Ezekiel 44

Gate for the Prince

1Then He broughtH7725 me backH7725 by wayH1870 of the 1outerH2435 gateH8179 of the sanctuaryH4720, which facesH6437 eastH6921; and it was shutH5462. 2And the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “ThisH2088 gateH8179 shall be shutH5462; it shall not be openedH6605, and noH3808 oneH376 shall enterH935 by it, for the 2LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 has enteredH935 by it; therefore it shall be shutH5462. 3As for the 3princeH5387, he shall sitH3427 in it as princeH5387 to 4eatH398 breadH3899 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; he shall 5enterH935 by wayH1870 of the 6porchH197 of the gateH8179 and shall goH3318 outH3318 7by the same wayH1870.”

4Then He broughtH935 me by wayH1870 of the 8northH6828 gateH8179 to the frontH6440 of the houseH1004; and I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, the 9gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and I 10fellH5307 on my faceH6440. 5And the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, 1112payH7760 attentionH3820, seeH7200 with your eyesH5869 and hearH8085 with your earsH241 everythingH3605 that I sayH1696 to you concerning allH3605 the 13statutesH2708 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 and allH3605 its lawsH8451; and 14payH7760 attentionH3820 to the entranceH3996 of the houseH1004, with allH3605 the exitsH4161 of the sanctuaryH4720. 6You shall sayH559 to the 1516rebelliousH4805 onesH4805, to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 17GodH3068 saysH559: “18EnoughH7227 of allH3605 your abominationsH8441, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, 7when you broughtH935 inH935 19foreignersH1121H5236, 20uncircumcisedH6189 in heartH3820 and uncircumcisedH6189 in fleshH1320, to be in My sanctuaryH4720 to profaneH2490 it, My houseH1004, when you 21offeredH7126 My foodH3899, the fatH2459, and the bloodH1818 and they 22brokeH6565 My covenantH1285--this inH413 additionH413 toH413 allH3605 your abominationsH8441. 8And you have not 2324takenH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My holyH6944 thingsH6944 yourselves, but you have appointedH7760 foreigners 25to takeH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My sanctuaryH4720.”

9‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “26NoH3605H3808 foreignerH1121H5236 uncircumcisedH6189 in heartH3820 and uncircumcisedH6189 in fleshH1320, of allH3605 the foreignersH1121H5236 whoH834 are amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, shall enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720. 10But the LevitesH3881 whoH834 wentH7368 farH7368 from Me when IsraelH3478 wentH8582 astrayH8582, whoH834 27wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me 28followingH310 their idolsH1544, shall 29sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 11Yet they shall be 30ministersH8334 in My sanctuaryH4720, having 31oversightH6486 at the gatesH8179 of the houseH1004 and 32ministeringH8334 in the houseH1004; they shall 33slaughterH7819 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the sacrificeH2077 for the peopleH5971, and they shall 34standH5975 beforeH6440 them to ministerH8334 to them. 12SinceH3282H834 they ministeredH8334 to them 35beforeH6440 their idolsH1544 and becameH1961 a 36stumblingH4383 blockH4383 of wrongdoingH5771 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, forH5921 thatH5921H3651 reasonH5921H3651 I have 3738swornH5375H3027 againstH5921 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “that they shall 39sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 13And they shall 40not approachH5066 Me to serveH3547 asH3547 priestsH3547 for Me, norH3808 approachH5066 anyH3605 of My holyH6944 thingsH6944, to the thingsH6944 that are mostH6944 holyH6944; but they will 41bearH5375 their shameH3639 and their abominationsH8441 whichH834 they have committedH6213. 14Nevertheless I will 42appointH5414 them 43to 44takeH8104 responsibilityH4931 for the houseH1004, of allH3605 its serviceH5656 and of everythingH3605 that shall be doneH6213 in it.

Ordinances for the Levites

15“But the 45LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of 46ZadokH6659, whoH834 4748tookH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My sanctuaryH4720 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 49wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me, shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to Me to serveH8334 Me; and they shall 50standH5975 beforeH6440 Me to offerH7126 Me the 51fatH2459 and the bloodH1818,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“They shall 52enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720; they shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to My 53tableH7979 to serveH8334 Me and 54assumeH8104 the responsibilityH4931 I give them. 17And it shall be that when they enterH935 at the gatesH8179 of the innerH6442 courtyardH2691, they shall be clothedH3847 with 55linenH6593 garmentsH899; and woolH6785 shall not 56be wornH5927 by them while they are ministeringH8334 in the gatesH8179 of the innerH6442 courtyardH2691 or in the houseH1004. 18LinenH6593 57turbansH6287 shall be on their headsH7218 and 58linenH6593 undergarmentsH4370 shall be aroundH5921 their waistsH4975; they shall not putH2296 onH2296 anything that makes them sweatH3154. 19And when they goH3318 outH3318 into the outerH2435 courtyardH2691, into the outerH2435 courtyardH2691 to the peopleH5971, they shall 59takeH6584 offH6584 their garmentsH899 in whichH834 they have been ministeringH8334 and layH5117 them in the holyH6944 chambersH3957; then they shall putH3847 onH3847 otherH312 garmentsH899, so that they will 60not transferH6942 holinessH6942 to the peopleH5971 with their garmentsH899. 20Also they shall 61not shaveH1548 their headsH7218, yet they shall not 62letH7971 their locksH6545 63growH7971 longH7971; they shall onlyH3697 trimH3697 the hair of their headsH7218. 2164NorH3808 shall anyH3605 of the priestsH3548 drinkH8354 wineH3196 when they enterH935 the innerH6442 courtyardH2691. 22And they shall not 65marryH3947 a widowH490 or a 66divorcedH1644 woman, but shall 67takeH3947 virginsH1330 from the descendantsH2233 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, or a widowH490 whoH834 is the widowH490 of a priestH3548. 23Moreover, they shall teachH3384 My peopleH5971 the 68difference betweenH996 the holyH6944 and the 69commonH2455, and teachH3045 them to distinguishH3045 betweenH996 the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889. 24In a disputeH7379 70they shall takeH5975 their standH5975 to judgeH8199; they shall judgeH8199 it according to My ordinancesH4941. They shall also keepH8104 My lawsH8451 and My statutesH2708 in allH3605 My 71appointedH4150 feastsH4150, and 72sanctifyH6942 My SabbathsH7676. 257374They shall not goH935 to a deadH4191 personH120 to defileH2930 themselves; howeverH3588H518, for fatherH1, for motherH517, for sonH1121, for daughterH1323, for brotherH251, or for a sisterH269 whoH834 has not hadH1961 a husbandH376, they may defileH2930 themselves. 26And afterH310 he is 75cleansedH2893, sevenH7651 daysH3117 76shall elapseH5608 for him. 27On the dayH3117 that he goesH935 into the sanctuaryH6944, to the 77innerH6442 courtyardH2691 to ministerH8334 in the sanctuaryH6944, he shall offerH7126 his 78sinH2403 offeringH2403,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

28“And it shall be regarding an inheritanceH5159 for them, that 79I am their inheritanceH5159; and you shall giveH5414 them noH3808 propertyH272 in IsraelH3478--I am their propertyH272. 29They shall 80eatH398 the grain offeringH4503, the sinH2403 offeringH2403, and the guiltH817 offeringH817; and everythingH3605 81bannedH2764 fromH2764 secularH2764 useH2764 in IsraelH3478 shall be theirsH4480H1992. 30And the firstH7225 of allH3605 the 82firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of everyH3605 kind and everyH3605 83contributionH8641 of everyH3605 kind, from allH3605 your 84contributionsH8641, shall be for the priestsH3548; you shall also giveH5414 to the priestH3548 the 85firstH7225 of your 86doughH6182, to make a 87blessingH1293 restH5117 on your houseH1004. 31The priestsH3548 shall not eatH398 anyH3605 birdH5775 or animalH929 that has 88diedH5038 aH5038 naturalH5038 deathH5038 or has been tornH2966 toH2966 piecesH2966 byH2966 animalsH2966.