachH3384mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971[thedifference]betweenholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944andprofaneלְחֹ֑לle.CholH2455,andcausethemtodiscernbetweenuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931andcleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889.

24Andincontroversytheyshallstandיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975tojudgeיִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּyish.fe.tu.huH8199:theyshalljudgeH8199itaccordingtomyjudgmentsH4941;andtheyshallkeepH8104mylawsתּוֹרֹתַ֤יto.ro.TaiH8451andmystatutesH2708inallmysolemnities;andtheyshallhallowmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.

25AndtheyshallcomeH935atnodeadמֵ֣תmetH4191personH376tobecomeH1961uncleanלְטָמְאָ֑הle.ta.me.'AhH2930;butforfatherלְאָ֡בle.'AvH1,orformotherוּ֠לְאֵםU.le.'emH517,orforsonוּלְבֵ֨ןu.le.VenH1121,orfordaughterוּלְבַ֜תu.le.VatH1323,forbrotherלְאָ֗חle.'AchH251,orforsisterוּלְאָח֛וֹתu.le.'a.ChotH269thathathhadnohusbandלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376,theymaybecomeH1961uncleanיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃yi.ta.Ma.'uH2930.

26Andafterheiscleansed,theyshallcountיִסְפְּרוּ־yis.pe.ru-H5608untohimsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.

27Andonthedayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117thathegoethintothesanctuaryH6944, untotheinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtH2691,toministerinthesanctuaryH6944,heshallpresentH7126hissin-offering, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

28AnditshallbeH1961untothemforaninheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159;Iamtheirinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159:andyeshallgiveתִתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414themnopossessionוַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.ZahH272inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;Iamtheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.TamH272.

29Theyshalleatיֹֽאכְל֑וּםyokh.LumH398theoblationandthesin-offeringandthetrespass-offering;andeverydevotedthinginIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961theirs.

30AndthefirstH7225ofallthefirst-fruitsofevery[kind],andeveryheave-offeringofevery[kind],ofallyourheave-offerings,shallbeH1961forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548; yeshallalsogiveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414untothepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548thefirstH7225ofyourdoughעֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙a.ri.so.tei.KhemH6182,thathemaycausetheblessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293torestלְהָנִ֥יחַle.ha.Ni.achH5117onthyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

31Thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ פha.ko.ha.NimH3548shallnoteatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398ofanythingthatdiethofitself,orofthatwhichistornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966,whetheroffowlorofbeast.

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