Ezekiel 44
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Ezekiel 44:15-31

15“But the 1LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of 2ZadokH6659, whoH834 34tookH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My sanctuaryH4720 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 5wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me, shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to Me to serveH8334 Me; and they shall 6standH5975 beforeH6440 Me to offerH7126 Me the 7fatH2459 and the bloodH1818,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“They shall 8enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720; they shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to My 9tableH7979 to serveH8334 Me and 10assumeH8104 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 11linenH6593 garmentsH899; and woolH6785 shall not 12be wornH5927 by them while they are ministeringH8334 in the gatesH8179 of the innerH6442 courtyardH2691 or in the houseH1004. 18LinenH6593 13turbansH6287 shall be on their headsH7218 and 14linenH6593 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 15takeH6584 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 16not transferH6942 holinessH6942 to the peopleH5971 with their garmentsH899. 20Also they shall 17not shaveH1548 their headsH7218, yet they shall not 18letH7971 their locksH6545 19growH7971 longH7971; they shall onlyH3697 trimH3697 the hair of their headsH7218. 2120NorH3808 shall anyH3605 of the priestsH3548 drinkH8354 wineH3196 when they enterH935 the innerH6442 courtyardH2691. 22And they shall not 21marryH3947 a widowH490 or a 22divorcedH1644 woman, but shall 23takeH3947 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 24difference betweenH996 the holyH6944 and the 25commonH2455, and teachH3045 them to distinguishH3045 betweenH996 the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889. 24In a disputeH7379 26they 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 27appointedH4150 feastsH4150, and 28sanctifyH6942 My SabbathsH7676. 252930They 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 31cleansedH2893, sevenH7651 daysH3117 32shall elapseH5608 for him. 27On the dayH3117 that he goesH935 into the sanctuaryH6944, to the 33innerH6442 courtyardH2691 to ministerH8334 in the sanctuaryH6944, he shall offerH7126 his 34sinH2403 offeringH2403,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

28“And it shall be regarding an inheritanceH5159 for them, that 35I am their inheritanceH5159; and you shall giveH5414 them noH3808 propertyH272 in IsraelH3478--I am their propertyH272. 29They shall 36eatH398 the grain offeringH4503, the sinH2403 offeringH2403, and the guiltH817 offeringH817; and everythingH3605 37bannedH2764 fromH2764 secularH2764 useH2764 in IsraelH3478 shall be theirsH4480H1992. 30And the firstH7225 of allH3605 the 38firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of everyH3605 kind and everyH3605 39contributionH8641 of everyH3605 kind, from allH3605 your 40contributionsH8641, shall be for the priestsH3548; you shall also giveH5414 to the priestH3548 the 41firstH7225 of your 42doughH6182, to make a 43blessingH1293 restH5117 on your houseH1004. 31The priestsH3548 shall not eatH398 anyH3605 birdH5775 or animalH929 that has 44diedH5038 aH5038 naturalH5038 deathH5038 or has been tornH2966 toH2966 piecesH2966 byH2966 animalsH2966.

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  1. 1. Ezekiel 44:15 Jer 33:18-22 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 44:15 Ezek 40:46; 43:19; 48:11 ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 44:15 Lit kept charge of ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 44:15 Num 18:7; Ezek 40:45 ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 44:15 Ezek 44:10; 48:11 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 44:15 Zech 3:1, 7 ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 44:15 Lev 3:16, 17; 17:5, 6; Ezek 44:7 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 44:16 Num 18:5, 7, 8 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 44:16 Ezek 41:22; Mal 1:7, 12 ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 44:16 Lit keep the duty to Me ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 44:17 Ex 28:42, 43; 39:27-29; Rev 19:8 ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 44:17 Lit go up on ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 44:18 Ex 28:40; Is 3:20; Ezek 24:17, 23 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 44:18 Ex 28:42; Lev 16:4 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 44:19 Lev 6:10; 16:4, 23, 24; Ezek 42:14 ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 44:19 Lev 6:27; Ezek 46:20 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 44:20 Lev 21:5 ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 44:20 Num 6:5 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 44:20 Or hang loose ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 44:21 Lev 10:9 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 44:22 Lit take as wives for themselves ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 44:22 Lev 21:7, 14 ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 44:22 Lev 21:13 ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 44:23 Lev 10:10; Ezek 22:26; Hos 4:6; Mic 3:9-11; Zeph 3:4; Hag 2:11-13; Mal 2:6-8 ↩
  25. 25. Ezekiel 44:23 Lit profane ↩
  26. 26. Ezekiel 44:24 Deut 17:8, 9; 19:17; 21:5; 1 Chr 23:4; 2 Chr 19:8-10 ↩
  27. 27. Ezekiel 44:24 Lev 23:2, 4, 44 ↩
  28. 28. Ezekiel 44:24 Ezek 20:12, 20 ↩
  29. 29. Ezekiel 44:25 Lit He ↩
  30. 30. Ezekiel 44:25 Lev 21:1-4 ↩
  31. 31. Ezekiel 44:26 Num 19:13-19 ↩
  32. 32. Ezekiel 44:26 Lit they shall count ↩
  33. 33. Ezekiel 44:27 Ezek 44:17 ↩
  34. 34. Ezekiel 44:27 Lev 5:3, 6; Num 6:9-11 ↩
  35. 35. Ezekiel 44:28 Num 18:20; Deut 10:9; 18:1, 2; Josh 13:33 ↩
  36. 36. Ezekiel 44:29 Num 18:9, 14; Josh 13:14 ↩
  37. 37. Ezekiel 44:29 Lev 27:21, 28; Num 18:14 ↩
  38. 38. Ezekiel 44:30 Num 18:12, 13; 2 Chr 31:4-6, 10; Neh 10:35-37 ↩
  39. 39. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s) ↩
  40. 40. Ezekiel 44:30 Or uplifted offering(s) ↩
  41. 41. Ezekiel 44:30 Num 15:20, 21 ↩
  42. 42. Ezekiel 44:30 Or coarse meal ↩
  43. 43. Ezekiel 44:30 Mal 3:10 ↩
  44. 44. Ezekiel 44:31 Lev 22:8; Deut 14:21; Ezek 4:14 ↩

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