New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 44
Gate for the Prince
2The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Thisהַזֶּה֩ha.ZehH2088gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179shall be shutסָג֨וּרsa.GurH5462;it shall not be openedיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605,and noH3808oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shall enterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935by it, for theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has enteredבָּ֣אba'H935by it; therefore it shall be shutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.
3As for theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֗יאha.na.Si'H5387,he shall sitיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427in it as princeנָ֥שִׂיאNa.si'H5387toeatלֶאֱכָלle.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; he shallenterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935by wayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theporchאֻלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179and shall goיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318outby the same wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870.”
4Then He broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֜נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me by wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of thenorthהַצָּפוֹן֮ha.tza.fOnH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179to the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004;and I lookedוָאֵ֕רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and Ifellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307on my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.
5The Lordיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,markשִׂ֣יםsimH7760wellלִבְּךָ֩li.be.KhaH3820,seeוּרְאֵ֨הu.re.'EhH7200with your eyesבְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869and hearשְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'H8085with your earsוּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241allכָּל־kol-H3605that I sayמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696to you concerning allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thestatutesחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and concerning allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605its lawsתּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovH8451; andmarkוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760wellלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820the entranceלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605exitsמוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'EiH4161of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720.
6You shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to therebelliousH4805onesH4805,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Enoughרַב־rav-H7227of allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
7when you broughtבַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣םba.ha.vi.'a.KhemH935inforeignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵכָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121H5236,uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189in heartלֵב֙levH3820and uncircumcisedוְעַרְלֵ֣יve.'ar.LeiH6189in fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,to be in My sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720to profaneלְחַלְּל֣וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it, evenMy houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004, when youofferedבְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤םbe.hak.ri.ve.KhemH7126My foodלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899,the fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818; for theymadeH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285voidH6565--thisin additionאֶ֖ל'elH413to allכָּל־kol-H3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.
8And you have notkeptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םshe.mar.TemH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of My holyקָדָשָׁ֑יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsH6944yourselves, but you have setוַתְּשִׂימ֗וּןva.te.si.MunH7760foreignersto keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֧יle.sho.me.ReiH8104chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛יmish.mar.TiH4931of My sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720.”
9‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Noכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605H3808foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֗רben- ne.KharH1121H5236uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189in heartלֵב֙levH3820and uncircumcisedוְעֶ֣רֶלve.'E.relH6189in fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320,of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the foreignersבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH1121H5236whoאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834are amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,shall enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יmik.da.ShiH4720.
10But the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wentH7368farH7368from Me when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wentH8582astrayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582from Me afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544, shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the punishmentH5771for their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.
11Yet they shall beministersמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimH8334in My sanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720, havingoversightפְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtH6486at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andministeringוּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.TimH8334in the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; they shallslaughterיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burntהָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the sacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971, and they shallstandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃le.Sha.re.TamH8334to them.
12Becauseיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834they ministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.TuH8334to thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544and becameוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961astumblingH4383blockלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383of iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771to the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֩'al- kenH5921H3651I haveswornנָשָׂ֨אתִי יָדִ֜יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375H3027againstעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,” declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “that they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the punishmentH5771fortheir iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.
13And they shallnot comeH5066nearH5066to Me to serveלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547as a priestH3547to Me, norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808comeH5066nearH5066to anyכָּל־kol-H3605of My holyקָ֣דָשַׁ֔יka.da.ShaiH6944thingsקָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.SheiH6944,to the thingsH6944that are mostH6944holyהַקְּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.da.ShimH6944; but they willbearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375their shameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.
Ordinances for the Levites
15“But theLeviticalהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720when the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582from Me, shall comeH7126nearH7126to Me to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334to Me; and they shallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me to offerH7126Me thefatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.
17It shall be that when they enterבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי֙sha.'a.ReiH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691,they shall be clothedיִלְבָּ֑שׁוּyil.Ba.shuH3847withlinenפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899;and woolצֶ֔מֶרTze.merH6785shall notbe on them while they are ministeringבְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbe.sha.re.TamH8334in the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691and in the houseוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.
18Linenפִשְׁתִּים֙fish.TimH6593turbansפַּאֲרֵ֤יpa.'a.ReiH6287shall be on their headsרֹאשָׁ֔םro.ShamH7218andlinenפִשְׁתִּ֔יםfish.TimH6593undergarmentsוּמִכְנְסֵ֣יu.mikh.ne.SeiH4370shall be on their loinsמָתְנֵיהֶ֑םma.te.nei.HemH4975;they shall not girdיַחְגְּר֖וּyach.ge.RuH2296themselves with anything which makes themsweatבַּיָּֽזַע׃bai.Ya.za'H3154.
19When they goוּ֠בְצֵאתָםU.ve.tze.tomH3318out into the outerהַחִיצוֹנָ֜הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,into the outerהַחִיצוֹנָה֮ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691to the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, they shallputH6584offH6584their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֗םbig.dei.HemH899in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have been ministeringמְשָׁרְתִ֣םme.sha.re.TimH8334and layוְהִנִּ֥יחוּve.hi.Ni.chuH5117them in the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944chambersבְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣תbe.lish.KhotH3957;then they shall putוְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.la.ve.ShuH3847on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899soוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808that they willnot transmitH6942holinessH6942to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with their garmentsבְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃be.vig.dei.HemH899.
22And they shall notmarryיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947a widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490or adivorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֔הu.ge.ru.ShahH1644woman but shalltakeיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947virginsבְּתוּלֹ֗תbe.tu.LotH1330from the offspringמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or a widowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is the widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490of a priestמִכֹּהֵ֖ןmi.ko.HenH3548.
23Moreover, they shall teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971the differencebetweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944and the profaneלְחֹ֑לle.CholH2455,and cause them to discernיוֹדִעֻֽם׃yo.di.'UmH3045betweenוּבֵין־u.vein-H996the uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931and the cleanלְטָה֖וֹרle.ta.HorH2889.
24In a disputeרִ֗יבRivH7379they shall takeH5975their standיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975to judgeיִשְׁפְּט֑וּהוּyish.fe.tu.huH8199;they shall judgeH8199it according to My ordinancesH4941.They shall also keepיִשְׁמֹ֔רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104My lawsתּוֹרֹתַ֤יto.ro.TaiH8451and My statutesחֻקֹּתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Myappointedמוֹעֲדַ֣יmo.'a.DaiH4150feastsH4150andsanctifyיְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.ka.De.shuH6942My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.
25They shall not goיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935to a deadמֵ֣תmetH4191personאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120to defileלְטָמְאָ֑הle.ta.me.'AhH2930themselves;howeverכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518,for fatherלְאָ֡בle.'AvH1,for motherוּ֠לְאֵםU.le.'emH517,for sonוּלְבֵ֨ןu.le.VenH1121,for daughterוּלְבַ֜תu.le.VatH1323,for brotherלְאָ֗חle.'AchH251,or for a sisterוּלְאָח֛וֹתu.le.'a.ChotH269whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has not hadהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961a husbandלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376,they may defileיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃yi.ta.Ma.'uH2930themselves.
27On the dayוּבְיוֹם֩u.ve.yOmH3117that he goesבֹּא֨וֹbo.'OH935into the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, into theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the sanctuaryבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944,he shall offerיַקְרִ֖יבyak.RivH7126hissinחַטָּאת֑וֹcha.ta.ToH2403offeringH2403,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.
28“And it shall be with regard to an inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159for them, thatI am their inheritanceנַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.TamH5159;and you shall giveתִתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414them noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808possessionוַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.ZahH272in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478--I am their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃'a.chu.za.TamH272.
29They shalleatיֹֽאכְל֑וּםyokh.LumH398the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503,the sinוְהַחַטָּ֣אתve.ha.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403and the guiltוְהָאָשָׁ֔םve.ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817;and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605devotedH2764thingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be theirsהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH4480H1992.
30The firstוְרֵאשִׁית֩ve.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605thefirstH1061fruitsH1061of everyכֹ֜לkholH3605kind and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605contributionתְּר֣וּמַתte.Ru.matH8641of everyכֹּ֗לKolH3605kind, from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605yourcontributionsתְּרוּמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םte.ru.Mo.tei.KhemH8641,shall be for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548;you shall also giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548thefirstוְרֵאשִׁ֤יתve.re.ShitH7225of yourdoughעֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙a.ri.so.tei.KhemH6182to cause ablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293to restלְהָנִ֥יחַle.ha.Ni.achH5117on your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.
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
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